Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The finale series was known as the WNBA Championship from 1997 to 2001, before changing to WNBA Finals to reflect its NBA counterpart. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a best-of-five format. In 2016, the WNBA began seeding teams #1 through #8 regardless of conference making it possible for two Eastern Conference or two Western Conference teams ...
The final playoff round, a best-of-five series between the two semifinal winners, is known as the WNBA Finals and is held annually, currently scheduled in October. Each player on the winning team receives a championship ring. Also, the league awards a WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. From 2005 to 2024, the series followed a 2–2–1 ...
The 2001 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2001 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks , top-seeded champions of the Western Conference , defeated the Charlotte Sting , fourth-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference , two games to none in a best-of-three series.
The 2002 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2002 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.The Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series.
Mwadi Mabika (6) Staples Center: 23–3 27 August 4 Seattle: W 79–60: Lisa Leslie (22) Lisa Leslie (13) Ukari Figgs (9) Staples Center: 24–3 28 August 6 Indiana: W 81–66: Lisa Leslie (23) Lisa Leslie (13) Leslie McCrimmon (7) Staples Center: 25–3 29 August 8 Phoenix: W 79–67: Lisa Leslie (24) Byears Leslie Mabika (6) Mwadi Mabika (8 ...
On December 12, 2007, team owner Hilton Koch announced that the Comets would be moving from the Toyota Center to Reliant Arena for the 2008 WNBA season. [6] This resulted in a loss of fans. The Toyota Center drew 13,000 fans, but the Reliant Arena could only house 7,200.
Parker won two WNBA Most Valuable Player Awards (2008, 2013), a WNBA All-Star Game MVP Award , two Olympic gold medals (2008, 2012), and the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award . She got selected to six All-WNBA teams and five All-Star teams, and was the first player to win the Rookie of the Year and the MVP awards in the same season. [ 8 ]
The 1998 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1998 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets , top-seeded team of the league, defeated the Phoenix Mercury , third-seeded team of the league, two games to one in a best-of-three series.