WNBA: Will higher-seeded teams triumph in first-round Game 1s?

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The 2024 WNBA playoffs kick off on Sunday, Sept. 22 with a quadruple header:

  • No. 1-seed New York Liberty vs. No. 8-seed Atlanta Dream (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)
  • No. 3-seed Connecticut Sun vs. No. 6-seed Indiana Fever (3 p.m. ET, ABC)
  • No. 2-seed Minnesota Lynx vs. No. 7-seed Phoenix Mercury (5 p.m. ET, ESPN)
  • No. 4-seed Las Vegas Aces vs. No. 5-seed Seattle Storm (10 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Here’s a run down of what to watch for in the four matchups:

No. 1-seed New York Liberty vs. No. 8-seed Atlanta Dream (1 p.m. ET, ESPN)

Season series: 3-1 Liberty

Head-to-head point differential: +33 Liberty

Liberty leaders vs. Dream: Breanna Stewart (20.0 points per game), Jonquel Jones (8.3 rebounds per game), Sabrina Ionescu (6.8 assists per game)

Dream leaders vs. Liberty: Allisha Gray (14.5 points per game), Tina Charles (9.3 rebounds per game), Jordin Canada (5.7 assists per game)

As Beckett Harrison expressed in his preview of the series, it’s hard to find an edge for Atlanta in this matchup. New York is a machine,…

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