WNBA · Playoffs 2023updated

The whole 2023 bracket

New York vs Connecticut

Semifinal 2 of the 2023 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

Semifinal 2 · Best of 5 · first to 3 wins

New York Liberty against Connecticut Sun

  • Seed 2New York LibertyNew York3 wins
  • Seed 3Connecticut SunConnecticut1 win

New York won 3⁠–⁠1

  1. Game 1Connecticut at New YorkSun Sep 24 · Connecticut won 78–63
  2. Game 2Connecticut at New YorkTue Sep 26 · New York won 84–77
  3. Game 3New York at ConnecticutFri Sep 29 · New York won 92–81
  4. Game 4New York at ConnecticutSun Oct 1 · New York won 87–84

Head to head

2023 regular season: New York 4, Connecticut 0 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

None since 2021.

The betting market before each game

  • Before game 1: New York 84⁠–⁠87% to win the series (20 betting sites)
  • Before game 2, Connecticut leading 1⁠–⁠0: New York 69⁠–⁠75% to win the series (19 betting sites)
  • Before game 3, series tied 1⁠–⁠1: New York 70⁠–⁠74% to win the series (21 betting sites)
  • Before game 4, New York leading 2⁠–⁠1: New York 91⁠–⁠93% to win the series (20 betting sites)

Each from that game's last prices before it started. The market's view, not our pick.

Our picks in this series

We did not publish WNBA picks before 2026.

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes played in this series; an injured regular keeps her place. Tap a player for her last ten games, her record against this opponent and her past playoff series.

Numbers are averages per game: Min = minutes played, Pts = points, Reb = rebounds, Ast = assists. The change row compares this series with her regular season; “same” means within about a tenth.

New York Liberty

Connecticut Sun