2006 WNBA Playoffs
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| Dates: | August 17 - September 9 | |||||||||
| Finals Champion: | Detroit Shock | |||||||||
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||||||||
| 1st Connecticut | 1st Los Angeles | |||||||||
| 2nd Detroit | 2nd Sacramento | |||||||||
| 3rd Indiana | 3rd Houston | |||||||||
| 4th Washington | 4th Seattle | |||||||||
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The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.
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[edit] Format
- The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
- All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
- The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
- The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
- Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.
[edit] Playoff qualifying
[edit] Eastern Conference
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
- Connecticut Sun (26–8)
- Detroit Shock (23–11)
- Indiana Fever (21–13)
- Washington Mystics (18–16)
[edit] Western Conference
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
- Los Angeles Sparks (25–9)
- Sacramento Monarchs (21–13)
- Houston Comets (18–16)
- Seattle Storm (18–16)
[edit] Bracket
This was the outlook for the 2006 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.
| Conference Semi-Finals Best-of-3 |
Conference Finals Best-of-3 |
WNBA Finals Best-of-5 |
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| E1 | Connecticut | 2 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Washington | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Connecticut | 1 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Detroit | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Detroit | 3 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Sacramento | 2 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles | 2 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Seattle | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles | 0 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Sacramento | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Sacramento | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 0 | |||||||||||
[edit] Eastern Conference
[edit] First Round
[edit] (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (4) Washington Mystics
| August 18 | Game 1 | Connecticut Sun 76, Washington Mystics 61 | Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. | |||
| August 20 | Game 2 | Washington Mystics 65, Connecticut Sun 68 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville | |||
| Connecticut wins series, 2–0 | ||||||
[edit] (2) Detroit Shock vs. (3) Indiana Fever
| August 17 | Game 1 | Detroit Shock 68, Indiana Fever 56 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis | |||
| August 19 | Game 2 | Indiana Fever 83, Detroit Shock 98 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills | |||
| Detroit wins series, 2–0 | ||||||
[edit] Conference Finals
[edit] (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Detroit Shock
| August 24 | Game 1 | Connecticut Sun 59, Detroit Shock 70 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills | |||
| August 26 | Game 2 | Detroit Shock 68, Connecticut Sun 77 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville | |||
| August 27 | Game 3 | Detroit Shock 79, Connecticut Sun 55 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville | |||
| Detroit wins series, 2–1 | ||||||
[edit] Western Conference
[edit] First Round
[edit] (1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (4) Seattle Storm
| August 18 | Game 1 | Los Angeles Sparks 72, Seattle Storm 84 | KeyArena, Seattle | |||
| August 20 | Game 2 | Seattle Storm 70, Los Angeles Sparks 78 | Staples Center, Los Angeles | |||
| August 22 | Game 3 | Seattle Storm 63, Los Angeles Sparks 68 | Staples Center, Los Angeles | |||
| Los Angeles wins series, 2–1 | ||||||
[edit] (2) Sacramento Monarchs vs. (3) Houston Comets
| August 17 | Game 1 | Sacramento Monarchs 93, Houston Comets 78 | Toyota Center, Houston | |||
| August 19 | Game 2 | Houston Comets 64, Sacramento Monarchs 92 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento | |||
| Sacramento wins series, 2–0 | ||||||
[edit] Conference Finals
[edit] (1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (2) Sacramento Monarchs
| August 24 | Game 1 | Los Angeles Sparks 61, Sacramento Monarchs 64 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento | |||
| August 26 | Game 2 | Sacramento Monarchs 72, Los Angeles Sparks 58 | Staples Center, Los Angeles | |||
| Sacramento wins series, 2–0 | ||||||
[edit] WNBA Finals: (2) Sacramento Monarchs vs. (2) Detroit Shock
Main article: 2006 WNBA Finals
| August 30 | Game 1 | Sacramento Monarchs 95, Detroit Shock 71 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills | |||
| September 1 | Game 2 | Sacramento Monarchs 63, Detroit Shock 73 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills | |||
| September 3 | Game 3 | Detroit Shock 69, Sacramento Monarchs 89 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento | |||
| September 6 | Game 4 | Detroit Shock 72, Sacramento Monarchs 52 | ARCO Arena, Sacramento | |||
| September 9 | Game 5 | Sacramento Monarchs 75, Detroit Shock 80 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills | |||
| Detroit wins series, 3–2 | ||||||
