The Washington Mystics, fresh off securing the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs, now know when they will be playing their first round games. The schedule as released by WNBA.com:
| Washington vs. Atlanta | Local | EDT | National Broadcast | |
| Game 1 Wed Aug. 25 - | Atlanta at Washington | 7:00PM | 7:00PM | NBA TV |
| Game 2 Fri Aug. 27 - | Washington at Atlanta | 7:30PM | 7:30PM | NBA TV |
| Game 3* Sun Aug. 29 - | Atlanta at Washington | 4:00PM | 4:00PM | NBA TV |
The first round of the WNBA playoffs is best two out of three, so Sunday's game will only take place if the Mystics drop one of the first two games.