The WNBA regular season is in its last stretch of the 2025 regular season, and while a couple of teams like the Indiana Fever and LA Sparks are scrapping for those final playoff spots, the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty are in a different conversation. For them, it’s about proving who really runs the East.

Moving at a calculated pace rating of 80 so far, the Atlanta Dream recently wielded a double-edged sword to defeat top-ranked teams, the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty, and then settled in as the second seed in the league. While the Dream is regarded as one of the toughest contenders in the WNBA today, the recent moves raised a pressing question: Can the Atlanta Dream defeat reigning champion, the New York Liberty, to win the Eastern Conference and advance to the playoffs?

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