2007 WNBA Playoffs

2007 WNBA Playoffs
Conference Conf. Champion Coach
East Detroit Shock Bill Laimbeer
West Phoenix Mercury Paul Westhead
Dates: August 24 - September 16
Finals Champion: Phoenix Mercury
Standings
Eastern Conference Western Conference
1st Detroit 1st Phoenix
2nd Indiana 2nd San Antonio
3rd Connecticut 3rd Sacramento
4th New York 4th Seattle
WNBA Playoffs

 2006

2008 

The 2007 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 3-2.

Format

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:

  1. Detroit Shock (24–10)
  2. Indiana Fever (21–13)
  3. Connecticut Sun (18–16)
  4. New York Liberty (16–18)

Western Conference

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:

  1. Phoenix Mercury (23–11)
  2. San Antonio Silver Stars (20–14)
  3. Sacramento Monarchs (19–15)
  4. Seattle Storm (17–17)

Bracket

This was the outlook for the 2007 WNBA playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

First Round Conference Finals WNBA Finals
         
1 Detroit 2
4 New York 1
1 Detroit 2
Eastern Conference
2 Indiana 1
2 Indiana 2
3 Connecticut 1
1 Detroit 2
1 Phoenix 3
1 Phoenix 2
4 Seattle 0
1 Phoenix 2
Western Conference
2 San Antonio 0
2 San Antonio 2
3 Sacramento 1

Eastern Conference

First Round

(1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) New York Liberty

August 26
New York Liberty 73, Detroit Shock 76
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
August 28
New York Liberty 70, Detroit Shock 71 (OT)
Detroit wins series, 2–1
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills

(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Connecticut Sun

August 25
Connecticut Sun 59, Indiana Fever 78
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
August 27
Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 93 (OT)
Indiana wins series, 2–1
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

Conference Finals

(1) Detroit Shock vs. (2) Indiana Fever

August 31
Detroit Shock 65, Indiana Fever 75
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
September 2
Indiana Fever 63, Detroit Shock 77
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
September 3
Indiana Fever 65, Detroit Shock 81
Detroit wins series, 2–1
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills

Western Conference

First Round

(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Seattle Storm

August 24
Phoenix Mercury 101, Seattle Storm 84
KeyArena, Seattle
August 26
Seattle Storm 89, Phoenix Mercury 95
Phoenix wins series, 2-0
US Airways Center, Phoenix

(2) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (3) Sacramento Monarchs

August 23
San Antonio Silver Stars 65, Sacramento Monarchs 86
ARCO Arena, Sacramento
August 25
Sacramento Monarchs 61, San Antonio Silver Stars 86
AT&T Center, San Antonio
August 27
Sacramento Monarchs 78, San Antonio Silver Stars 80
San Antonio wins series, 2–1
AT&T Center, San Antonio

Conference Finals

(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) San Antonio Silver Stars

August 30
Phoenix Mercury 102, San Antonio Silver Stars 100
AT&T Center, San Antonio
September 1
San Antonio Silver Stars 92, Phoenix Mercury 98
Phoenix wins series, 2-0
US Airways Center, Phoenix

WNBA Finals: Phoenix Mercury vs. Detroit Shock

Main article: 2007 WNBA Finals
September 5
Phoenix Mercury 100, Detroit Shock 108
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
September 8
Phoenix Mercury 98, Detroit Shock 70
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
September 11
Detroit Shock 88, Phoenix Mercury 83
US Airways Center, Phoenix
September 13
Detroit Shock 76, Phoenix Mercury 77
US Airways Center, Phoenix
September 16
Phoenix Mercury 108, Detroit Shock 92
Phoenix won series, 3-2
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills

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