NEW YORK — Atlanta Dream center Tina Charles and her teammates packed for an extended trip to the Big Apple.
They got their wish by reaching the postseason with a 78-67 win over the New York Liberty on Thursday night, with the visitors’ victory in the regular-season finale clinching the eighth and final seed for the WNBA playoffs. The same two teams will meet again when the postseason tips off Sunday.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Tuesday night, also at New York, and the first-round showdown won’t shift to Atlanta unless a third game is necessary.
The Dream were in no hurry to get home Thursday night.
“We came here with our bags packed,” Charles said. “We knew we’d take care of business.”