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| 2007 New York Liberty season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Pat Coyle |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| Attendance | 8,698 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 16–18 (.471) |
| Place | 4th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2–1) to Detroit Shock |
The 2007 WNBA season was the 11th for the New York Liberty. The Liberty reached the playoffs, but they later fell to eventual conference champion Detroit Shock.
Based on the Liberty's 2006 record, they would pick 3rd in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Liberty picked Janel McCarville.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 2 | Jessica Davenport |  United States | Ohio State |
| 1 | 5 | Tiffany Jackson | United States | Texas |
| 2 | 16 | Shay Doron |  Israel | Maryland |
| 3 | 29 | Martina Weber |  Germany | Iona |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Shock x | 24 | 10 | .706 | – | 12–5 | 12–5 | 14–6 |
| Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 3.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 12–8 |
| Connecticut Sun x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 6.0 | 8–9 | 10–7 | 10–10 |
| New York Liberty x | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 10–10 |
| Washington Mystics o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 8.0 | 8–9 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 10.0 | 6–11 | 8–9 | 6–14 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 20 | Chicago | 83–71 | Win | 1–0 |
| May 24 | Washington | 81–76 | Win | 2–0 |
| June 1 | @ Minnesota | 70–60 | Win | 3–0 |
| June 3 | Phoenix | 83–82 | Win | 4–0 |
| June 5 | Indiana | 78–67 | Win | 5–0 |
| June 8 | Detroit | 57–67 | Loss | 5–1 |
| June 10 | @ Indiana | 61–80 | Loss | 5–2 |
| June 12 | Washington | 79–69 | Win | 6–2 |
| June 15 | @ Chicago | 66–73 | Loss | 6–3 |
| June 16 | @ San Antonio | 71–79 | Loss | 6–4 |
| June 20 | @ Connecticut | 76–73 | Win | 7–4 |
| June 22 | San Antonio | 63–70 | Loss | 7–5 |
| June 24 | Indiana | 63–74 | Loss | 7–6 |
| June 26 | @ Sacramento | 46–59 | Loss | 7–7 |
| June 29 | @ Los Angeles | 80–68 | Win | 8–7 |
| July 1 | @ Seattle | 53–84 | Loss | 8–8 |
| July 6 | @ Detroit | 82–81 (OT) | Win | 9–8 |
| July 8 | Sacramento | 71–61 | Win | 10–8 |
| July 12 | @ Indiana | 63–79 | Loss | 10–9 |
| July 18 | @ Detroit | 82–87 (OT) | Loss | 10–10 |
| July 20 | Houston | 74–80 | Loss | 10–11 |
| July 22 | Seattle | 75–77 | Loss | 10–12 |
| July 26 | @ Connecticut | 75–79 | Loss | 10–13 |
| July 29 | Connecticut | 61–67 | Loss | 10–14 |
| July 31 | Los Angeles | 63–73 | Loss | 10–15 |
| August 2 | Minnesota | 71–66 | Win | 11–15 |
| August 3 | @ Washington | 68–80 | Loss | 11–16 |
| August 7 | @ Houston | 77–71 | Win | 12–16 |
| August 9 | @ Phoenix | 86–97 | Loss | 12–17 |
| August 12 | Detroit | 85–84 | Win | 13–17 |
| August 14 | @ Chicago | 65–77 | Loss | 13–18 |
| August 16 | @ Washington | 73–72 | Win | 14–18 |
| August 17 | Connecticut | 74–66 | Win | 15–18 |
| August 19 | Chicago | 58–52 | Win | 16–18 |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 24 | Detroit | 73–51 | Win | 1–0 |
| 2 | August 26 | @ Detroit | 73–76 | Loss | 1–1 |
| 3 | August 28 | @ Detroit | 70–71 (OT) | Loss | 1–2 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Shameka Christon | 33 | 149 | 70 | 34 | 19 | 368 |
| Cathrine Kraayeveld | 34 | 154 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 366 |
| Janel McCarville | 32 | 152 | 36 | 39 | 20 | 332 |
| Loree Moore | 34 | 138 | 163 | 75 | 5 | 327 |
| Erin Thorn | 29 | 87 | 73 | 25 | 1 | 281 |
| Ashley Battle | 34 | 126 | 56 | 35 | 2 | 252 |
| Jessica Davenport | 33 | 88 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 176 |
| Tiffany Jackson | 34 | 104 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 173 |
| Lisa Willis | 16 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 61 |
| Barbara Farris | 28 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 53 |
| Shay Doron | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Lindsay Bowen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sherill Baker | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Martina Weber | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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