The Atlanta Dream are one of the worst playoff teams ever. Behind the league’s worst offense, they won 37.5% of their games in 2024, tying the lowest winning percentage of any playoff team in league history.

The WNBA playoffs feature an eight-team bracket; participating teams are decided based on their regular season record. During the first-round, games are played on a best-of-three series. Semifinal and final games are played as a best-of-five series.

With an 87-71 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night, the New York Liberty claimed the No. 1 seed with the best overall record in the WNBA at 32-7.   Former MVP Breanna Stewart posted her 17th double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Brondello made a lineup change, inserting a weapon that the Liberty didn’t have last year in their run to the Finals. Rookie Leonie Fiebich started in the backcourt in place of 14th-year point guard Courtney Vandersloot, with Sabrina Ionescu able to handle the point.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 17, 2024) – For the second time in franchise history, the New York Liberty have officially clinched the No.1 overall seed in the WNBA Playoffs. With Tuesday night’s 87-71 win over the Washington Mystics, New York secured homecourt advantage throughout the 2024 WNBA Postseason.

Leonie Fiebich came up big in her WNBA postseason debut, scoring 21 points and making New York Liberty history in a win over the Atlanta Dream.

Breanna Stewart didn’t feel the need to give Leonie Fiebich a pep talk. The rookie may have been making her playoff debut in a starting role, but she had plenty of experience in pressurized situations overseas.

Leonie Fiebich's promotion to the starting five allowed the New York Liberty to open the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on a high note.