2000 WNBA playoffs explained

Year:2000
WNBA Playoffs
Dates:August 11–26, 2000
Winners:Houston Comets (Finals Champion)
Continental Cup Title:East champion
Continental Cup Qualifiers:New York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato)
Continental Cup Title1:West champion
Continental Cup Qualifiers1:Houston Comets (Coach: Van Chancellor)
Prev Season:1999
Next Season:2001

The 2000 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2000 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2-0. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals.

Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

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

Playoffs

Bracket

There were 16 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the four teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to four.

Conference Semi=Finals

Houston Comets vs. Sacramento Monarchs

Conference Finals

Los Angeles Sparks vs. Houston Comets

WNBA Championship

See main article: 2000 WNBA Championship. [1]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wnba.com/history/history_2000.html WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 2000