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(Top) 1 Format 2 Road to the playoffs 3 Playoffs 3.1 First round 3.1.1 Cleveland Rockers vs. Orlando Miracle 3.1.2 New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics 3.1.3 Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury 3.1.4 Houston Comets vs. Sacramento Monarchs 3.2 Conference finals 3.2.1 New York Liberty vs. Cleveland Rockers 3.2.2 Los Angeles Sparks vs. Houston Comets 4 WNBA Championship 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

2000 WNBA Playoffs

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2000 WNBA Playoffs
Final positions
Dates	August 11–26, 2000
Champions	Houston Comets (Finals Champion)
East champion	New York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato)
West champion	Houston Comets (Coach: Van Chancellor)
← 1999 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.

Format[edit]

The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.

Road to the playoffs[edit]

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
New York Liberty ^x	20	12	.625	14–7	–
Cleveland Rockers ^x	17	15	.531	13–8	3.0
Orlando Miracle ^x	16	16	.500	13–8	4.0
Washington Mystics ^x	14	18	.438	13–8	6.0
Detroit Shock ^o	14	18	.438	10–11	6.0
Miami Sol ^o	13	19	.406	9–12	7.0
Indiana Fever ^o	9	23	.281	7–14	11.0
Charlotte Sting ^o	8	24	.250	5–16	12.0

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Los Angeles Sparks ^x	28	4	.875	17–4	–
Houston Comets ^x	27	5	.844	17–4	1.0
Sacramento Monarchs ^x	21	11	.656	13–8	7.0
Phoenix Mercury ^x	20	12	.625	11–10	8.0
Utah Starzz ^o	18	14	.563	13–8	10.0
Minnesota Lynx ^o	15	17	.469	5–16	13.0
Portland Fire ^o	10	22	.313	4–17	18.0
Seattle Storm ^o	6	26	.188	4–17	22.0

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

Playoffs[edit]

First round[edit]

Cleveland Rockers vs. Orlando Miracle[edit]

August 11

Cleveland Rockers 55, Orlando Miracle 62
Scoring by half: 29–28, 26–34
Pts: Merlakia Jones18 Rebs: Brown, Jones 6 each Asts: Rushia Brown 4		Pts: Taj McWilliams16 Rebs: Taj McWilliams 10 Asts: Shannon Johnson5
Orlando leads series, 1–0

Orlando Miracle 54, Cleveland Rockers 63
Scoring by half: 15–36, 39–27
Pts: Adrienne Johnson17 Rebs: Shannon Johnson9 Asts: Shannon Johnson 7		Pts: Jones, Darling 15 each Rebs: Chasity Melvin10 Asts: Suzie McConnell-Serio6
Series tied, 1–1

Orlando Miracle 43, Cleveland Rockers 72
Scoring by half: 21–32, 22–40
Pts: Nykesha Sales13 Rebs: Taj McWilliams8 Asts: Dos Santos, McWilliams, S. Johnson, A. Johnson 2 each		Pts: Ann Wauters12 Rebs: Merlakia Jones7 Asts: Suzie McConnell-Serio7
Cleveland wins series, 2–1

New York Liberty 72, Washington Mystics63
Scoring by half: 40–28, 32–35
Pts: Johnson, Phillips 20 each Rebs: Vickie Johnson 8 Asts: Teresa Weatherspoon9		Pts: Vicky Bullett22 Rebs: Holdsclaw, Bullett 8 each Asts: Nikki McCray11
New York leads series, 1–0