1999 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
The New York Liberty won the 1999 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 18-14, 3 games ahead of the Charlotte Sting.
🏆How the 1999 playoffs went
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East standings, 1999
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Liberty (NYL) | 18 | 14 | .563 | - | 6-4 | L1 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3 | 3-7 | L5 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Orlando Miracle (ORL) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 12 | 20 | .375 | 6 | 6-4 | L3 |
| Cleveland Rockers (CLE) | 7 | 25 | .219 | 11 | 2-8 | W1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The New York Liberty trailed by as many as 1 game on July 31, 1999.
- The New York Liberty took first place for good on August 8, 1999.
- The Charlotte Sting won 6 games in a row from July 25, 1999 to August 2, 1999, the longest run of the race.
- The Charlotte Sting led by 1 game as late as August 2, 1999.
- The New York Liberty went 6-3 from August 2, 1999 to August 19, 1999, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 45 of the 64 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The New York Liberty spent 67 of the season's 73 charted days in first place.