2002 WNBA Playoffs

2002 WNBA Playoffs
Conference Conf. Champion Coach
East New York Liberty Richie Adubato
West Los Angeles Sparks Michael Cooper
Dates:
Finals Champion: Los Angeles Sparks
Standings
WNBA Playoffs

 2001

2003 

The 2002 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2002 season which ended with the Western Conference champion and defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2-0. Lisa Leslie was named the MVP of the Finals.

Format

Road to the playoffs

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x 18 14 .563 11–10
Charlotte Sting x 18 14 .563 12–9
Washington Mystics x 17 15 .531 12–9 1.0
Indiana Fever x 16 16 .500 12–9 2.0
Orlando Miracle o 16 16 .500 13–8 2.0
Miami Sol o 15 17 .469 11–10 3.0
Cleveland Rockers o 10 22 .312 7–14 8.0
Detroit Shock o 9 23 .281 6–15 9.0

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x 25 7 .781 17–4
Houston Comets x 24 8 .750 16–5 1.0
Utah Starzz x 20 12 .625 12–9 5.0
Seattle Storm x 17 15 .531 10–11 8.0
Portland Fire o 16 16 .500 8–13 9.0
Sacramento Monarchs o 14 18 .438 8–13 11.0
Phoenix Mercury o 11 21 .344 7–14 14.0
Minnesota Lynx o 10 22 .313 6–15 15.0

Note:Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.

Playoffs

First Round

- New York defeats Indiana, 2-1

- Washington defeats Charlotte, 2-0

- Los Angeles defeats Seattle, 2-0

- Utah defeats Houston, 2-1

Conference Finals

- New York defeats Washington, 2-1

- Los Angeles defeats Utah, 2-0

WNBA Finals

Main article: 2002 WNBA Finals

- Los Angeles defeats New York, 2-0

See also

References

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