New York Liberty
NY
Liberty

2516

Dataset · 41 games · 2,690 FGA

All teams · 293 games tracked

Scoreboard tracks the process

Defense-led SQ

Edge comes from tightening opponent looks and volume more than generating elite offense — 8th in expected pts allowed per game (69.2), 10th of 15 in shot diet (1.00 expected pts per attempt). Opponents finish -0.03 expected pts per shot below their season norm — the defense is holding them down.

25–16 with 16/41 SQ wins — +3.2 finishing has carried nights when looks lagged (-1.7 avg SQ edge). 28.3 3PA/game (3rd of 15) defines the offense — 33% of attempts from above-break threes.

Worse looks
169 · +5.3 finishing · -7.2 edge
Better looks
97 · +0.0 finishing · +7.1 edge

League rank · SQ wins 9th of 15 · avg edge 10th of 15 · making 5th of 15 · off xP/F 10th of 15 · def xP/g 8th of 15 · opp-adj 2nd of 15 · FG 4th of 15 (ESPN) · 3PA/g 3rd of 15 · 3PM/g 4th of 15

SQ edge
+7.2
16/41 SQ wins
xPts/FGA
1.00
avg per FGA
Making
+7.4
vs expected

Season stats use 41 tracked team games (May 1–Aug 25, 2026) from 293 league-wide — not the complete WNBA schedule. Totals refresh as games finalize. SQ wins count games where this team got the better looks; they can differ from W–L.

Public ESPN shot data only — no defender distance or contested-shot tracking. Expected value uses location, player zone history, and shot clock, not how open the shooter was. Methodology

Season shot diet

Where New York shoots across the tracked season — share of attempts by zone and finishing within each area.

2,690 season FGA
xPts/FGA
1.03
avg per FGA
2nd of 15 · tracked games
Good %
37%
rim + corner 3
5th of 15 · tracked games
Mid %
13%
short + long mid
3rd of 15 · tracked games
Good looksNeutralAvoid
Rim
28%70% FG
740 att · 519/740
Paint
17%44% FG
445 att · 195/445
Cor 3
10%39% FG
262 att · 103/262
S.Mid
9%38% FG
238 att · 90/238
L.Mid
4%35% FG
107 att · 37/107
Above
33%34% FG
898 att · 304/898

Home away defense

Opponent shot quality allowed when this team plays at home vs on the road — same tracked FGA model as season defense.

HomeAway
Games1922
Opp xP/F0.990.97
Opp FGA/g71.467.4
Def xP/g70.368.3
Opp-adj+0.02+0.04

19 home / 22 away tracked. Schedule and travel can move these numbers — compare to full-season def rows above.

Defensive process

ESPN box-score process on tracked games — turnovers forced, second chances allowed, free throws conceded, plus steals and blocks. Complements FGA-only def rows above.

Opp TO rank 15th of 15
Opp turnovers / game11.915th of 15
Opp offensive rebounds / game8.26th of 15
Opp free throw pts / game13.61st of 15
Steals / game6.314th of 15
Blocks / game4.16th of 15

40 tracked games with box scores. Complements FGA-only defense rows — not part of SQ wins or opponent-adjusted shot quality.

Full process edge

Full process edge per game — expected points from shots and finishing plus free throws, turnover cost, and second-chance value. Positive means this team won the overall process battle more often than not.

+1.2 · rank 7th of 15
↳ Looks + finishing-0.9
↳ Free throws+4.4
↳ Turnover cost-2.3
↳ Second chance+0.1

40 tracked games with box scores. Compare to SQ edge above — divergence means free throws, turnovers, or second chances carried the story.

Roster stats

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