2025 WNBA playoffs

Podcast graphic with a photo of A'ja Wilson smiling and clinching her fists. Kahleah Copper stands to her right.

Live from the WNBA Finals: A’ja Wilson’s game winner silences Mercury

By The IX Basketball / October 9, 2025

Jackie Powell and Dylan Kane break down Game 3 and debate whether or not Phoenix can extend the series

Five Phoenix Mercury players stand on the court, many of them with their hands on their hips. They are looking in different directions, and all have neutral or somber expressions on their faces.

‘Back to the drawing board’: Why the Phoenix Mercury fell short in Game 1 of WNBA Finals

By Dylan Kane / October 4, 2025

Mercury are in familiar territory after losing Game 1 for the third time this postseason

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert gestures with her hands as she addresses reporters before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. The photo is the backdrop for a graphic, which also includes the text "Takeaways from Cathy Engelbert & Finals Game 1" overlaid at the bottom in all caps and the black-and-white The IX Basketball logo in the top right corner.

Live from the WNBA Finals: How the bench helped the Las Vegas Aces take Game 1

By The IX Basketball / October 4, 2025

Plus, inside Commissioner Cathy Engelbert’s pregame press conference

Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces

The Indiana Fever fought to the end, and they did it together

By Tony East / October 1, 2025

The Indiana Fever were close to a 2025 WNBA Finals berth but came up short. But to them, the bonds formed were everything

Alyssa Thomas and Kahleah Copper are two of the most experienced players on the Mercury roster, combining for 36 points in Phoenix's Game 4 victory.

Phoenix Mercury storm to WNBA Finals after dramatic comeback against Minnesota Lynx in Game 4

By Dylan Kane / September 29, 2025

The underdog mentality has propelled the Mercury to the promised land, knocking off the top-seeded Lynx 3-1

Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston celebrates vs the Las Vegas Aces

Even as the stars shine, it’s the group effort that fuels the Fever’s run

By Tony East / September 29, 2025

Peddy: ‘It’s a we over me mentality. Nobody’s being selfish out there and we really want it’

A player in a green jersey jumps over a player in a white jersey on a basketball court

The Lynx fought to the end, but it ultimately wasn’t enough

By Lucas Seehafer / September 29, 2025

Williams: ‘Shout-out to us for not giving up’

‘What’s delayed is not denied’: The rise, fall and unfinished business of the Atlanta Dream

By Wilton Jackson / September 28, 2025

Jordin Canada: ‘Atlanta will be back. I guarantee that’

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston (7) shoots while being closely contested by Las Vegas Aces defenders A'ja Wilson and Megan Gustafson

Indiana Fever must solve Las Vegas Aces paint defense to come back in playoff series

By Tony East / September 27, 2025

Fever are down 2-1 against the Aces in the WNBA semifinals

Lexie Hull with ball in Game 2 of 2025 WNBA playoffs Indiana Fever vs Las Vegas Aces

Indiana Fever need more from depth to overcome Las Vegas Aces

By Tony East / September 25, 2025

Breaking down the second unit breakdowns