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1 Format  





2 Road to the playoffs  





3 Playoffs  



3.1  First round  





3.2  Conference Finals  







4 WNBA Finals  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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2002 WNBA Playoffs
Final positions
ChampionsLos Angeles Sparks (Finals Champion)
East championNew York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato)
West championLos Angeles Sparks (Coach: Michael Cooper)
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2002 season which ended with the Western Conference champion and defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2–0. Lisa Leslie was named the MVP of the Finals.

Format

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Road to the playoffs

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Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
New York Liberty x 18 14 .563 11–10
Charlotte Sting x 18 14 .563 12–9
Washington Mystics x 17 15 .531 12–9 1.0
Indiana Fever x 16 16 .500 12–9 2.0
Orlando Miracle o 16 16 .500 13–8 2.0
Miami Sol o 15 17 .469 11–10 3.0
Cleveland Rockers o 10 22 .312 7–14 8.0
Detroit Shock o 9 23 .281 6–15 9.0

Western Conference

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Los Angeles Sparks x 25 7 .781 17–4
Houston Comets x 24 8 .750 16–5 1.0
Utah Starzz x 20 12 .625 12–9 5.0
Seattle Storm x 17 15 .531 10–11 8.0
Portland Fire o 16 16 .500 8–13 9.0
Sacramento Monarchs o 14 18 .438 8–13 11.0
Phoenix Mercury o 11 21 .344 7–14 14.0
Minnesota Lynx o 10 22 .313 6–15 15.0

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

Playoffs

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First round

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- New York defeats Indiana, 2–1

- Washington defeats Charlotte, 2–0

- Los Angeles defeats Seattle, 2–0

- Utah defeats Houston, 2–1

Conference Finals

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- New York defeats Washington, 2–1

- Los Angeles defeats Utah, 2–0

WNBA Finals

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- Los Angeles defeats New York, 2–0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "WNBA.com: Finals 2002". Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  • ^ WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 2002
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