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2003 WNBA Playoffs
DatesAugust 28 - September 16, 2003
Final positions
ChampionsDetroit Shock (Finals Champion)
East championDetroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer)
West championLos Angeles Sparks (Coach: Michael Cooper)
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The 2003 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2003 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock beating the Western Conference champion and two-time defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks, 2-1. Ruth Riley was named the MVP of the Finals.

Format

  • The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
  • All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock 25 9 .735 13–4 12–5 18–6
Charlotte Sting 18 16 .529 7.0 13–4 5–12 12–12
Connecticut Sun 18 16 .529 7.0 10–7 8–9 11–13
Cleveland Rockers 17 17 .500 8.0 11–6 6–11 13–11
Indiana Fever 16 18 .471 9.0 11–6 5–12 12–12
New York Liberty 16 18 .471 9.0 11–6 5–12 11–13
Washington Mystics 9 25 .265 16.0 3–14 6–11 7–17

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks 24 10 .706 11–6 13–4 17–7
Houston Comets 20 14 .588 4.0 14–3 6–11 14–10
Sacramento Monarchs 19 15 .559 5.0 12–5 7–10 13–11
Minnesota Lynx 18 16 .529 6.0 11–6 7–10 14–10
Seattle Storm 18 16 .529 6.0 13–4 5–12 11–13
San Antonio Silver Stars 12 22 .353 12.0 9–8 3–14 10–14
Phoenix Mercury 8 26 .235 16.0 6–11 2–15 5–19

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

Playoffs

First round

- Detroit defeats Cleveland, 2-1

  • Detroit 76, Cleveland 74 (Aug. 29)
  • Cleveland 66, Detroit 59 (Aug. 31)
  • Detroit 77, Cleveland 63 (Sept. 2)

- Connecticut defeats Charlotte, 2-0

  • Connecticut 68, Charlotte 66 (Aug. 28)
  • Connecticut 68, Charlotte 62 (Aug. 30)

- Los Angeles defeats Minnesota, 2-1

  • Minnesota 74, Los Angeles 72 (Aug. 28)
  • Los Angeles 80, Minnesota 69 (Aug. 30)
  • Los Angeles 74, Minnesota 64 (Sept. 1)

- Sacramento defeats Houston, 2-1

  • Sacramento 65, Houston 59 (Aug. 29)
  • Houston 69, Sacramento 48 (Aug. 31)
  • Sacramento 70, Houston 68 (Sept. 2)

Conference finals

- Detroit defeats Connecticut, 2-0

  • Detroit 73, Connecticut 63 (Sept. 5)
  • Detroit 79, Connecticut 73 (Sept. 7)

- Los Angeles defeats Sacramento, 2-1

  • Sacramento 77, Los Angeles 69 (Sept. 5)
  • Los Angeles 79, Sacramento 54 (Sept. 7)
  • Los Angeles 66, Sacramento 63 (Sept. 8)

WNBA Finals

Main article: 2003 WNBA Finals

- Detroit defeats Los Angeles, 2-1

  • L.A. 75, Detroit 63 (Sept. 12)
  • Detroit 62, L.A. 61 (Sept. 14)
  • Detroit 83, L.A. 78 (Sept. 16)

See also

References

  1. "WNBA.com: Finals 2003". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 2003

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