2002 WNBA Playoffs explained

Year:	2002
WNBA Playoffs
Winners:	Los Angeles Sparks (Finals Champion)
Continental Cup Title:	East champion
Continental Cup Qualifiers:	New York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato)
Continental Cup Title1:	West champion
Continental Cup Qualifiers1:	Los Angeles Sparks (Coach: Michael Cooper)
Prev Season:	2001
Next Season:	2003

The 2002 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2002 season which ended with the Western Conference champion and defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2–0. Lisa Leslie 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.

Road to the playoffs

Eastern Conference

Western ConferenceNote:Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.

Playoffs

First round

- New York defeats Indiana, 2–1

• Indiana 73, New York 55 (Aug. 16)
• New York 84, Indiana 65 (Aug. 18)
• New York 75, Indiana 60 (Aug. 20)

- Washington defeats Charlotte, 2–0

• Washington 74, Charlotte 62 (Aug. 15)
• Washington 62, Charlotte 59 (Aug. 17)

- Los Angeles defeats Seattle, 2–0

• Los Angeles 78, Seattle 61 (Aug. 15)
• Los Angeles 69, Seattle 59 (Aug. 17)

- Utah defeats Houston, 2–1

• Utah 66, Houston 59 (Aug. 16)
• Houston 83, Utah 77 (2OT) (Aug. 18)
• Utah 75, Houston 72 (Aug. 20)

Conference Finals

- New York defeats Washington, 2–1

• Washington 79, New York 74 (Aug. 22)
• New York 96, Washington 79 (Aug. 24)
• New York 64, Washington 57 (Aug. 25)

- Los Angeles defeats Utah, 2–0

• Los Angeles 75, Utah 67 (Aug. 22)
• Los Angeles 103, Utah 77 (Aug. 24)

WNBA Finals

See main article: 2002 WNBA Finals.

- Los Angeles defeats New York, 2–0

• L.A. 71, New York 63 (Aug. 29)
• L.A. 69, New York 66 (Aug. 31)^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of WNBA Champions

External links

• Link to WNBA Playoffs series, recap, and boxscores

Notes and References

1. Web site: WNBA.com: Finals 2002 . 2014-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109174357/http://www.wnba.com/finals2002/ . 2015-01-09 . dead .
2. http://www.wnba.com/history/history_2002.html WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 2002