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The New York Liberty will face the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA semifinals starting Sunday after both teams advanced through surprising playoff runs. Despite being the No. 8 seed, the Liberty upset the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx, marking the first time a No. 8 seed has eliminated the No. 1 team in the opening round. Meanwhile, the red-hot Dream finished with a sweep over the Washington Mystics after winning 13 of their last 15 regular-season games. This matchup follows an earlier season where the Liberty defeated the Dream in the first round.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-01,
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Story summary
The New York Liberty have advanced to the WNBA semifinals and will face the Atlanta Dream in a best-of-five series starting on Sunday. The Dream secured their spot by sweeping the Washington Mystics with a decisive 93-75 victory on Wednesday. Despite finishing as the No. 8 seed, the Dream won 13 of their last 15 regular-season games and have momentum from a strong playoff performance. This marks the first time since 2018 that the Dream have achieved such a significant win in the playoffs. The Liberty, meanwhile, advanced as the No. 4 seed under first-year coach Chris DeMarco after overcoming a challenging season.
Written for “WNBA Semifinals Matchup” on 2026-10-04,
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On Tuesday, the Liberty punched their ticket to the semifinals.
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Liberty → punch → semifinals
A day later, they found out who they’ll be facing.
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they → find → who
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you → get → things
Liberty are set to meet the red-hot Atlanta Dream in a best-of-five semifinal series, starting Sunday, after the Dream finished off the Washington Mystics in a sweep with a 93-75 win Wednesday.
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Dream → set → win
On paper, the matchup might look like a meeting between a No. 4 and No. 8 seed.
uncertain
matchup → look → seed
In reality, though, neither team is playing like its regular-season seeding suggests.
uncertain
seeding → play → reality
The Dream won 13 of their final 15 games to close out the regular season and carried that momentum into the postseason.
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Dream → win → postseason
Entering this season, the Dream had experienced three consecutive first-round exits, including in 2024 at the hands of the Liberty.
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Dream → enter → Liberty
That changed this year.
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That → change → ?
The Liberty, under first-year coach Chris DeMarco, entered the playoffs as the No. 8 seed after a turbulent regular season tainted by injuries and growing pains.
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Liberty → enter → injuries
New York then made history by pulling off the stunning upset of the top-seeded Lynx.
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York → make → Lynx
The Liberty are the first No. 8 seed to eliminate the No. 1 team in the opening round.
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Liberty → eliminate → round
The Dream won the regular-season series against the Liberty 2-1.
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Dream → win → Liberty
Both wins came at the tail end of the regular season, though it’s worth noting Breanna Stewart didn’t play in one of those games.
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Stewart → come → games
While those two losses are recent, the Liberty have looked nothing like the team they were in the regular season since the playoffs started.
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playoffs → look → season
The stakes only get higher from here, with a trip to the WNBA Finals on the line.
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stakes → get → line
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