Liberty Playoff Watch: Magic Numbers, Standings and More
Seafoam season is due for a high-profile extension, as the New York Liberty are preparing to embark upon a 2024 postseason run.
New York is seeking its first-ever WNBA championship and the journey is set to get underway on Sept. 22. In the meantime, the Liberty and the rest of their WNBA sisters will complete their respective regular season slates, all of which cap out at 40 games.
The Liberty are seeking a return to the WNBA Finals, though they're hoping for a different ending in the potential return trip. The team that bested them last fall, the Las Vegas Aces, will be seeking their third consecutive championship and are looking to become the first team to pick up a trio since the Houston Comets won the original four. Other prominent contenders include the Connecticut Sun, Minnesota Lynx, Seattle Storm, and Indiana Fever.
Keep track of the race to the final below complete with magic numbers and clinch scenarios for the Brooklyn bunch ...
Top 8
Team | W | L | GB |
---|---|---|---|
1. x-LIBERTY | 29 | 6 | |
2. x-Minnesota | 26 | 9 | 3 |
3. x-Connecticut | 25 | 10 | 4 |
4. x-Las Vegas | 22 | 13 | 7 |
5. x-Seattle | 21 | 14 | 8 |
6. x-Indiana | 19 | 17 | 10 1/2 |
7 x-Phoenix | 17 | 19 | 12 1/2 |
8. Chicago | 13 | 22 | 16 |
(x-Clinched Playoff Spot)
Race For 8th
Team | W | L | GB (8th) |
---|---|---|---|
9. Atlanta | 12 | 23 | 1 |
10. Washington | 11 | 24 | 2 |
11. e-Dallas | 9 | 26 | 4 |
12. e-Los Angeles | 7 | 28 | 6 |
(e-Eliminated from playoff contention)
Liberty Magic Numbers
Clinch Playoff Spot: CLINCHED
Clinch Top 4 Seed: CLINCHED
Clinch Top Seed: 3
Liberty Clinching Scenarios
- None available
Weekly Scores & Schedule
(All Times ET)
(All Games on WNBA League Pass unless noted)
Sunday, September 8
LIBERTY 75, Las Vegas 71
Minnesota 78, Washington 71
Indiana 104, Atlanta 100 (OT)
Chicago 92, Dallas 77
Connecticut 79, Los Angeles 67
Monday, September 9
No Games
Tuesday, September 10
LIBERTY @ Dallas, 8 p.m., CBSSN
Minnesota @ Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Connecticut @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, September 11
Las Vegas @ Indiana, 7 p.m.
Washington @ Chicago, 8 p.m.
Seattle @ Los Angeles, 10 p.m.
Thursday, September 12
LIBERTY @ Dallas, 8 p.m., WWOR
Friday, September 13
Chicago @ Minnesota, 7:30 p.m., Ion
Las Vegas @ Indiana, 7:30 p.m., Ion
Seattle @ Dallas, 7:30 p.m., Ion
Washington @ Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., Ion
Connecticut @ Phoenix, 10 p.m., Ion
Saturday, September 14
No Games
Current Playoff Matchups
(1) LIBERTY vs (8) Chicago
(4) Las Vegas vs (5) Seattle
(3) Connecticut vs (6) Indiana
(2) Minnesota vs (7) Phoenix