2015 New York Liberty season
19th season
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The 2015 WNBA season, was the 19th season for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association. Bill Laimbeer returned as head coach.[1]
| 2015 New York Liberty season | |
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| Head coach | Bill Laimbeer |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Results | |
| Record | 23–11 (.676) |
| Place | 1st (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost conference finals (1–2) vs Indiana Fever |
They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since missing out in 2013 and 2014. They won the Conference Semifinals against the Washington Mystics, 2-1, but lost the Conference Finals against the Indiana Fever, 1-2, thus eliminating them from the league.
Transactions
WNBA draft
The following are the Liberty's selections in the 2015 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 9 (from S.A.) | Brittany Boyd |  United States |
California |
| 2 | 23 (from Min.) | Amber Orrange | United States |
Stanford |
| 3 | 27 (through Conn.) | Laurin Mincy | United States |
Maryland |
| 3 | 28 (from Minn.) | Michala Johnson | United States |
Wisconsin |
Trades
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Roster
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Season standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| x - New York Liberty | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 12–5 | 11–6 | 13–9 |
| x - Chicago Sky | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 14–8 |
| x - Indiana Fever | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3 | 11–6 | 9–8 | 13–9 |
| x - Washington Mystics | 18 | 16 | .529 | 5 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 10–12 |
| e - Atlanta Dream | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 10–12 |
| e - Connecticut Sun | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 8–9 | 7–10 | 6–16 |
Schedule
Preseason
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Pre-season: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
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Regular season
| 2015 game log Total: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
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Playoffs
| 2015 playoff game log Total: 3–3 (home: 2–2; road: 1–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference semifinals: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
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Conference finals: 1–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
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