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2024 New York Liberty season

The 2024 New York Liberty season was the 28th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their third season under head coach, Sandy Brondello. The season tipped off on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, against the Washington Mystics in Washington.

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 their first four games of the month before dropping two of their 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 their next game on September 17. They finished September 5–2. The Liberty's overall regular season record was 32–8, which matched their record from the previous season.

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.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

Depth

Schedule

Pre-season

|- | 1 | May 7 | @ Chicago | L 52–101 | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Jones, Thornton (5) | Carter, Ionescu, Jones, Martínez (2) | Wintrust Arena<br>3,132 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 9 | @ Connecticut | W 82–79 | Sabrina Ionescu (15) | Breanna Stewart (7) | Breanna Stewart (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>5,617 | 1–1

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 14 | @ Washington | W 85-80 | Jonquel Jones (25) | Jones, Stewart (8) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 16 | @ Indiana | W 102–66 | Breanna Stewart (31) | Jones, Stewart (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 2–0 |- | 3 | May 18 | Indiana | W 91–80 | Breanna Stewart (24) | Jonquel Jones (12) | Ionescu, Jones, Vandersloot (5) | Barclays Center<br>17,735 | 3–0 |- | 4 | May 20 | Seattle | W 74–63 | Sabrina Ionescu (20) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Barclays Center<br>9,381 | 4–0 |- | 5 | May 23 | Chicago | L 81–90 | Sabrina Ionescu (19) | Breanna Stewart (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Barclays Center<br>12,049 | 4–1 |- | 6 | May 25 | @ Minnesota | L 67–84 | Breanna Stewart (20) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Target Center<br>7,010 | 4–2 |- | 7 | May 29 | Phoenix | W 81–78 | Sabrina Ionescu (22) | Breanna Stewart (8) | Sabrina Ionescu (9) | Barclays Center<br>9,182 | 5–2 |- | 8 | May 31 | Washington | W 90–79 | Kayla Thornton (20) | Breanna Stewart (15) | Breanna Stewart (5) | Barclays Center<br>9,878 | 6–2

|- | 9 | June 2 | Indiana | W 104–68 | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (20) | Jonquel Jones (13) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Barclays Center<br>17,401 | 7–2<br>(1–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- | 10 | June 4 | @ Chicago | W 88–75 | Breanna Stewart (33) | Breanna Stewart (14) | Courtney Vandersloot (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>8,277 | 8–2<br>(2–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- | 11 | June 6 | @ Atlanta | W 78–61 | Breanna Stewart (25) | Breanna Stewart (10) | Fiebich, Ionescu, Stewart (5) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,255 | 9–2<br>(3–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- | 12 | June 8 | @ Connecticut | W 82–75 | Sabrina Ionescu (24) | Jonquel Jones (8) | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 10–2<br>(4–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- | 13 | June 9 | Washington | W 93–88 | Jonquel Jones (29) | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (10) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Barclays Center<br>12,477 | 11–2<br>(5–0 Commissioner's Cup) |- | 14 | June 15 | @ Las Vegas | W 90–82 | Jonquel Jones (34) | Breanna Stewart (12) | Sabrina Ionescu (12) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,424 | 12–2 |- | 15 | June 18 | @ Phoenix | L 93–99 | Breanna Stewart (28) | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (9) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Footprint Center<br>9,824 | 12–3 |- | 16 | June 20 | rowspan=2| Los Angeles | W 93–80 | Sabrina Ionescu (31) | Leonie Fiebich (9) | rowspan=2| Sabrina Ionescu (9) | Barclays Center<br>10,955 | 13–3 |- | 17 | June 22 | W 98–88 | Breanna Stewart (33) | Jonquel Jones (13) | Barclays Center<br>13,639 | 14–3 |- | 18 | June 23 | @ Atlanta | W 96–75 | Sabrina Ionescu (26) | Jonquel Jones (11) | Sabrina Ionescu (11) | Gateway Center Arena<br>3,260 | 15–3 |- | Commissioner's<br>Cup Final | June 25 | Minnesota | L 89–94 | Breanna Stewart (24) | Jonquel Jones (12) | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (6) | UBS Arena<br>7,015 | — |- | 19 | June 30 | Atlanta | W 81–75 | Breanna Stewart (22) | Breanna Stewart (12) | Courtney Vandersloot (7) | Barclays Center<br>10,823 | 16–3

|- | 20 | July 2 | Minnesota | W 76–67 | Jonquel Jones (21) | Breanna Stewart (17) | Sabrina Ionescu (5) | Barclays Center<br>10,846 | 17–3 |- | 21 | July 6 | @ Indiana | L 78–83 | Sabrina Ionescu (22) | Jonquel Jones (12) | Breanna Stewart (6) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>17,274 | 17–4 |- | 22 | July 10 | @ Connecticut | W 71–68 | rowspan=2| Sabrina Ionescu (21) | Breanna Stewart (14) | Fiebich, Ionescu (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,910 | 18–4 |- | 23 | July 11 | Chicago | W 91–76 | Jonquel Jones (13) | Stewart, Vandersloot (6) | Barclays Center<br>17,758 | 19–4 |- | 24 | July 13 | @ Chicago | W 81–67 | Sabrina Ionescu (28) | Jonquel Jones (9) | Jonquel Jones (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>9,025 | 20–4 |- | 25 | July 16 | Connecticut | W 82–74 | Sabrina Ionescu (30) | Jonquel Jones (7) | Ionescu, Jones (5) | Barclays Center<br>13,694 | 21–4

|- | 26 | August 15 | @ Los Angeles | W 103–68 | Breanna Stewart (27) | Nyara Sabally (9) | Sabrina Ionescu (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>11,120 | 22–4 |- | 27 | August 17 | @ Las Vegas | W 79–67 | Sabrina Ionescu (23) | Jonquel Jones (17) | Jonquel Jones (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,397 | 23–4 |- | 28 | August 20 | rowspan=2|Dallas | W 94–74 | Breanna Stewart (26) | Jones, Stewart (12) | Courtney Vandersloot (11) | Barclays Center<br>11,455 | 24–4 |- | 29 | August 22 | W 79–71 | Breanna Stewart (19) | Jonquel Jones (13) | Stewart, Vandersloot (6) | Barclays Center<br>10,986 | 25–4 |- | 30 | August 24 | Connecticut | L 64–72 | Breanna Stewart (15) | Breanna Stewart (15) | Courtney Vandersloot (5) | Barclays Center<br>13,098 | 25–5 |- | 31 | August 26 | @ Phoenix | W 84–70 | Breanna Stewart (21) | Jonquel Jones (7) | Breanna Stewart (6) | Footprint Center<br>10,299 | 26–5 |- | 32 | August 28 | @ Los Angeles | L 88–94 | Breanna Stewart (32) | Nyara Sabally (10) | Courtney Vandersloot (13) | Crypto.com Arena<br>10,403 | 26–6 |- | 33 | August 30 | @ Seattle | W 98–85 | Breanna Stewart (32) | Jonquel Jones (11) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>15,800 | 27–6

|- | 34 | September 5 | Seattle | W 77–70 | Betnijah Laney-Hamilton (18) | Jonquel Jones (8) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Barclays Center<br>10,873 | 28–6 |- | 35 | September 8 | Las Vegas | W 75–71 | Breanna Stewart (21) | Breanna Stewart (11) | 4 players (4) | Barclays Center<br>15,393 | 29–6 |- | 36 | September 10 | rowspan=2| @ Dallas | W 105–91 | Breanna Stewart (27) | Nyara Sabally (7) | Sabrina Ionescu (11) | College Park Center<br>5,157 | 30–6 |- | 37 | September 12 | W 99–67 | Sabrina Ionescu (20) | Jonquel Jones (7) | Sabrina Ionescu (6) | College Park Center<br>5,384 | 31–6 |- | 38 | September 15 | Minnesota | L 79–88 | Breanna Stewart (38) | Breanna Stewart (18) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Barclays Center<br>14,246 | 31–7 |- | 39 | September 17 | @ Washington | W 87–71 | Breanna Stewart (15) | Breanna Stewart (10) | Sabrina Ionescu (7) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 32–7 |- | 40 | September 19 | Atlanta | L 67–78 | Breanna Stewart (16) | Jonquel Jones (10) | Sabrina Ionescu (7) | Barclays Center<br>12,721 | 32–8

Playoffs

|- | 1 | September 22 | rowspan=2| Atlanta | W 83–69 | Leonie Fiebich (21) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Laney-Hamilton, Ionescu (5) | Barclays Center<br>12,115 | 1–0 |- | 2 | September 24 | W 91–82 | Sabrina Ionescu (36) | Jonquel Jones (13) | Sabrina Ionescu (6) | Barclays Center<br>11,003 | 2–0

|- | 1 | September 30 | rowspan=2| Las Vegas | W 87–77 | Breanna Stewart (34) | Jonquel Jones (12) | Sabrina Ionescu (5) | Barclays Center<br>14,015 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 1 | W 88–84 | Sabrina Ionescu (24) | Sabrina Ionescu (9) | Breanna Stewart (8) | Barclays Center<br>14,321 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 4 | @ Las Vegas | L 81–95 | Breanna Stewart (19) | Jones, Stewart (6) | Ionescu, Vandersloot (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,369 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 6 | @ Las Vegas | W 76–62 | Sabrina Ionescu (22) | Breanna Stewart (14) | Breanna Stewart (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>10,374 |3–1

|- | 1 | October 10 | Minnesota | L 93–95 (OT) | Jonquel Jones (24) | Jonquel Jones (10) | Fiebich, Laney-Hamilton, Vandersloot (4) | Barclays Center<br>17,732 | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 13 | Minnesota | W 80–66 | Breanna Stewart (21) | Jonquel Jones (9) | Ionescu, Stewart (5) | Barclays Center<br>18,046 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 16 | @ Minnesota | W 80–77 | Breanna Stewart (30) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Sabrina Ionescu (6) | Target Center<br>19,521 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 18 | @ Minnesota | L 80–82 | Jonquel Jones (21) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Fiebich, Ionescu (5) | Target Center<br>19,210 | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 20 | Minnesota | W 67–62 (OT) | Jonquel Jones (17) | Breanna Stewart (15) | Sabrina Ionescu (8) | Barclays Center<br>18,090 | 3–2

Standings

Playoffs

Statistics

Regular season

<br /><sup>‡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>†</sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>≠</sup>Acquired during the season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

References

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