WNBA · Playoffs 2026updated

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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 DreamAtlanta0 wins
  • Seed 8New York LibertyNew York0 wins

Series starts Sunday, October 4

Betting market: Atlanta 54⁠–⁠60% to win the series

From the middle of 20 betting sites' game 1 prices, bookmaker's margin removed. The market's view, not our pick.

  1. Game 1New York at AtlantaSun Oct 4 · start time to be announced
  2. Game 2New York at AtlantaWed Oct 7 · start time to be announced
  3. Game 3Atlanta at New YorkFri Oct 9 · start time to be announced
  4. Game 4Atlanta at New YorkSun Oct 11 · start time to be announcedIf needed
  5. Game 5New York at AtlantaWed Oct 14 · start time to be announcedIf needed

Next game: game 1

Chance to win game 1, by the betting market, with the bookmaker's margin removed: Atlanta 59%, New York 41%.

From the middle of 20 betting sites' prices (checked ). Odds of 1.50 mean a bet of 1 returns 1.50 in total if it wins.

Injuries before game 1

Atlanta

  • Out Brionna Jones · left leg

New York

Nobody is listed as injured.

From the league's official injury report, published .

Head to head

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

Earlier playoff meetings

  • 2024 First round: New York won 2⁠–⁠0

Our picks in this series

No settled picks yet

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes per game with the team this season. 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.

Atlanta Dream

New York Liberty