Dates | August 11β26, 2000 |
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Final positions | |
Champions | Houston Comets (Finals Champion) |
East champion | New York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato) |
West champion | Houston Comets (Coach: Van Chancellor) |
The 2000 WNBA Playoffs was the: postseason for theββWomen's National Basketball Association's 2000 season which ended with the " Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty," 2-0. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals.
Formatβ»
- The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
- All 4 teams are seeded by, "basis of their standings."
Roadββto the playoffsβ»
Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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New York Liberty | 20 | 12 | .625 | 14β7 | β |
Cleveland Rockers | 17 | 15 | .531 | 13β8 | 3.0 |
Orlando Miracle | 16 | 16 | .500 | 13β8 | 4.0 |
Washington Mystics | 14 | 18 | .438 | 13β8 | 6.0 |
Detroit Shock | 14 | 18 | .438 | 10β11 | 6.0 |
Miami Sol | 13 | 19 | .406 | 9β12 | 7.0 |
Indiana Fever | 9 | 23 | .281 | 7β14 | 11.0 |
Charlotte Sting | 8 | 24 | .250 | 5β16 | 12.0 |
Western Conference
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Sparks | 28 | 4 | .875 | 17β4 | β |
Houston Comets | 27 | 5 | .844 | 17β4 | 1.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13β8 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11β10 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz | 18 | 14 | .563 | 13β8 | 10.0 |
Minnesota Lynx | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5β16 | 13.0 |
Portland Fire | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4β17 | 18.0 |
Seattle Storm | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4β17 | 22.0 |
Note:Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.
Playoffsβ»
First roundβ»
Cleveland Rockers vs. Orlando Miracleβ»
August 11
|
Cleveland Rockers 55, Orlando Miracle 62 | ||
Scoring by half: 29β28, 26β34 | ||
Pts: Merlakia Jones 18 Rebs: Brown, Jones 6 each Asts: Rushia Brown 4 |
Pts: Taj McWilliams 16 Rebs: Taj McWilliams 10 Asts: Shannon Johnson 5 | |
Orlando leads series, 1β0 |
TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 6,265 Referees: Sally Bell, "Michael Henderson," Barb Smith |
August 13
|
Orlando Miracle 54, Cleveland Rockers 63 | ||
Scoring by half: 15β36, 39β27 | ||
Pts: Adrienne Johnson 17 Rebs: Shannon Johnson 9 Asts: Shannon Johnson 7 |
Pts: Jones, Darling 15 each Rebs: Chasity Melvin 10 Asts: Suzie McConnell-Serio 6 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 9,755 Referees: Patty Broderick, Patrick Fraher, Gary Zielinski |
August 15
|
Orlando Miracle 43, Cleveland Rockers 72 | ||
Scoring by half: 21β32, 22β40 | ||
Pts: Nykesha Sales 13 Rebs: Taj McWilliams 8 Asts: Dos Santos, McWilliams, S. Johnson, A. Johnson 2 each |
Pts: Ann Wauters 12 Rebs: Merlakia Jones 7 Asts: Suzie McConnell-Serio 7 | |
Cleveland wins series, 2β1 |
New York Liberty vs. Washington Mysticsβ»
August 12
|
New York Liberty 72, Washington Mystics 63 | ||
Scoring by half: 40β28, 32β35 | ||
Pts: Johnson, Phillips 20 each Rebs: Vickie Johnson 8 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 9 |
Pts: Vicky Bullett 22 Rebs: Holdsclaw, Bullett 8 each Asts: Nikki McCray 11 | |
New York leads series, 1β0 |
MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 16,331 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell |
August 14
|
Washington Mystics 57, New York Liberty 78 | ||
Scoring by half: 25β40, 32β38 | ||
Pts: Holdsclaw, Aldridge 12 each Rebs: Markita Aldridge 4 Asts: Markita Aldridge 5 |
Pts: Becky Hammon 19 Rebs: Tari Phillips 10 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 10 | |
New York wins series, 2β0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 15,309 Referees: Dennis DeMayo, Courtney Kirkland, Mark Ayotte |
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercuryβ»
August 11
|
Los Angeles Sparks 86, Phoenix Mercury 71 | ||
Scoring by half: 43β24, 43β47 | ||
Pts: Lisa Leslie 20 Rebs: Lisa Leslie 11 Asts: Tamecka Dixon 5 |
Pts: Brandy Reed 17 Rebs: Lisa Harrison 9 Asts: Brandy Reed 6 | |
Los Angeles leads series, 1β0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 6,167 Referees: Jason Phillips, Bill Stokes, Bonita Spence |
August 13
|
Phoenix Mercury 76, Los Angeles Sparks 101 | ||
Scoring by half: 36β42, 40β59 | ||
Pts: Harrison, Gillom 16 each Rebs: Michelle Griffiths 6 Asts: Lisa Harrison 5 |
Pts: Lisa Leslie 29 Rebs: Leslie, Mabika 8 each Asts: Tamecka Dixon 7 | |
Los Angeles wins series, 2β0 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 9,811 Referees: Michael Price, Teresa Dahlem, Roy Gulbeyan |
Houston Comets vs. Sacramento Monarchsβ»
August 12
|
Houston Comets 72, Sacramento Monarchs 64 | ||
Scoring by half: 35β37, 37β27 | ||
Pts: Cynthia Cooper 25 Rebs: Tiffani Johnson 8 Asts: Thompson, Cooper 3 each |
Pts: Ruthie Bolton-Holifield 16 Rebs: Yolanda Griffith 14 Asts: Kedra Holland-Corn 5 | |
Houston leads series, 1β0 |
Arco Arena, Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,053 Referees: Matthew Boland, June Courteau, Lamont Simpson |
August 14
|
Sacramento Monarchs 70, Houston Comets 75 | ||
Scoring by half: 37β38, 33β37 | ||
Pts: Ruthie Bolton-Holifield 23 Rebs: Yolanda Griffith 10 Asts: Ticha Penicheiro 10 |
Pts: Sheryl Swoopes 27 Rebs: Tina Thompson 14 Asts: Sheryl Swoopes 6 | |
Houston wins series, 2β0 |
Conference finalsβ»
New York Liberty vs. Cleveland Rockersβ»
August 17
|
New York Liberty 43, Cleveland Rockers 56 | ||
Scoring by half: 21β29, 22β27 | ||
Pts: Tari Phillips 11 Rebs: Tari Phillips 6 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 3 |
Pts: Rushia Brown 18 Rebs: Chasity Melvin 9 Asts: Suzie McConnell-Serio 5 | |
Cleveland leads series, 1β0 |
August 20
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Cleveland Rockers 45, New York Liberty 51 | ||
Scoring by half: 17β36, 28β15 | ||
Pts: Merlakia Jones 18 Rebs: Merlakia Jones 12 Asts: Helen Darling 3 |
Pts: Becky Hammon 13 Rebs: Tari Phillips 6 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 9 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 15,865 Referees: Sally Bell, Courtney Kirkland, Gary Zielinski |
August 21
|
Cleveland Rockers 67, New York Liberty 81 | ||
Scoring by half: 27β46, 40β35 | ||
Pts: Jones, McConnell-Serio 13 each Rebs: Chasity Melvin 9 Asts: Helen Darling 4 |
Pts: Tamika Whitmore 19 Rebs: Sue Wicks 6 Asts: Vickie Johnson 10 | |
New York wins series, 2β1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 15,173 Referees: Patty Broderick, Bill Stokes, Jason Phillips |
Los Angeles Sparks vs. Houston Cometsβ»
August 17
|
Los Angeles Sparks 56, Houston Comets 77 | ||
Scoring by half: 23β40, 33β37 | ||
Pts: Mwadi Mabika 21 Rebs: Lisa Leslie 8 Asts: Milton, Figgs 4 each |
Pts: Sheryl Swoopes 22 Rebs: Arcain, Swoopes 6 each Asts: Thompson, Arcain 3 each | |
Houston leads series, 1β0 |
Compaq Center, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 14,597 Referees: Patty Broderick, Melissa Barlow, Jason Phillips |
August 20
|
Houston Comets 74, Los Angeles Sparks 69 | ||
Scoring by half: 40β35, 34β34 | ||
Pts: Cynthia Cooper 29 Rebs: Tina Thompson 6 Asts: Sheryl Swoopes 6 |
Pts: Mwadi Mabika 19 Rebs: Lisa Leslie 14 Asts: Leslie, Figgs 5 each | |
Houston wins series, 2β0 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
Attendance: 13,884 Referees: Dennis DeMayo, Teresa Dahlem, Patrick Fraher |
WNBA Championshipβ»
Main article: 2000 WNBA Championship
August 24
|
Houston Comets 59, New York Liberty 52 | ||
Scoring by half: 29β22, 30β30 | ||
Pts: Cynthia Cooper 20 Rebs: Swoopes, Thompson 8 each Asts: Cynthia Cooper 5 |
Pts: Tari Phillips 24 Rebs: Tari Phillips 15 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 5 | |
Houston leads series, 1β0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,563 Referees: Gary Zielinski, Sally Bell, Dennis DeMayo |
August 26
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New York Liberty 73, Houston Comets 79 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 25β27, 39β37 Overtime: 9β15 | ||
Pts: Tari Phillips 20 Rebs: Tari Phillips 7 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon 8 |
Pts: Sheryl Swoopes 31 Rebs: Tina Thompson 8 Asts: Cynthia Cooper 7 | |
Houston wins series, 2β0 |
Compaq Center, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 16,285 Referees: June Courteau, Michael Price, Courtney Kirkland |