Dream Conference Semifinals Schedule Set
The Dream will also host Game 3, if necessary, in the best-of-three series on Monday, Sept. 23. The time and television network for that game will be determined at a later date. Game 2 will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Washington. That game will start at 7 p.m. and be televised on NBA TV.
Atlanta, making its fifth consecutive playoff appearance, won the season series against Washington, three games to two, and will have home-court advantage in a playoff series for the first time. The Dream reached the WNBA Finals as a No. 3 seed in 2011, and was the East�s No. 4 seed in 2010.
The other Eastern Conference Semifinal will see top-seeded Chicago face No. 4 seed Indiana beginning Friday. The Western Conference semifinals will include No. 2 seed Los Angeles against No. 3 seed Phoenix beginning Thursday, and No. 1 seed Minnesota facing No. 4 seed Seattle starting Friday.
The two-time Eastern Conference Champion Atlanta Dream is in its sixth season at Philips Arena as part of the Women�s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Dream has qualified for the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season, including back-to-back conference titles in 2010 and 2011. Tickets for the 2013 WNBA Playoffs can be purchased by calling (877) 977-7729 or visiting www.AtlantaDream.net.
Game 1 � at Atlanta, Thursday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Game 2 � at Washington, Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. ET (NBA TV)
Game 3 � at Atlanta, Monday, Sept. 23 at TBA (TBA)