The No. 8 seed New York Liberty won their first WNBA Playoff game against the No. 1-ranked Minnesota Lynx on Sunday in Minneapolis, and they'll play Game 2 on their home court at Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Tuesday night. Despite their loss on Sunday, the Lynx may be riding high, though, thanks to coach Cheryl Reeve being named Coach of the Year and Olivia Miles earning the Rookie of the Year title on Monday.

Tonight's game airs on USA Network and tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET. Here's what you need to know about the Lynx vs. Liberty game and how to watch every other WNBA playoff game.

How to watch the Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty:

Date: Sept. 29

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET

Channels: USA and CNBC

Streaming: YouTube TV, Fubo and more

When is the Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty Playoff game? 

The Lynx and Liberty play tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 8:30 p.m. ET.

What channel is the Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty Playoff game on?

The Lynx vs. Liberty game airs on USA and CNBC.

Where to watch the Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty Playoff game without cable:

What teams are in the 2026 WNBA Playoffs?

  • Minnesota Lynx

  • Golden State Valkyries

  • Las Vegas Aces

  • Atlanta Dream

  • Indiana Fever

  • New York Liberty

  • Washington Mystics

  • Dallas Wings

What channels will the 2026 WNBA playoffs be on?

The WNBA playoffs will air across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, USA, and NBC. The WNBA finals will be on NBC and USA.

Where to watch the WNBA playoffs without cable:

If you want to watch every WNBA playoff game, you'll need a couple of services. Prime Video will be streaming three first round games, which means if you want to see them, you'll need to subscribe. The remaining games will be on ABC, NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, and USA, which you can watch with subscriptions to YouTube TV, DirecTV and Fubo. Games. onABC and ESPN will also stream on ESPN Unlimited, and all semifinal and final games on NBC and USA will also stream on Peacock.

It may sound complicated, but the complete schedule with how and where to watch every game is below.

2026 WNBA playoffs schedule:First round

Best-of-three series

Sunday, Sept. 27

  • Game 1: 2 p.m. New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx (ABC)

  • Game 1: 4 p.m. Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces (ABC)

  • Game 1: 7 p.m. Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream (Prime Video)

  • Game 1: 9 p.m. Dallas Wings vs. Golden State Valkyries (USA)

Tuesday, Sept. 29

  • Game 2: 6:30 p.m. Las Vegas Aces vs. Indiana Fever (Prime Video)

  • Game 2: 8:30 p.m. Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty (USA/CNBC)

Wednesday, Sept. 30

  • Game 2: 7 p.m. Atlanta Dream vs. Washington Mystics (ESPN)

  • Game 2: 9 p.m. Golden State Valkyries vs. Dallas Wings (ESPN)

Thursday, Oct. 1

  • Game 3*: Time TBD New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx (TBD)

  • Game 3*: Time TBD Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces (TBD)

Friday, Oct. 2

  • Game 3*: Time TBD Dallas Wings vs. Golden State Valkyries (TBD)

  • Game 3*: Time TBD Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream (TBD)

Semifinals

Best-of-five series

Sunday, Oct. 4

  • Game 1: Time and Teams TBD (ABC)

  • Game 1: Time and Teams TBD (NBC/Peacock)

Wednesday, Oct. 7

  • Game 2: Time and Teams TBD (ESPN)

  • Game 2: Time and Teams TBD (Peacock/NBCSN)

Friday, Oct. 9

  • Game 3: Time and Teams TBD (ESPN2)

  • Game 3: Time and Teams TBD (Peacock/NBCSN)

Sunday, Oct. 11

  • Game 4*: Time and Teams TBD (ABC)

  • Game 4*: Time and Teams TBD (NBC/Peacock)

Wednesday, Oct. 14

  • Game 5*: Time and Teams TBD (ESPN)

  • Game 5*: Time and Teams TBD (Peacock/NBCSN)

WNBA Finals

Best-of-seven series

Saturday, Oct. 17

  • Game 1: 3:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)

Monday, Oct. 19

  • Game 2: 8 p.m. (USA/Peacock)

Thursday, Oct. 22

  • Game 3: 8 p.m. (USA/Peacock)

Saturday, Oct. 24

  • Game 4: 3:30 p.m. (NBC/Peacock)

Monday, Oct. 26

  • Game 5*: 8 p.m. (USA/Peacock)

Thursday, Oct. 29

  • Game 6*: 8 p.m. (USA/Peacock)

Saturday, Oct. 31

  • Game 7*: 8 p.m. (USA/Peacock)

* If necessary

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