New York Liberty
vs Minnesota Lynx

SEASON CONTEXT · 2026

Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results

In the current table, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Minnesota Lynx are 24-6, No. 1 overall and No. 1 in the West, 0 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and +282.

Counting only completed standard-season results before this tip, New York Liberty stood at 20-15 across 35 games and Minnesota Lynx at 27-8 across 35. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 422-415 for the away team and 410-406 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.

Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Minnesota Lynx 1; aggregate scoring was 184-176. The teams are separated by 7 places in the overall order and by 7 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.