2019 New York Liberty season

The 2019 WNBA season was the 23rd season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA. The Liberty opened the regular season at home on May 24 versus the Indiana Fever.

The Liberty started slowly, losing their first four games of the season. Winning five of their next eight games took them to a 5–7 record at the end of June. The team had plenty of reasons to be positive, as three of those five wins came against eventual playoff teams. The Liberty won their first two games in July to put together a four game win streak and reach a .500 record. However, they could not keep their momentum, losing three of their last four games in July. August proved a difficult month as the team only won one game. A seven game losing streak and a six game losing streak saw the team go into the final game with the Atlanta Dream with a 9–24 record. The Dream entered with 8–25 record, meaning if the Dream won, the teams would tie for the worst record in the WNBA. The Liberty won by seven points to end their season on a high note. Their ten wins is the second lowest in franchise history, with the only worse season being 2018 where they had only seven wins.

After the season, it was announced that head coach Katie Smith's contract would not be renewed.

Pre-season

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 * 1
 * May 9
 * China
 * W 89–71
 * Tied (19)
 * Warley-Talbert (8)
 * Boyd (4)
 * Barclays Center 4,115
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * May 13
 * @ Connecticut Sun
 * L 66–100
 * Charles (11)
 * Charles (5)
 * Wright (4)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 3,806
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * May 14
 * vs. Atlanta Dream
 * L 87–92
 * Zahui B. (20)
 * Zahui B. (8)
 * Tied (4)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 3,458
 * 1–2
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 * 4
 * May 19
 * vs. Connecticut Sun
 * L 79–98
 * Nurse (25)
 * Charles (6)
 * 5 tied (2)
 * Times Union Center
 * 1–3

Regular season

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 * 1
 * May 24
 * Indiana Fever
 * L 80–81
 * Charles (32)
 * Charles (12)
 * Hartley (4)
 * Westchester County Center 1,965
 * 0–1


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 * 2
 * June 1
 * @ Indiana Fever
 * L 77–92
 * Charles (15)
 * Gray (9)
 * Boyd (6)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,003
 * 0–2
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 * 3
 * June 4
 * Los Angeles Sparks
 * L 73–78
 * Charles (21)
 * Charles (14)
 * Boyd (6)
 * Westchester County Center 3,579
 * 0–3
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 * 4
 * June 7
 * Washington Mystics
 * L 85–94
 * Charles (27)
 * Zahui B. (7)
 * Tied (5)
 * Westchester County Center 1,567
 * 0–4
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 * 5
 * June 9
 * Las Vegas Aces
 * W 88–78
 * Charles (21)
 * Zahui B. (9)
 * Hartley (6)
 * Westchester County Center 1,447
 * 1–4
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 * 6
 * June 12
 * Minnesota Lynx
 * W 75–69
 * Nurse (26)
 * Zahui B. (13)
 * Boyd (7)
 * Westchester County Center 1,181
 * 2–4
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 * 7
 * June 14
 * @ Las Vegas Aces
 * L 65–100
 * Nurse (12)
 * Gray (5)
 * Boyd (5)
 * Mandalay Bay Events Center 4,110
 * 2–5
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 * 8
 * June 15
 * @ Los Angeles Sparks
 * W 98–92
 * Zahui B. (37)
 * Charles (13)
 * Boyd (12)
 * Staples Center 11,388
 * 3–5
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 * 9
 * June 19
 * Chicago Sky
 * L 83–91
 * Durr (19)
 * Zahui B. (10)
 * Boyd (7)
 * Westchester County Center 1,585
 * 3–6
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 * 10
 * June 22
 * @ Minnesota Lynx
 * L 83–92
 * Nurse (24)
 * Charles (9)
 * Boyd (8)
 * Target Center 8,600
 * 3–7
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 * 11
 * June 28
 * Dallas Wings
 * W 69–68
 * Nurse (17)
 * Gray (11)
 * Boyd (7)
 * Westchester County Center 2,191
 * 4–7
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 * 12
 * June 30
 * @ Atlanta Dream
 * W 74–58
 * Charles (24)
 * Gray (15)
 * 3 tied (4)
 * State Farm Arena 4,359
 * 5–7


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 * 13
 * July 3
 * @ Seattle Storm
 * W 84–83
 * Charles (26)
 * Gray (8)
 * Boyd (10)
 * Alaska Airlines Arena 8,710
 * 6–7
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 * 14
 * July 5
 * @ Phoenix Mercury
 * W 80–76
 * Nurse (26)
 * Charles (12)
 * Boyd (6)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,560
 * 7–7
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 * 15
 * July 7
 * Las Vegas Aces
 * L 58–90
 * Charles (13)
 * Charles (8)
 * Wright (5)
 * Westchester County Center 1,971
 * 7–8
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 * 16
 * July 12
 * @ Chicago Sky
 * L 83–99
 * Nurse (18)
 * Gray (6)
 * Tied (5)
 * Wintrust Arena 7,221
 * 7–9
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 * 17
 * July 14
 * @ Seattle Storm
 * L 69–78
 * Nurse (19)
 * Zahui B. (8)
 * Hartley (5)
 * Alaska Airlines Arena 6,733
 * 7–10
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 * 18
 * July 20
 * Los Angeles Sparks
 * W 83–78
 * Johannès (17)
 * Gray (8)
 * Boyd (6)
 * Westchester County Center 2,195
 * 8–10
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 19
 * July 24
 * @ Connecticut Sun
 * L 63–70
 * Charles (13)
 * Charles (11)
 * Wright (5)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 8,249
 * 8–11


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 20
 * August 1
 * @ Dallas Wings
 * L 64–87
 * Nurse (13)
 * Charles (5)
 * Wright (4)
 * College Park Center 4,011
 * 8–12
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 21
 * August 4
 * Connecticut Sun
 * L 79–94
 * Charles (20)
 * Charles (10)
 * Zahui B. (5)
 * Westchester County Center 1,927
 * 8–13
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 * 22
 * August 7
 * @ Chicago Sky
 * L 92–101
 * Charles (24)
 * Zahui B. (9)
 * Tied (7)
 * Wintrust Arena 5,797
 * 8–14
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 23
 * August 11
 * Seattle Storm
 * L 69–84
 * Charles (22)
 * Charles (8)
 * Wright (7)
 * Barclays Center 7,715
 * 8–15
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 24
 * August 13
 * Minnesota Lynx
 * L 73–89
 * Allen (28)
 * Charles (7)
 * Boyd (7)
 * Westchester County Center 1,570
 * 8–16
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 25
 * August 16
 * @ Dallas Wings
 * L 77–83
 * Charles (25)
 * Wright (9)
 * Wright (7)
 * College Park Center 4,070
 * 8–17
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 26
 * August 18
 * @ Phoenix Mercury
 * L 72–78
 * Charles (23)
 * Charles (13)
 * Tied (5)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 9,145
 * 8–18
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 27
 * August 20
 * @ Indiana Fever
 * W 82–76
 * Charles (23)
 * Charles (14)
 * Tied (4)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,340
 * 9–18
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 28
 * August 23
 * Atlanta Dream
 * L 87–90
 * Hartley (17)
 * Charles (8)
 * Wright (6)
 * Westchester County Center 1,831
 * 9–19
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 29
 * August 25
 * @ Washington Mystics
 * L 72–101
 * Nurse (24)
 * Tied (5)
 * Wright (4)
 * St. Elizabeth's East Arena 4,200
 * 9–20
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 30
 * August 27
 * Phoenix Mercury
 * L 82–95
 * Tied (18)
 * Tied (5)
 * Nurse (6)
 * Westchester County Center 1,693
 * 9–21
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 31
 * August 30
 * Connecticut Sun
 * L 84–94
 * Johannès (21)
 * Raincock-Ekunwe (7)
 * Tied (6)
 * Westchester County Center 1,791
 * 9–22


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 32
 * September 3
 * Washington Mystics
 * L 77–93
 * Johannès (22)
 * Raincock-Ekunwe (5)
 * Charles (5)
 * Westchester County Center 1,558
 * 9–23
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 33
 * September 6
 * Indiana Fever
 * L 81–86
 * Charles (19)
 * Charles (11)
 * Tied (7)
 * Westchester County Center 2,301
 * 9–24
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 34
 * September 8
 * @ Atlanta Dream
 * W 71–63
 * Charles (14)
 * Zahui B. (11)
 * Charles (5)
 * State Farm Arena 5,495
 * 10–24