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The 2022 WNBA Finals are set. Late on Thursday night, the Connecticut Sun stunned the defending champion Chicago Sky with a fourth-quarter comeback to steal Game 5 and take their semi-final series, 3-2. The Sun will now advance to face the No. 1 overall seed Las Vegas Aces in a matchup of two franchises still seeking a first title. Game 1 is set for Sunday afternoon in Vegas. 

Another new playoff format has debuted this year, as the league has scrapped the first- and second-round byes in favor of a standard three-round bracket format. The first round was best-of-three, and the semifinals and Finals will be best-of-five. The semifinals and Finals will use a standard 2-2-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and 5, if necessary, and the lower seed hosting Games 3 and 4, if necessary. 

And then there were two 😈 The #WNBAFinals presented by @YouTubeTV is set, the @LVAces and @ConnecticutSun will face off for a title starting Sunday, September 11th at 3pm/ET 🏆#MoreThan pic.twitter.com/DCD4tDukF7

Here's a look at the entire schedule:

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