{"id":172311,"date":"2025-09-21T18:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/172311\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T18:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:04:07","slug":"where-to-watch-mercury-vs-lynx-game-1-today-wnba-free-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/172311\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to watch Mercury vs. Lynx Game 1 today: WNBA free stream"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Minnesota Lynx host the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA semifinals Sunday at 5 p.m. ET<\/a>. Minnesota was 3-1 against Phoenix in the regular season, but the last time they faced each other was July. <\/p>\n

Mercury vs. Lynx will air on ESPN, which you can stream on DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you need to know:<\/p>\n

What: WNBA Playoffs<\/a>, Semifinals<\/p>\n

Who: Phoenix Mercury vs. Minnesota Lynx<\/p>\n

When: Sunday, Sep. 21, 2025<\/p>\n

Time: 5 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota<\/p>\n

TV: ESPN<\/p>\n

Live stream: DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>, fuboTV<\/a>, Hulu + Live TV<\/a>, Sling<\/a><\/p>\n

Streaming serviceFree trialPromoMonthly priceDirecTV<\/a>Yes$35 off first month$84.99fuboTV<\/a>Yes$30 off first month$84.99Sling<\/a>NoHalf off first month$45.99Hulu + Live TV<\/a>YesNo$82.99<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a recent WNBA story, via The Associated Press:<\/p>\n

PHOENIX (AP) \u2014 Alyssa Thomas had a 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in her fifth career playoff triple-double, and the Phoenix Mercury advanced to the second round of the WNBA playoffs by eliminating the defending champion New York Liberty 79-73 in Game 3 on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Satou Sabally added 23 points and 12 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Mercury, who play at top-seeded Minnesota on Sunday to start the best-of-five semifinal round.<\/p>\n

Thomas has five of the seven WNBA playoff triple-doubles.<\/p>\n

Sami Whitcomb scored 13 points and Kahleah Copper had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Mercury, who had a 49-33 advantage on the boards. DeWanna Bonner had eight rebounds to pass Candace Parker for the most boards in playoff history with 614.<\/p>\n

Breanna Stewart, five days after spraining the MCL in her left knee in overtime of a Game 1 win, scored 30 points, including the last 14 in the fourth quarter for the Liberty. Sabrina Ionescu added 22 but the rest of the Liberty struggled.<\/p>\n

There were five ties and 13 lead changes through three quarters, which ended with Phoenix on top 60-59, but New York never led in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Stewart\u2019s three-point play had the Liberty within 65-64 with 6:51 to play. But Thomas had a basket, two assists and a rebound to get her ninth triple-double of this season, as the Mercury surged ahead 72-64 with 5:36 to play.<\/p>\n

Stewart made two free throws \u2014 she was 12 of 15 from the line \u2014 to make it 76-73 with 1:10 to play. The Liberty had a turnover and three misses in the last minute and finished 7 of 32 from 3-point range, including 1 for 17 in the second half.<\/p>\n

The Mercury led by 12 in the second quarter but with Ionescu scoring 12 points the Liberty cut it to 45-41 at halftime.<\/p>\n

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