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WNBA playoffs broadcast schedule
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By Jonathan Tannenwald
Philly.com

Here's the TV broadcast schedule for this year's WNBA Playoffs. 15 games will air on ESPN2 and online at ESPN360.com, while four first-round games will air on NBA TV.

These are the ESPN2 games:

Sept. 16, 8 p.m.: Atlanta at Detroit (Pam Ward, Nancy Lieberman, Rebecca Lobo)
Sept. 16, 10 p.m.: Seattle at Los Angeles (Terry Gannon, Carolyn Peck, Heather Cox)

Sept. 17, 7 p.m.: Indiana at Washington (Bob Wischusen, Nancy Lieberman, Rebecca Lobo)
Sept. 17, 9 p.m.: Phoenix at San Antonio (Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, Heather Cox)

Sept. 20, 3 p.m.: Detroit at Atlanta (Pam Ward, Nancy Lieberman, Rebecca Lobo)*
Sept. 20, 5 p.m.: Los Anegles at Seattle (Terry Gannon, Carolyn Peck, Heather Cox)*

Sept. 21, 8 p.m.: Washington at Indiana (Bob Wischusen, Nancy Lieberman, Rebecca Lobo)*
Sept. 21, 10 p.m.: San Antonio at Phoenix (Dave Pasch, Doris Burke, Heather Cox)*

Sept. 23, 8 p.m.: East Finals (TBD)
Sept. 23, 10 p.m.: West Finals (TBD)

Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Finals Game 1
Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m.: Finals Game 2
Oct. 4, 3:30 p.m.: Finals Game 3
Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.: Finals Game 4*
Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Finals Game 5*

* - if necessary

In addition to ESPN2's slate, the following first-round games will air on NBA TV. I don't have any information on broadcasters.

Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.: Detroit at Atlanta
Sept. 18, 10:00 p.m.: Los Angeles at Seattle

Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m.: Washington at Indiana
Sept. 19, 10:00 p.m.: San Antonio at Phoenix
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