You always want the last day of the year to be quick and easy. You’ve passed all your classes, accomplished the goals you set out to, and want to relax before beginning your new adventure. The last day tends to lead into new adventures, and you want to make sure you’re in a good space before you move up a level.
Coming into Sunday’s regular season finale, the New York Liberty were in a great place. They’ve locked up the two seed behind the Las Vegas Aces, have homecourt advantage for much of the WNBA playoffs which begin Friday in Brooklyn, and have looked amazing since the calendar flipped to August.