{"id":927096,"date":"2026-10-09T23:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/927096\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T23:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:38:20","slug":"wnba-playoffs-2026-dream-liberty-live-analysis-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/927096\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA playoffs 2026: Dream-Liberty live analysis, highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"


The WNBA semifinals are best-of-five, but Friday marks must-win games for the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> and New York Liberty<\/a>, who are on the brink of elimination as they host Game 3s.<\/p>\n

The No. 8 seed Liberty host the No. 4 Atlanta Dream<\/a> (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at Barclays Center. The Dream ride a nine-game winning streak into Friday, which includes four wins over New York, dating to the last week of the regular season. Atlanta won the first two games of this semifinal series 92-82 and 101-98 in overtime.<\/p>\n

The No. 3 seed Aces host the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries<\/a> (9:30 p.m. ET) at Michelob Ultra Arena. The defending WNBA champion, Las Vegas went 3-0 against Golden State in the regular season but lost 71-60 and 83-81 in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

Can the Liberty and Aces keep their seasons alive? Can the Dream and Valkyries complete the sweep? ESPN is courtside at both games to cover all the action. Follow along as Michael Voepel, Alexa Philippou, Kendra Andrews and Kareem Copeland check in with live updates.<\/p>\n

MORE: Game 3 preview<\/a> | Game 2 analysis<\/a> | Game 1 analysis<\/a> | Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n

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