2017 New York Liberty season

The 2017 WNBA season is the 21st season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The season tips off on May 13. The Liberty rode an end of season surge to the top of the Eastern Conference and the third overall see in the WNBA playoffs. The Liberty were 12–12 on August 4, but won 10 straight games to finish the season with a 22–12 record. The team lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Washington Mystics after receiving a first round bye.

Preseason

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 * 1
 * May 2
 * Los Angeles
 * W 81-65
 * Vaughn (14)
 * Vaughn (6)
 * Boyd (4)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 2,782
 * 1-0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * May 3
 * Chicago
 * L 75-86
 * Charles (14)
 * Hartley (6)
 * Charles (3)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena N/A
 * 1-1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 3
 * May 7
 * Connecticut
 * L 57-79
 * Charles (20)
 * Charles (9)
 * Zahui B. (3)
 * Columbia University 388
 * 1-2

Regular season

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 * 1
 * May 13
 * San Antonio
 * W 73-64
 * Charles (12)
 * Charles (7)
 * Zellous (4)
 * Madison Square Garden 8,207
 * 1-0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * May 18
 * Minnesota
 * L 71-90
 * Rodgers (20)
 * Tied (7)
 * Tied (3)
 * Madison Square Garden 7,004
 * 1-1
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 3
 * May 23
 * Phoenix
 * W 69-67
 * Prince (24)
 * Charles (11)
 * Rodgers (4)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 7,886
 * 2-1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 4
 * May 26
 * Seattle
 * L 81-87
 * Charles (28)
 * Tied (9)
 * Prince (7)
 * KeyArena 5,860
 * 2-2
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 5
 * May 30
 * Los Angeles
 * L 75-90
 * Charles (25)
 * Zellous (7)
 * Tied (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 8,108
 * 2-3


 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 6
 * June 2
 * Dallas
 * W 93-89
 * Charles (36)
 * Stokes (15)
 * Rodgers (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 7,426
 * 3-3
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 7
 * June 4
 * Phoenix
 * W 88-72
 * Stokes (23)
 * Stokes (14)
 * Zellous (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 7,831
 * 4-3
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 8
 * June 7
 * Atlanta
 * W 76-61
 * Charles (18)
 * Stokes (17)
 * Allen (4)
 * Madison Square Garden 14,816
 * 5-3
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 9
 * June 11
 * Seattle
 * W 94-86
 * Tied (21)
 * Charles (14)
 * Rodgers (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 8,564
 * 6-3
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 10
 * June 14
 * Connecticut
 * L 76-96
 * Charles (17)
 * Tied (5)
 * Tied (2)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 4,818
 * 6-4
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 11
 * June 16
 * Dallas
 * W 102-93
 * Zellous (28)
 * Charles (10)
 * Zellous (6)
 * College Park Center 3,152
 * 7-4
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 12
 * June 23
 * Connecticut
 * L 89-94
 * Charles (20)
 * Charles (11)
 * Charles (6)
 * Madison Square Garden 10,240
 * 7-5
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 13
 * June 29
 * Washington
 * L 54-67
 * Zellous (17)
 * Vaughn (9)
 * Prince (3)
 * Verizon Center 5,490
 * 7-6


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 14
 * July 2
 * Atlanta
 * L 72-81
 * Charles (21)
 * Zellous (9)
 * Prince (9)
 * McCamish Pavilion 3,521
 * 7-7
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 15
 * July 6
 * Seattle
 * W 79-70
 * Charles (29)
 * Charles (12)
 * Zellous (5)
 * KeyArena 4,397
 * 8-7
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 16
 * July 9
 * Phoenix
 * L 69-81
 * Charles (29)
 * Prince (9)
 * Prince (4)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,413
 * 8-8
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 17
 * July 14
 * Chicago
 * L 68-78
 * Charles (23)
 * Charles (19)
 * Prince (4)
 * Madison Square Garden 9,341
 * 8-9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 18
 * July 16
 * Washington
 * W 85-55
 * Hartley (15)
 * Stokes (10)
 * Rodgers (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 10,204
 * 9-9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 19
 * July 19
 * Connecticut
 * W 96-80
 * Charles (28)
 * Charles (17)
 * Zellous (6)
 * Madison Square Garden 17,443
 * 10-9
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 20
 * July 25
 * Minnesota
 * L 75-76
 * Charles (24)
 * Charles (16)
 * Allen (5)
 * Xcel Energy Center 10,123
 * 10-10
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 21
 * July 28
 * Indiana
 * W 85-84
 * Charles (25)
 * Stokes (10)
 * Zellous (5)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 6,617
 * 11-10
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 22
 * July 30
 * Chicago
 * W 86-82
 * Charles (15)
 * Stokes (16)
 * Charles (5)
 * Allstate Arena 5,834
 * 12-10


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 23
 * August 1
 * San Antonio
 * L 81-93
 * Hartley (17)
 * Charles (8)
 * Hartley (5)
 * AT&T Center 3,430
 * 12-11
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 24
 * August 4
 * Los Angeles
 * L 74-87
 * Hartley (16)
 * Stokes (7)
 * Tied (4)
 * Staples Center 11,617
 * 12-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 25
 * August 8
 * Indiana
 * W 81-76
 * Charles (26)
 * Zellous (8)
 * Charles (4)
 * Madison Square Garden 10,068
 * 13-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 26
 * August 11
 * Atlanta
 * W 83-77
 * Zellous (20)
 * Charles (8)
 * Zellous (4)
 * McCamish Pavilion 5,158
 * 14-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 27
 * August 13
 * Los Angeles
 * W 83-69
 * Charles (21)
 * Tied (7)
 * Tied (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 10,083
 * 15-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 28
 * August 18
 * Connecticut
 * W 82-70
 * Charles (24)
 * Tied (7)
 * Allen (3)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 7,016
 * 16-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 29
 * August 20
 * Minnesota
 * W 70-61
 * Charles (19)
 * Charles (9)
 * Tied (6)
 * Madison Square Garden 10,007
 * 17-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 30
 * August 23
 * Indiana
 * W 71-50
 * Charles (13)
 * Charles (9)
 * Charles (3)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,118
 * 18-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 31
 * August 25
 * Washington
 * W 74-66
 * Tied (20)
 * Vaughn (9)
 * Hartley (3)
 * Madison Square Garden 9,340
 * 19-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 32
 * August 27
 * Chicago
 * W 92-62
 * Charles (22)
 * Stokes (10)
 * Rodgers (6)
 * Madison Square Garden 9,317
 * 20-12


 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 33
 * September 1
 * San Antonio
 * W 81-69
 * Tied (16)
 * Charles (8)
 * Tied (4)
 * Madison Square Garden 10,108
 * 21-12
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 34
 * September 3
 * Dallas
 * W 82-81
 * Prince (20)
 * Charles (18)
 * Tied (3)
 * College Park Center 4,701
 * 22-12

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * September 10
 * Washington
 * L 68-82
 * Charles (18)
 * Tied (6)
 * Hartley (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 9,538
 * 0-1