Of course, it’s the Aces. The Storm will start the WNBA playoffs against their Western Conference rival who knocked them out of the postseason in their last two appearances, including an embarrassing sweep in the first round last year.

The Las Vegas Aces have made it to the postseason again, and after a strong end to the regular season, fans have high expectations.

Although the Mercury beat the Liberty three times during the regular season, New York won the only meeting that featured both teams’ big three of Breanna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Sabrina Ionescu, and Alyssa Thomas, Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper. The defending champions have also added Emma Meesseman since that matchup.

Without further ado, here are CBS Sports' 2025 WNBA awards picks:

Excitement is building at the Storm’s practice facility as the team eyes another championship run. No franchise in Seattle has more trophies than the Storm, and Chief Operating Officer Rohre Titcomb said attendance this season hit a new peak, with fans selling out the final five home games.

Candace Pedraza highlights the X-factors on each team in the First Round of the 2025 WNBA Playoffs presented by Google and their key contributions.

Two games tonight will finalize the matchups when the WNBA playoffs begin on Sunday. Aces can clinch No. 2 seed with win.

The WNBA playoffs are nearly upon us with eight teams looking to stay alive in the hunt to win a championship.

The final day of the 2025 WNBA regular season has arrived. All eight playoff teams have been determined, but only three teams are locked into a seed and there's still plenty to play for on Thursday. Before we dive into what's at stake, here's a look at the four-game slate.