1999 WNBA playoffs explained

Year:1999
WNBA Playoffs
Dates:August 24 – September 5, 1999
Winners:Houston Comets (Finals Champion)
Continental Cup Title:East champion
Continental Cup Qualifiers:New York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato)
Continental Cup Title1:West champion
Continental Cup Qualifiers1:Houston Comets (Coach: Van Chancellor)
Prev Season:1998
Next Season:2000

The 1999 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1999 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2-1. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. The Comets completed a three-peat.

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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

Playoffs

Bracket

There were 12 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the three teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to three. The top seeded team in each conference got a bye for the first round.

Conference Semi-Finals

Sacramento Monarchs vs. Los Angeles Sparks

Conference Finals

New York Liberty vs. Charlotte Sting

WNBA Championship

See main article: 1999 WNBA Championship. [1]

Aftermath

The two teams would meet each other again in the 2000 WNBA Finals.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wnba.com/history/history_1999.html WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 1999