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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Liberty and Aces chase history in Commissioner's Cup final, with a 2nd title at stake
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Charles ties season high with 13 points as Valkyries down Liberty 76-67
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Seattle Storm snap 11-game losing streak with a 99-88 victory over the New York Liberty
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Liberty beat Aces 87-76 behind Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu
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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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 4 | .789 | ||
| 2 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.5 | |
| 4 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.0 | |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.5 | |
| 9 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 6.0 | |
| 10 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.5 | |
| 11 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 7.5 | |
| 12 | 7 | 13 | .350 | 8.5 | |
| 13 | 6 | 13 | .316 | 9.0 | |
| 14 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 10.5 | |
| 15 | 4 | 15 | .211 | 11.0 |
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