2002 WNBA Playoffs

Updated September 27, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

First Round (Best of 3)

  East  
Aug. 16 at Indiana 73 New York 55
Aug. 18 at New York 84 Indiana 65
Aug. 20 at New York 75 Indiana 60
  New York Liberty win series, 2-1
     
Aug. 15 at Washington 74 Charlotte 62
Aug. 17 Washington 62 at Charlotte 59
  Washington Mystics win series, 2-0
  West
Aug. 15 Los Angeles 78 at Seattle 61
Aug. 17 at Los Angeles 69 Seattle 59
  Los Angeles Sparks win series, 2-0
   
Aug. 17 at Utah 66 Houston 59
Aug. 18 at Houston 83 2 OT Utah 77
Aug. 20 Utah 75 at Houston 72
  Utah Starzz win series, 2-1

Conference Finals (Best of 3)

  East  
Aug. 22 at Washington 79 New York 74
Aug. 24 at New York 96 Washington 79
Aug. 25 at New York 64 Washington 57
  New York Liberty wins series, 2-1
     
  West  
Aug. 22 Los Angeles 75 at Utah 67
Aug. 24 at Los Angeles 103 Utah 77
  Los Angeles Sparks win series, 2-0

Championship Series (Best of 3)

 

Los Angeles wins series, 2 games to 0

W-L Avg Leading Scorer
Los Angeles 2-0 70.0 Mabika & Leslie (16.0)
New York 0-2 64.5 Hammon (13.5)
Date Winner Home Court
Aug. 29 Sparks, 71-63 at New York
Aug. 31 Sparks, 69-66 at Los Angeles
Finals MVP: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles, C, (16.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg)

 

WNBA Annual Awards Women's National Basketball Association WNBA 2002 Attendance

 

 
Women's National Basketball Association, 2002 Season
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