2016 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
The New York Liberty won the 2016 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 21-13, 3 games ahead of the Chicago Sky.
🏆The 2016 playoffs, series by series
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East standings, 2016
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Liberty (NYL) x | 21 | 13 | .618 | - | 4-6 | L3 |
| Chicago Sky (CHI) x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 3 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Dream (ATL) x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 4 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 14 | 20 | .412 | 7 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 13 | 21 | .382 | 8 | 4-6 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The New York Liberty trailed by as many as 2.5 games on May 31, 2016.
- The New York Liberty took first place for good on June 22, 2016.
- The New York Liberty won 6 games in a row from June 11, 2016 to June 24, 2016, the longest run of the race.
- The Atlanta Dream led by 2.5 games as late as June 4, 2016.
- The New York Liberty led by as many as 5.5 games on July 20, 2016.
- The New York Liberty went 9-2 from June 4, 2016 to July 1, 2016, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 18 of the 67 days played.
- The New York Liberty spent 102 of the season's 128 charted days in first place.