WNBA · Playoffs 2026updated 14:06 UTC

Atlanta vs New York

Semifinal 1 of the 2026 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

Semifinal 1 · Best of 5 · first to 3 wins

Atlanta Dream against New York Liberty

Seed 4Atlanta DreamAtlanta3 wins
Seed 8New York LibertyNew York0 wins

Atlanta won 3⁠–⁠0

Head to head

2026 regular season: Atlanta 2, New York 1 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

2024 First round: New York won 2⁠–⁠0

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Atlanta 63⁠–⁠69% to win the series (34 betting sites)
Before game 2, Atlanta leading 1⁠–⁠0: Atlanta 65⁠–⁠72% to win the series (34 betting sites)
Before game 3, Atlanta leading 2⁠–⁠0: Atlanta 81⁠–⁠85% to win the series (34 betting sites)

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

Our picks in this series

15 won, 11 lost

Game 1

Won DeWanna Bonner over 13.5 points + rebounds + assists
Won Leonie Fiebich over 14.5 points + rebounds + assists
Won Pauline Astier under 10.5 points + assists
Lost Jonquel Jones under 8.5 rebounds
Lost DeWanna Bonner under 6.5 points

Game 2

Lost DeWanna Bonner over 13.5 points
Won DeWanna Bonner under 5.5 rebounds
Lost Jordin Canada under 6.5 assists
Lost Angel Reese under 14.5 points
Won Jordin Canada over 14.5 points
Lost Jonquel Jones under 23.5 points + rebounds
Won Rhyne Howard under 22.5 points + assists
Lost Rhyne Howard under 7.5 rebounds + assists
Lost Jonquel Jones under 26.5 points + rebounds + assists
Won Naz Hillmon over 12.5 points + rebounds
Lost Leonie Fiebich over 1.5 3-pointers
Won Jonquel Jones over 1.5 3-pointers

Game 3

Won Breanna Stewart over 24.5 points
Won Naz Hillmon under 13.5 points + rebounds + assists
Won Breanna Stewart under 11.5 rebounds + assists
Lost Angel Reese over 11.5 rebounds
Lost Pauline Astier over 5.5 points
Won Rhyne Howard under 26.5 points + rebounds + assists
Won Pauline Astier under 3.5 rebounds + assists
Won Jonquel Jones over 1.5 3-pointers
Won Pauline Astier under 9.5 points + rebounds + assists

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.

Atlanta Dream

Rhyne HowardGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries40.618.35.74.0Season34.217.73.83.7ChangeupsameupsamePlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Naz HillmonForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries37.34.05.34.0Season28.79.14.61.6ChangeupdownupupPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Angel ReeseForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.820.77.72.3Season31.116.412.12.8ChangeupupdownsamePlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Jordin CanadaGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.522.33.07.7Season31.111.63.57.3ChangeupupdownsamePlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
DeWanna BonnerForward/GuardMinPtsRebAstSeries32.215.38.72.0Season26.810.46.01.6ChangeupupupsameHer season includes 34 games for another team.Played 3 of 3 games in this series.
Isobel BorlaseGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries14.57.72.30.3Season13.04.81.51.0ChangeupupupdownPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Te-Hina PaopaoGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries5.72.00.30.0Season11.63.70.81.3ChangedowndownsamedownPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Allisha GrayGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries10.87.01.00.0Season32.619.03.52.7ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 1 of 3 games in this series.

New York Liberty

Breanna StewartForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries40.726.75.75.0Season33.120.68.23.3ChangeupupdownupPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Leonie FiebichForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries38.57.04.72.3Season28.78.83.02.1ChangeupdownupsamePlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Sabrina IonescuGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.016.34.03.7Season29.814.63.84.7ChangeupupsamedownPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Jonquel JonesCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries36.019.711.02.3Season28.314.69.22.6ChangeupupupsamePlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Marine FauthouxGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries24.79.73.72.7Season12.44.42.01.9ChangeupupupupPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Pauline AstierGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries14.54.72.30.7Season23.49.42.73.3ChangedowndownsamedownPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Han XuCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries6.91.71.30.3Season13.56.32.50.7ChangedowndowndownsamePlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.
Marine JohannesGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries5.61.00.01.0Season19.98.01.92.4ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 3 of 3 games in this series.