2007 WNBA Playoffs
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| Dates | August 23 – September 16, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Phoenix Mercury (Finals Champion) |
| East champion | Detroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer) |
| West champion | Phoenix Mercury (Coach: Paul Westhead) |
| Standings | |
|---|---|
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| 1st Detroit | 1st Phoenix |
| 2nd Indiana | 2nd San Antonio |
| 3rd Connecticut | 3rd Sacramento |
| 4th New York | 4th Seattle |
The 2007 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 3-2.
Format[edit]
- The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
- All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
- The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
- The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
- Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.
Playoff qualifying[edit]
Eastern Conference[edit]
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
- Detroit Shock (24–10)
- Indiana Fever (21–13)
- Connecticut Sun (18–16)
- New York Liberty (16–18)
Western Conference[edit]
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
- Phoenix Mercury (23–11)
- San Antonio Silver Stars (20–14)
- Sacramento Monarchs (19–15)
- Seattle Storm (17–17)
Bracket[edit]
This was the outlook for the 2007 WNBA playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| First Round | Conference Finals | WNBA Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Seattle | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Phoenix | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Antonio | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Antonio | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento | 1 | ||||||||||||
Eastern Conference[edit]
First round[edit]
(1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) New York Liberty[edit]
August 24 |
| Detroit Shock 51, New York Liberty 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 16–11, 17–28, 9–20 | ||
| Pts: Nolan 16 Rebs: Pierson 8 Asts: Johnson, Powell, Pierson 2 | Pts: Christon 16 Rebs: Christon 15 Asts: Moore 6 | |
Madison Square Garden, New York City Attendance: 9,976 Referees: June Courteau, Lamont Simpson, Scott Twardoski |
August 26 |
| New York Liberty 73, Detroit Shock 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 11–23, 22–18, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Christon, McCarville 19 Rebs: Kraayeveld, Moore 8 Asts: McCarville, Moore, Thorn 3 | Pts: Nolan 16 Rebs: Pierson 12 Asts: Smith 6 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 9,896 Referees: Tina Napier, Michael Price, Kurt Walker |
August 28 |
| New York Liberty 70, Detroit Shock 71 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 21–11, 16–20, 13–19, Overtime: 8–9 | ||
| Pts: Kraayeveld 16 Rebs: Jackson-Jones 10 Asts: Moore 6 | Pts: Nolan 22 Rebs: Ford 10 Asts: Nolan 6 | |
| Detroit wins series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 10,654 Referees: Daryl Humphrey, Lisa Mattingly, Eric Brewton |
(2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Connecticut Sun[edit]
August 23 |
| Indiana Fever 88, Connecticut Sun 93 (3OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 18–20, 17–22, 24–12, Overtime: 9–9, 6–6, 7–12 | ||
| Pts: DeForge 31 Rebs: Catchings 20 Asts: Catchings 7 | Pts: Sales 25 Rebs: Dydek 11 Asts: Whalen 10 | |
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville Attendance: 7,271 Referees: Bonita Spence, Daryl Humphrey, Michael Price |
August 25 |
| Connecticut Sun 59, Indiana Fever 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 8–17, 17–21, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Douglas 11 Rebs: Sales 6 Asts: Carey 4 | Pts: DeForge 26 Rebs: Catchings 13 Asts: White, Whitmore 4 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 7,298 Referees: Bob Trammell, Roy Gulbeyan, Cameron Inouye |
August 27 |
| Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 93 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 15–15, 16–16, 17–29, Overtime: 11–16 | ||
| Pts: Douglas 27 Rebs: Whalen 10 Asts: Douglas, Jones 5 | Pts: Catchings 30 Rebs: Catchings 13 Asts: Catchings 6 | |
| Indiana wins series, 2–1 | ||
Conference finals[edit]
(1) Detroit Shock vs. (2) Indiana Fever[edit]
August 31 |
| Detroit Shock 65, Indiana Fever 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 18–18, 23–26, 11–16 | ||
| Pts: Pierson 19 Rebs: Ford 11 Asts: Nolan 6 | Pts: Catchings 22 Rebs: Catchings 11 Asts: Bevilaqua 4 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Attendance: 9,623 Referees: Clarke Stevens, June Courteau, Lamont Simpson |
September 2 |
| Indiana Fever 63, Detroit Shock 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 12–25, 15–27, 16–9 | ||
| Pts: DeForge 13 Rebs: Catchings, DeForge, Sam 4 Asts: Whitmore 4 | Pts: Nolan 24 Rebs: Cash, Pierson 9 Asts: Nolan, Smith 6 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 10,153 Referees: Bob Trammell, Sue Blauch, Kurt Walker |
September 3 |
| Indiana Fever 65, Detroit Shock 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 10–21, 17–22, 18–24 | ||
| Pts: Sutton-Brown 17 Rebs: Sutton-Brown, Sam 10 Asts: Sam, Whitmore 4 | Pts: Nolan 30 Rebs: Ford 15 Asts: Smith 7 | |
| Detroit wins series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 9,856 Referees: Michael Price, Tina Napier, Lisa Mattingly |
Western Conference[edit]
First round[edit]
(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Seattle Storm[edit]
August 24 |
| Phoenix Mercury 101, Seattle Storm 84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 20–13, 29–24, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Taylor, Taurasi 22 Rebs: Smith 10 Asts: Pondexter 8 | Pts: Lennox 23 Rebs: Jackson 9 Asts: Bird 4 | |
August 26 |
| Seattle Storm 89, Phoenix Mercury 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 24–24, 25–25, 26–19 | ||
| Pts: Jackson 22 Rebs: Jackson 14 Asts: Bird 6 | Pts: Pondexter 25 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Taurasi 6 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 2-0 | ||
(2) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (3) Sacramento Monarchs[edit]
August 23 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars 65, Sacramento Monarchs 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 20–14, 16–25, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Young 20 Rebs: Young 8 Asts: Darling 5 | Pts: Powell 22 Rebs: Griffith 9 Asts: Penicheiro 7 | |
August 25 |
| Sacramento Monarchs 61, San Antonio Silver Stars 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 14–25, 14–18, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Brunson 18 Rebs: Brunson 8 Asts: Penicheiro 5 | Pts: Hammon 20 Rebs: Johnson 9 Asts: Johnson 8 | |
August 27 |
| Sacramento Monarchs 78, San Antonio Silver Stars 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 15–22, 19–17, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Powell 20 Rebs: Brunson 8 Asts: Lawson 5 | Pts: Young 26 Rebs: Darling 7 Asts: Hammon, Johnson 7 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 2–1 | ||
Conference finals[edit]
(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) San Antonio Silver Stars[edit]
August 30 |
| Phoenix Mercury 102, San Antonio Silver Stars 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 30–27, 23–22, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Pondexter 26 Rebs: Taylor 14 Asts: Pondexter 6 | Pts: Hammon 32 Rebs: Young 18 Asts: Riley 6 | |
September 1 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars 92, Phoenix Mercury 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 19–19, 20–25, 25–31 | ||
| Pts: Zolman 20 Rebs: Riley, Young 10 Asts: Hammon 8 | Pts: Pondexter 33 Rebs: Smith 12 Asts: Pondexter 8 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 2-0 | ||
WNBA Finals: Phoenix Mercury vs. Detroit Shock[edit]
September 5 |
| Phoenix Mercury 100, Detroit Shock 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 14–23, 32–28, 33–39 | ||
| Pts: Taylor 57 Rebs: Taylor 9 Asts: Taylor 7 | Pts: Pierson 26 Rebs: Braxton 12 Asts: Johnson, Smith 4 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 10,513 Referees: Eric Brewton, June Courteau, Lamont Simpson |
September 8 |
| Phoenix Mercury 98, Detroit Shock 70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 23–15, 31–19, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Taurasi 30 Rebs: Smith 10 Asts: Miller, Pondexter, Taylor 5 | Pts: Nolan 12 Rebs: Braxton 9 Asts: Johnson, Pierson 3 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 16,752 Referees: Lisa Mattingly, Michael Price, Kurt Walker |
September 11 |
| Detroit Shock 88, Phoenix Mercury 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 20–22, 20–19, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Smith 22 Rebs: Ford 13 Asts: Nolan 6 | Pts: Taurasi 22 Rebs: Taylor 14 Asts: Miller 5 | |
September 13 |
| Detroit Shock 76, Phoenix Mercury 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 23–16, 25–24, 16–20 | ||
| Pts: Pierson 23 Rebs: Ford 14 Asts: Nolan 5 | Pts: Pondexter 26 Rebs: Taylor 9 Asts: Pondexter 5 | |
September 16 |
| Phoenix Mercury 108, Detroit Shock 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 25–26, 24–21, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Taylor 30 Rebs: Taurasi 7 Asts: Pondexter 10 | Pts: Nolan 27 Rebs: Smith 6 Asts: Johnson 8 | |
| Phoenix won series, 3-2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 22,076 Referees: Tina Napier, Michael Price, Bob Trammell |