The Liberty will face the Atlanta Dream, which should be a pretty easy series for New York to win. While they lost to the Dream in this season's final game, the Liberty had already secured a spot in the playoffs and most of the big named starters sat out for part of the game.

Here's what to know as the WNBA playoffs tip off this weekend, from the stars to the series matchups to the TV schedule.

Win and the Dream would be in. They would clinch a matchup with the Liberty in the best-of-three first round, with the first two in Brooklyn. Lose and they could still get in with help on this final night. “We absolutely packed for a week,” Dream coach Tanisha Wright said before the game.