The Liberty dropped to 31-7 as their five-game winning streak came to an unsettling end. Stewart recorded a double-double with 38 points and 18 rebounds. And the Liberty finished with more points in the paint (34-26), more fast break points (16-7), and essentially matched the Lynx rebound-for-rebound (36-35). Those were the positives.

More than half of the WNBA playoff seeds are set with the New York Liberty clinching the No. 1 seed on Tuesday night. The rest of the postseason matchups will be determined when the regular season closes out on Thursday night.

A year after falling short in the finals, the New York Liberty clinched the No. 1 seed for the upcoming WNBA playoffs. The Liberty (32-7) secured the top spot Tuesday night by beating the Washington Mystics 87-71.

The New York Liberty have clinched the No. 1 overall seed and home-court advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs by virtue of their 87-71 victory over the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night. This is the first time the Liberty have been the No.

New York, Minnesota, Connecticut, Las Vegas, Seattle, Indiana and Phoenix are in the playoffs. One spot remains.

The New York Liberty have clinched the No. 1 seed in the WNBA playoffs after defeating the Washington Mystics 87-71 on Tuesday evening. Breanna Stewart