How to watch Liberty vs. Dream: Tight race brewing for No. 2 seed in the WNBA

The WNBA regular season is heading into its final stretch with less than three weeks remaining. The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx were the first — and so far, the only — team to clinch a postseason berth, likely securing the No. 1 seed in the process.

It’s now a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s best, setting the table for Saturday’s showdown between the New York Liberty (22-14) and Atlanta Dream (23-13).

How to watch New York Liberty at Atlanta Dream

Venue: Gateway Center Arena — College Park, Ga.
Time: 2 p.m. ET, Saturday
TV: CBS
Streaming: Fubo (Save $30)
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Live coverage is also available on Paramount+.

A tight race is brewing for the No. 2 seed. The defending champion Liberty have fallen from second to fifth in the playoff standings since losing to the Lynx last weekend, going 5-5 in their last 10 games. Granted, the team has been without superstar Breanna Stewart, who continues to recover from a knee injury and is expected to be out on Saturday. Sabrina Ionescu (foot) is also questionable to play.

On the other hand, the Dream have been ascending, going 8-2 in their last 10. Atlanta currently holds the No. 2 seed, nursing a half-game lead over the red-hot Las Vegas Aces, who have won nine straight.

Atlanta will also be without one of its starters Saturday as point guard Jordin Canada is sidelined with a hamstring injury. Canada is averaging 12 points and 5.7 assists per game and has twice earned All-Defensive honors in her career. Rookie Te-Hina Paopao has averaged about 30 minutes over the last three contests in Canada’s absence.

Both teams last played on Thursday. New York is coming off a disappointing 91-85 home loss to the Chicago Sky (9-26), while Atlanta escaped with a narrow 75-73 victory over the Lynx.

Eight teams make the WNBA postseason, and only four games separate the Liberty and the eighth-seeded Golden State Valkyries. With less than a month to go until the playoffs, the pressure is on the defending champions to make up some ground.

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