Liberty Playoff Watch: Magic Numbers, Standings and More

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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. y-LIBERTY | 32 | 8 | |
2. x-Minnesota | 30 | 10 | 2 |
3. x-Connecticut | 28 | 12 | 4 |
4. x-Las Vegas | 27 | 13 | 5 |
5. x-Seattle | 25 | 15 | 7 |
6. x-Indiana | 20 | 20 | 12 |
7 x-Phoenix | 19 | 21 | 13 |
8. x-Atlanta | 15 | 25 | 17 |
(x-Clinched Playoff Spot)
(y-Clinched Top Seed)
Race For 8th
Team | W | L | GB (8th) |
|---|---|---|---|
9. e-Washington | 14 | 26 | 1 |
10. e-Chicago | 13 | 27 | 2 |
11. e-Dallas | 9 | 31 | 6 |
12. e-Los Angeles | 8 | 32 | 7 |
(e-Eliminated from playoff contention)
Liberty Magic Numbers
Clinch Playoff Spot: CLINCHED
Clinch Top 4 Seed: CLINCHED
Clinch Top Seed: CLINCHED
Liberty Clinching Scenarios
N/A
Weekly Scores & Schedule
(All Times ET)
(All Games on WNBA League Pass unless noted)
Friday, September 13
Minnesota 83, Chicago 66
Las Vegas 78, Indiana 74
Seattle 83, Dallas 81
Washington 72, Atlanta 69
Connecticut 88, Phoenix 69
Saturday, September 14
No Games
Sunday, September 15
Minnesota 86, LIBERTY 77
Atlanta 76, Washington 73 (OT)
Indiana 110, Dallas 109
Las Vegas 84, Connecticut 71
Seattle 90, Los Angeles 87
Phoenix 93, Chicago 88
Monday, September 16
No Games
Tuesday, September 17
LIBERTY 87, Washington 71
Minnesota 78, Connecticut 76
Atlanta 86, Chicago 70
Las Vegas 85, Seattle 72
Phoenix 85, Los Angeles 81
Wednesday, September 18
No Games
Thursday, September 19
Atlanta 78, LIBERTY 67
Connecticut 87, Chicago 54
Washington 92, Indiana 91
Los Angeles 68, Minnesota 51
Las Vegas 98, Dallas 84
Seattle 89, Phoenix 70
END OF REGULAR SEASON
Current Playoff Matchups
(1) LIBERTY* vs (8) Atlanta*
(4) Las Vegas* vs (5) Seattle*
(3) Connecticut* vs (6) Indiana*
(2) Minnesota* vs (7) Phoenix*
*-Locked Into Seed

Geoff Magliocchetti is a veteran sportswriter who contributes to a variety of sites on the "On SI" network. In addition to the Yankees/Mets, Geoff also covers the New York Knicks, New York Liberty, and New York Giants and has previously written about the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Staten Island Yankees, and NASCAR.
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