2007 WNBA Playoffs

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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

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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.

Contents

[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:

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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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  

[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] First Round

[edit] (1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) New York Liberty

August 24 Game 1 Detroit Shock 51, New York Liberty 73    Madison Square Garden, New York NBA TV
August 26 Game 2 New York Liberty 73, Detroit Shock 76    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ABC
August 28 Game 3 New York Liberty 70, Detroit Shock 71 (OT)    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ESPN2
Detroit wins series, 2–1

[edit] (2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Connecticut Sun

August 23 Game 1 Indiana Fever 88, Connecticut Sun 93 (3OT)    Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville ESPN2
August 25 Game 2 Connecticut Sun 59, Indiana Fever 78    Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NBA TV
August 27 Game 3 Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 93 (OT)    Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NBA TV
Indiana wins series, 2–1

[edit] Conference Finals

[edit] (1) Detroit Shock vs. (2) Indiana Fever

August 31 Game 1 Detroit Shock 65, Indiana Fever 75    Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NBA TV
September 2 Game 2 Indiana Fever 63, Detroit Shock 77    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ABC
September 3 Game 3 Indiana Fever 65, Detroit Shock 81    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ESPN2
Detroit wins series, 2–1

[edit] Western Conference

[edit] First Round

[edit] (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Seattle Storm

August 24 Game 1 Phoenix Mercury 101, Seattle Storm 84    KeyArena, Seattle NBA TV
August 26 Game 2 Seattle Storm 89, Phoenix Mercury 95    US Airways Center, Phoenix NBA TV
Phoenix wins series, 2-0

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

August 23 Game 1 San Antonio Silver Stars 65, Sacramento Monarchs 86    ARCO Arena, Sacramento NBA TV
August 25 Game 2 Sacramento Monarchs 61, San Antonio Silver Stars 86    AT&T Center, San Antonio ESPN2
August 27 Game 3 Sacramento Monarchs 78, San Antonio Silver Stars 80    AT&T Center, San Antonio ESPN2
San Antonio wins series, 2–1

[edit] Conference Finals

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

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

[edit] WNBA Finals: Phoenix Mercury vs. Detroit Shock

Main article: 2007 WNBA Finals
September 5 Game 1 Phoenix Mercury 100, Detroit Shock 108    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ESPN2
September 8 Game 2 Phoenix Mercury 98, Detroit Shock 70    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ESPN2
September 11 Game 3 Detroit Shock 88, Phoenix Mercury 83    US Airways Center, Phoenix ESPN2
September 13 Game 4 Detroit Shock 76, Phoenix Mercury 77    US Airways Center, Phoenix ESPN2
September 16 Game 5 Phoenix Mercury 108, Detroit Shock 92    Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills ESPN2
Phoenix won series, 3-2

[edit] References

[edit] External links

2007 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals
Eastern Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever New York Liberty Washington Mystics
Western Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Minnesota Lynx Phoenix Mercury Sacramento Monarchs San Antonio Silver Stars Seattle Storm
←  2006 • WNBA season • 2008  →
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