WNBA Playoffs
Following the conclusion of the WNBA season, eight teams take place in a bracket-style playoff to determine the league champion. The top two teams after the first two rounds meet in the WNBA Finals, in which the winner is crowned the WNBA champion.
Fast Facts
- Eight of the 14 WNBA teams qualify for the playoffs
- First two rounds are a best-of-three games format
- WNBA Finals is a best-of-five games series
- WNBA founded in 1996
- Houston Comets lead the league in all-time championships with four
2008 WNBA Playoffs
The 2008 WNBA Playoffs began on September 18, 2008. In the Eastern Conference, the top seeded Detroit Shock defeated the Indiana Fever and the New York Liberty to reach the finals for the third consecutive year. The San Antonio Silver Stars, who topped the Western Conference seedings, defeated the Sacramento Monarchs and the Los Angeles Sparks to face Detroit in the finals. The Shock swept the Silver Stars to win their third WNBA championship.1
Previous WNBA Champions
- 2007: Phoenix Mercury2
- 2006: Detroit Shock2
- 2005: Sacramento Monarchs2
- 2004: Seattle Storm2
- 2003: Detroit Shock2
- 2002: Los Angeles Sparks2
- 2001: Los Angeles Sparks2
- 2000: Houston Comets2
- 1999: Houston Comets2
- 1998: Houston Comets2
- 1997: Houston Comets2
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