The Mystics may be a 4-seed, but they have more than enough to defeat the New York Liberty in their first round playoff series. Let's preview it, shall we?
The WNBA Playoffs are starting on Thursday. However, the Mystics won't start playing until Friday when they face off against the Eastern Conference-leading New York Liberty who finished the year with a 23-11 record.
Overall team stats and analysis
Here are the Four Factors numbers, pace, and team ratings for the Mystics and Liberty heading into the playoffs:
| Offense | Defense | Pace and Team Ratings | |||||||||
| eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | Team | eFG% | TOV% | DRB% | FT/FGA | PACE | ORTG | DRTG |
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