The New York Liberty were 17-11 in 1997. They finished 1st in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the WNBA Finals against the Houston Comets, 1 game to 0.
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No. 8-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx 87-71 in quarterfinals, advance to WNBA semifinals
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Breanna Stewart's 34 points leads the Liberty in Game 1, and pushes the top-seeded Lynx to the brink
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Atlanta clinches the No. 4 seed as Angel Reese exits after a hit to the face in win over Liberty
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Angel Reese fine after taking hit to face just before halftime in Atlanta's win over New York
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New York's Breanna Stewart sits out finale with left knee soreness as playoffs near
1997 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 28 | 202.7 | 68.3 | 32.9 | 17.3 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 25.3 | 61.3 | 41.3 | 3.3 | 12.1 | 27.4 | 14.4 | 21.6 | 66.4 | 48.2 | 11.4 | 21.4 | 19.9 | |
Team Rank | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 8th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | ||
Opponent | 28 | 202.7 | 65.9 | 33.2 | 14.2 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 23.6 | 60.3 | 39.1 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 33.1 | 14.9 | 20.1 | 73.8 | 47.6 | 11.6 | 21.6 | 20.1 | |
Opponent Rank | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 8th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 4th | ||
Net | +2.5 | -0.4 | +3.1 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +1.7 | +1.0 | +2.2 | -0.5 | +0.7 | -5.7 | -0.5 | +1.5 | -7.3 | +0.6 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.3 | |||
Net Rank | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th |
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Booed on the road, Caitlin Clark and the Fever now face a must-win Game 2 at home versus Aces
Lynx take two WNBA awards: Miles is Rookie of the Year, and Reeve is a five-time Coach of the Year
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |