The 2025 WNBA playoffs will continue Thursday with a pair of winner-take-all Game 3s in the first round featuring the Las Vegas Aces vs. the Seattle Storm and the Atlanta Dream vs. the Indiana Fever . Due to the first-round format change, which is now 1-1-1 instead of 2-1, the higher seeds -- the Aces and Dream -- will have Game 3 at home.

Here's a look at the schedule:

Thursday, Sept. 18

Game 3: No. 6 Fever at No. 3 Dream, 7:30 p.m. -- ESPN2/ fubo

Game 3 : No. 7 Storm at No. 2 Aces, 9:30 p.m. -- ESPN2/ fubo

Ahead of the action, let's take a look at three big questions that will decide which teams advance to the semifinals and which head home early.

How much does home-court advantage matter?

The WNBA tweaked the format for the best-of-three first-round series this seaso

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