2017 WNBA Eastern Conference standings

Name: 2017 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
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The New York Liberty won the 2017 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 22-12, 1 game ahead of the Connecticut Sun. It came down to the final days: the New York Liberty did not lead for good until September 3, 2017.

How the 2017 playoffs went

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East standings, 2017

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
New York Liberty (NYL)	22	12	.647	-	10-0	W10
Connecticut Sun (CON)	21	13	.618	1	6-4	L2
Washington Mystics (WAS)	18	16	.529	4	4-6	L1
Atlanta Dream (ATL)	12	22	.353	10	2-8	L2
Chicago Sky (CHI)	12	22	.353	10	4-6	L4
Indiana Fever (IND)	9	25	.265	13	1-9	L8

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

Turning points

The lead changed hands 5 times.
The New York Liberty trailed by as many as 3 games on August 4, 2017.
The New York Liberty took first place for good on September 3, 2017.
The New York Liberty won 10 games in a row from August 8, 2017 to September 3, 2017, the longest run of the race.
The Washington Mystics led by 2 games as late as July 1, 2017.
The New York Liberty went 7-0 from August 17, 2017 to September 3, 2017, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 1 game.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 69 of the 79 days played.
Four teams held first place.
The New York Liberty spent 18 of the season's 114 charted days in first place.