1997 New York Liberty season

The 1997 WNBA season was the first season for the New York Liberty.

Regular season

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 * 1
 * June 21
 * @ Los Angeles
 * W 67–57
 * Rebecca Lobo (16)
 * Vickie Johnson (8)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (10)
 * Great Western Forum
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * June 23
 * @ Sacramento
 * W 73–62
 * Sophia Witherspoon (15)
 * Rebecca Lobo (9)
 * Vickie Johnson (3)
 * ARCO Arena
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * June 26
 * @ Houston
 * W 62–60 (OT)
 * Hampton Johnson Lobo (10)
 * Rebecca Lobo (8)
 * Kisha Ford (4)
 * The Summit
 * 3–0
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 * 4
 * June 29
 * Phoenix
 * W 65–57
 * Vickie Johnson (20)
 * Rebecca Lobo (9)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 4–0


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 * 5
 * July 2
 * Houston
 * W 72–67
 * Sophia Witherspoon (14)
 * Kym Hampton (9)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (6)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 5–0
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 * 6
 * July 4
 * @ Houston
 * W 65–58
 * Sophia Witherspoon (21)
 * Rebecca Lobo (11)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (6)
 * The Summit
 * 6–0
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 * 7
 * July 5
 * @ Utah
 * W 66–53
 * Sophia Witherspoon (14)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (11)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * Delta Center
 * 7–0
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 * 8
 * July 7
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 50–69
 * Vickie Johnson (11)
 * Sophia Witherspoon (6)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * America West Arena
 * 7–1
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 * 9
 * July 9
 * @ Charlotte
 * L 69–87
 * Vickie Johnson (14)
 * Rebecca Lobo (8)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (7)
 * Charlotte Coliseum
 * 7–2
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 * 10
 * July 10
 * Charlotte
 * W 62–48
 * Rebecca Lobo (16)
 * Rebecca Lobo (11)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (7)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 8–2
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 * 11
 * July 14
 * @ Cleveland
 * W 68–57
 * Rebecca Lobo (18)
 * Rebecca Lobo (8)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * Gund Arena
 * 9–2
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 * 12
 * July 15
 * Cleveland
 * W 76–59
 * Sophia Witherspoon (16)
 * Lobo Wicks (8)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (8)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 10–2
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 * 13
 * July 17
 * Utah
 * W 80–54
 * Rebecca Lobo (17)
 * Kym Hampton (9)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (7)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 11–2
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 * 14
 * July 19
 * Los Angeles
 * W 69–57
 * Sophia Witherspoon (24)
 * Kym Hampton (9)
 * Rebecca Lobo (5)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 12–2
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 * 15
 * July 22
 * Utah
 * L 71–78
 * Sophia Witherspoon (16)
 * Kym Hampton (7)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (6)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 12–3
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 * 16
 * July 23
 * @ Charlotte
 * W 65–63
 * Rebecca Lobo (17)
 * Rebecca Lobo (4)
 * Vickie Johnson (6)
 * Charlotte Coliseum
 * 13–3
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 * 17
 * July 26
 * Charlotte
 * L 61–64
 * Sophia Witherspoon (21)
 * Rebecca Lobo (11)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (7)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 13–4
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 * 18
 * July 30
 * Sacramento
 * W 73–68
 * Sophia Witherspoon (26)
 * Rebecca Lobo (12)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (10)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 14–4


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 * 19
 * August 2
 * Phoenix
 * W 80–70
 * Sophia Witherspoon (20)
 * Kym Hampton (10)
 * Vickie Johnson (6)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 15–4
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 * 20
 * August 5
 * Los Angeles
 * L 50–67
 * Hampton Witherspoon (12)
 * Rebecca Lobo (10)
 * Johnson Weatherspoon (3)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 15–5
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 * 21
 * August 11
 * @ Sacramento
 * L 69–76
 * Kym Hampton (17)
 * Kym Hampton (6)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (6)
 * ARCO Arena
 * 15–6
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 * 22
 * August 12
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 67–77
 * Kym Hampton (14)
 * Kym Hampton (11)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (8)
 * America West Arena
 * 15–7
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 * 23
 * August 15
 * Sacramento
 * W 79–63
 * Sophia Witherspoon (21)
 * Kym Hampton (8)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (8)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 16–7
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 * 24
 * August 17
 * Houston
 * L 55–70
 * Rebecca Lobo (13)
 * Johnson Lobo (6)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 16–8
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 * 25
 * August 19
 * @ Utah
 * L 75–81
 * Rebecca Lobo (27)
 * Rebecca Lobo (9)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * Delta Center
 * 16–9
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 * 26
 * August 20
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 76–78
 * Sophia Witherspoon (27)
 * Johnson Wicks (5)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (12)
 * Great Western Forum
 * 16–10
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 * 27
 * August 23
 * @ Cleveland
 * L 71–72
 * Trena Trice (17)
 * Kym Hampton (9)
 * Johnson Weatherspoon (5)
 * Gund Arena
 * 16–11
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 * 28
 * August 24
 * Cleveland
 * W 79–72 (OT)
 * Kym Hampton (21)
 * Rebecca Lobo (7)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (8)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 17–11

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * August 28
 * @ Phoenix
 * W 59–41
 * Rebecca Lobo (16)
 * Kym Hampton (14)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * America West Arena
 * 1–0


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 * 1
 * August 30
 * New York
 * L 51–65
 * Kym Hampton (13)
 * Kym Hampton (13)
 * Teresa Weatherspoon (5)
 * The Summit
 * 1–0

Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season


 * Kym Hampton ranked tenth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 163
 * Kym Hampton ranked tenth in the WNBA in blocks with 19.
 * Kym Hampton ranked fifth in the WNBA in Field Goal Percentage (.471)
 * Rebecca Lobo ranked fourth in the WNBA in blocks with 51.
 * Rebecca Lobo ranked fourth in the WNBA in total rebounds with 203.
 * Rebecca Lobo ranked eighth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.5 minutes per game.
 * Sophia Witherspoon ranked seventh in the WNBA in points with 407 points.
 * Sophia Witherspoon ranked ninth in the WNBA in field goals with 140.
 * Sophia Witherspoon ranked seventh in the WNBA in points per game with 14.5
 * Sophia Witherspoon was tied for tenth in the WNBA in steals with 49.
 * Teresa Weatherspoon ranked tenth in the WNBA in minutes per game with 33.0 minutes.

Awards and honors

 * Rebecca Lobo, Forward, All-WNBA Second Team
 * Teresa Weatherspoon, Guard, All-WNBA Second Team
 * Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Assists, 172
 * Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Steals, 85
 * Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Assists per game, 6.1
 * Teresa Weatherspoon: Led WNBA, Steals per game, 3.0