New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream: Head-to-head, season stats, last 5 games and more for 2024 WNBA playoffs

The New York Liberty and Atlanta Dream had contrasting aims leading into the final week of the 2024 WNBA regular season. New York wanted to fend off the Minnesota Lynx from overtaking them for pole position in the playoffs race, while Atlanta desperately wanted to nail the last postseason ticket against the Chicago Sky and Washington Mystics.

The Liberty eventually earned the top seed with a game to spare, coincidentally giving the Dream a free pass to the playoffs. New York had no incentive to win its final regular season game on Thursday and subsequently rested key players. This meant Atlanta had little trouble beating the Liberty 78-67 to book their ticket to the postseason.

The next meeting between New York and Atlanta will be Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Breanna Stewart and Co. will not be as accommodating when the postseason gets underway.

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New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream: Head-to-head

The Liberty decisively won the regular season series against the Dream 3-1, winning by an average of 14.7 points. The series might have been 4-0 had the Liberty not cruised to the finish line in the last meeting between the two teams.

• Thursday, June 6: Liberty def. Dream 78-61
• Sunday, June 24: Liberty def. Dream 96-75
• Sunday, June 30: Liberty def. Dream 81-75.
• Thursday, Sept. 19: Dream def. Liberty: 78-67

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New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream: Season stats

Liberty finished the regular season with a 32-8 record, the best in the league. They went 13-5 against teams with a .500 record or better. After a disappointing loss to the Las Vegas Aces in the 2023 WNBA Finals, few were left surprised by their strong showing this year.

On the other hand, the Atlanta Dream took a step back from its 2023 campaign. After comfortably grabbing a playoff spot last year, the Dream needed to win its final regular season game this time around to earn a postseason ticket.

Team	PPG	FG%	3PT FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO
New York Liberty	85.6	44.8	34.9	81.4	36.2	22.8	7.9	4.5	13.8
Atlanta Dream	77.0	40.8	30.8	77.2	36.1	18.4	7.2	3.7	13.8

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New York Liberty vs Atlanta Dream: Last 5 games

With the Liberty hosting the Dream on Sunday in Game 1, here's a closer look at the results of their last five games:

Liberty's last five games:

• Tuesday, Sept. 10: Liberty def. Wings 105-91
• Friday, Sept. 13, Liberty def. Wings 99-67
• Sunday, Sept. 15: Lynx def. Liberty 88-79
• Tuesday, Sept. 17: Liberty def. Mystics 87-71
• Thursday, Sept. 19: Dream def. Liberty 78-67

Dream's last five games:

• Tuesday, Sept. 10: Lynx def. Dream 76-64
• Friday, Sept. 13: Mystics def. Dream 72-69
• Sunday, Sept. 15: Dream def. Mystics 76-73 OT
• Tuesday, Sept. 17: Dream def. Sky 86-70
• Thursday, Sept. 19: Dream def. Liberty 78-67

Do you think the Atlanta Dream can pull off an upset and win their first-round matchup against the New York Liberty? Or will Stewart and Co. be too much for Atlanta to handle? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.