2010 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
The New York Liberty and Washington Mystics finished tied atop the 2010 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race, both at 22-12.
🏆How the 2010 playoffs went
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East standings, 2010
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Liberty (NYL) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 9-1 | W1 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 8-2 | W6 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1 | 5-5 | L3 |
| Atlanta Dream (ATL) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Sky (CHI) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 8 | 2-8 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The New York Liberty trailed by as many as 5.5 games on July 7, 2010.
- The New York Liberty won 10 games in a row from July 27, 2010 to August 19, 2010, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Dream led by 2.5 games as late as May 31, 2010.
- The New York Liberty went 9-0 from July 29, 2010 to August 19, 2010, turning a deficit of 4 games into a level race.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 50 of the 66 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Atlanta Dream held first place for 27 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The New York Liberty spent 4 of the season's 100 charted days in first place.