2003 WNBA Playoffs
DatesAugust 28 - September 16, 2003
Final positions
ChampionsDetroit Shock (Finals Champion)
East championDetroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer)
West championLos Angeles Sparks (Coach: Michael Cooper)
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The 2003 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2003 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock beating the Western Conference champion and two-time defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks, 2-1. Ruth Riley was named the MVP of the Finals.

Format

Road to the playoffs

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x 25 9 .735 – 13–4 12–5 18–6
Charlotte Sting x 18 16 .529 7.0 13–4 5–12 12–12
Connecticut Sun x 18 16 .529 7.0 10–7 8–9 11–13
Cleveland Rockers x 17 17 .500 8.0 11–6 6–11 13–11
Indiana Fever o 16 18 .471 9.0 11–6 5–12 12–12
New York Liberty o 16 18 .471 9.0 11–6 5–12 11–13
Washington Mystics o 9 25 .265 16.0 3–14 6–11 7–17

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks x 24 10 .706 – 11–6 13–4 17–7
Houston Comets x 20 14 .588 4.0 14–3 6–11 14–10
Sacramento Monarchs x 19 15 .559 5.0 12–5 7–10 13–11
Minnesota Lynx x 18 16 .529 6.0 11–6 7–10 14–10
Seattle Storm o 18 16 .529 6.0 13–4 5–12 11–13
San Antonio Silver Stars o 12 22 .353 12.0 9–8 3–14 10–14
Phoenix Mercury o 8 26 .235 16.0 6–11 2–15 5–19

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

Playoffs

First round

- Detroit defeats Cleveland, 2-1

- Connecticut defeats Charlotte, 2-0

- Los Angeles defeats Minnesota, 2-1

- Sacramento defeats Houston, 2-1

Conference finals

- Detroit defeats Connecticut, 2-0

- Los Angeles defeats Sacramento, 2-1

WNBA Finals

Main article: 2003 WNBA Finals

- Detroit defeats Los Angeles, 2-1

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See also

References

  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Finals 2003". Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  2. ^ WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 2003

External links

2003 WNBA season by team
WNBA playoffs
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