PHOENIX, AZ - AUGUST 23: Plenette Pierson #33 of the New York Liberty handles the ball during the WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury at US Airways Center on August 23, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Liberty defeated the Mercury 74-70.
Attention, all WNBA fans: tickets for the New York Liberty’s first playoff home game are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com!
The Liberty are in the playoffs for the third straight year after losing to Phoenix in the second round in 2016.
This year, the eight WNBA teams that will duke it out in the postseason are the Minnesota Lynx, Los Angeles Sparks, Connecticut Sun, Washington Mystics, Phoenix Mercury, Dallas Wings, New York Liberty, and the Seattle Storm.
The new format put in place for last year’s playoffs will be used again this year. The first two rounds are single-elimination, which means the top two seeds — Minnesota and Los Angeles — will enjoy two straight bye weeks.
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No. 4 seed Connecticut and No. 3 seed New York will get one bye, although both teams won’t play until the second single-elimination round.
On Sunday, Sept. 10 at 5pm EST, the Liberty will play their first playoff game of 2017 at Madison Square Garden. In this second-round matchup, New York will face the winner of the first-round Wings/Mystics contest, which is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 pm EST.
The Liberty finished the regular season 22-12 and first in the Eastern Conference, and are on a ten-game winning streak. New York most recently beat the Wings 82-81 in Dallas on Sunday.
Standard admission tickets for the Liberty’s first playoff game begin at $29 on Ticketmaster. There is an eight-ticket limit for the event.
PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 23: Plenette Pierson #33 of the New York Liberty handles the ball during the WNBA game against the Phoenix Mercury at US Airways Center on August 23, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Liberty defeated the Mercury 74-70. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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