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The Liberty started the season strongly, winning their first four games, including a dominant 102–66 win over Indiana. They slowed a little after that, losing two straight games, before winning their final two games in May. They finished the month 6–2. Their winning streak carried forward into June as they won six additional games to extend the streak to eight games. The streak included another blow-out win over Indiana and wins over Connecticut and Las Vegas. The streak also encompassed all their WNBA Commissioner's Cup regular season games. Their 5–0 Commissioner's Cup earned them a spot in the finals. Their winning streak was broken after eight games by Phoenix.
After that, they won back-to-back games against Los Angeles and a game in Atlanta before the Commissioner's Cup Final. The Liberty came up short of winning back-to-back Commissioner's Cups as they lost the final to Minnesota 89–94. They won their final game in June to finish the month 10–1. They defeated Minnesota before losing to Indiana to begin July. They won their next four games before the Olympic break to finish July 5–1. They headed into the Olympic break with a WNBA-best 21–4 record. The Liberty's stellar play carried through the Olympic break as they won their first four games back, including a back-to-back against Dallas. They lost two of their last four games, losing against Connecticut and Los Angeles, to finish August 6–2. Their win on August 17 secured them a playoff berth.
The Liberty entered September in a fight for the number one seed with Minnesota. The team won its first four games of the month before dropping two of its last three. The loss on September 15 to Minnesota ended up not being pivotal, as the Liberty secured the number one seed with a win in its next game on September 17. They finished September 5–2. The Liberty's overall regular season record was 32–8, which matched its record from the previous season.
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In the 2024 season, the New York Liberty were 32-8 straight up, 20-20 against the spread, and 18-22 over/under the total. New York was 1st in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. The Connecticut Sun was four games behind the New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
New York's WNBA metrics were 2nd for scoring offense, 3rd for field goal percentage, 5th for 3-point field goal percentage, 3rd for free throw percentage, and 2nd for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Liberty's metrics were 3rd for scoring defense, 2nd for field goal percentage permitted, 3rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 2nd for defensive rebounding.
The Liberty entered the playoffs as the number one seed, and hosted the eighth-seeded Atlanta Dream in the First Round. The Liberty used home-court advantage to sweep the Dream two games to zero, winning Game One 83–69 and Game Two 91–82. In the Semifinals, the Liberty faced the fourth seed Las Vegas Aces. The Liberty won Games One and Two in New York 87–77 and 88–84. The Aces won Game Three in Las Vegas 95–81, but the Liberty took Game Four 76–62 to win the series three games to one.
The Liberty faced Minnesota in a re-match of the Commissionier's Cup final in the WNBA Finals. New York lost Game One 93–95 in overtime. They bounced back to win Game Two 80–66. They won Game Three in Minnesota 80–77. They were unable to close out the Finals in Game Four, losing 80–82. The series returned to New York for Game 5, which the Liberty won, in overtime, 67–62. This was the first WNBA title for the Liberty, ending a streak of five Finals losses.
New York Liberty Key Players
Breanna Stewart was the Seattle Storm's first overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft out of UConn. She has played for New York since 2023. Stewart is a three-time WNBA champion, six-time WNBA All-Star, and two-time WNBA Finals MVP.
New York Liberty Head Coach
Sandy Brondello has a career record of 242-164 as a WNBA head coach, with a mark of 39-30 in the WNBA Playoffs. She won a WNBA title in Phoenix as head coach in 2014.
New York Liberty Season-by-Season Record (Last 5)
SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
2024 |
40 |
32 |
8 |
1st, Eastern |
Won WNBA Finals |
2023 |
40 |
32 |
8 |
1st, Eastern |
Lost WNBA Finals |
2022 |
36 |
16 |
20 |
4th, Eastern |
Lost 1st Round |
2021 |
32 |
12 |
20 |
3rd, Eastern |
Lost 1st Round |
2020 |
22 |
2 |
20 |
6th, Eastern |
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New York Liberty History
Founded in 1997, the New York Liberty made the WNBA Finals in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2023 before finally winning its first championship in 2024.
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