2004 WNBA Playoffs
Final positions
ChampionsSeattle Storm (Finals Champion)
East championConnecticut Sun (Coach: Mike Thibault)
West championSeattle Storm (Coach: Anne Donovan)
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The 2004 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2004 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Seattle Storm defeating the Eastern Conference champion Connecticut Sun, 2–1. Betty Lennox was named the MVP of the Finals.

Format

Road to the playoffs

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Connecticut Sun x 18 16 .529 10–7 8–9 14–6
New York Liberty x 18 16 .529 11–6 7–10 10–10
Detroit Shock x 17 17 .500 1.0 8–9 9–8 11–9
Washington Mystics x 17 17 .500 1.0 11–6 6–11 9–11
Charlotte Sting o 16 18 .471 2.0 10–7 6–11 8–12
Indiana Fever o 15 19 .441 3.0 10–7 5–12 8–12

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks x 25 9 .735 15–2 10–7 16–6
Seattle Storm x 20 14 .588 5.0 13–4 7–10 13–9
Minnesota Lynx x 18 16 .529 7.0 11–6 7–10 12–10
Sacramento Monarchs x 18 16 .529 7.0 10–7 8–9 12–10
Phoenix Mercury o 17 17 .500 8.0 10–7 7–10 11–11
Houston Comets o 13 21 .382 12.0 9–8 4–13 7–15
San Antonio Silver Stars o 9 25 .265 16.0 6–11 3–14 6–16

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

First round

Eastern Conference

(1) Connecticut vs. (4) Washington Sun beat Mystics 2-1

(2) New York vs. (3) Detroit Liberty beat Shock 2-1

Western Conference

(1) Los Angeles vs. (4) Sacramento Monarchs beat Sparks 2-1

(2) Seattle vs. (3) Minnesota Storm beat Lynx 2-0

Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty Sun beat Liberty 2-0

Western Conference

Seattle Storm vs. Sacramento Monarchs Storm beat Monarchs 2-1

WNBA Finals

Main article: 2004 WNBA Finals

Seattle Storm vs. Connecticut Sun Storm beat Sun

See also

References

  1. ^ 2004 WNBA playoffs schedule - WNBA - ESPN
  2. ^ "WNBA.com: Finals 2004". Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2014.