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| Dates | August 23 – September 16, 2007 |
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| Final positions | |
| Champions | Phoenix Mercury (Finals Champion) |
| East champion | Detroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer) |
| West champion | Phoenix Mercury (Coach: Paul Westhead) |
← 2006
2008 →
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| Standings | |
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| 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.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
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 | ||||||||||||
August 24 |
| Detroit Shock 51, New York Liberty 73 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 16–11, 17–28, 9–20 | ||
| Pts: Nolan16 Rebs: Pierson8 Asts: Johnson, Powell, Pierson2 |
Pts: Christon16 Rebs: Christon15 Asts: Moore6 | |
Madison Square Garden, New York City |
August 26 |
| New York Liberty 73, Detroit Shock 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 11–23, 22–18, 20–16 | ||
| Pts: Christon, McCarville19 Rebs: Kraayeveld, Moore8 Asts: McCarville, Moore, Thorn3 |
Pts: Nolan16 Rebs: Pierson12 Asts: Smith6 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
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: Kraayeveld16 Rebs: Jackson-Jones10 Asts: Moore6 |
Pts: Nolan22 Rebs: Ford10 Asts: Nolan6 | |
| Detroit wins series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
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: DeForge31 Rebs: Catchings20 Asts: Catchings7 |
Pts: Sales25 Rebs: Dydek11 Asts: Whalen10 | |
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville |
August 25 |
| Connecticut Sun 59, Indiana Fever 78 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 8–17, 17–21, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Douglas11 Rebs: Sales6 Asts: Carey4 |
Pts: DeForge26 Rebs: Catchings13 Asts: White, Whitmore4 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
August 27 |
| Connecticut Sun 88, Indiana Fever 93 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 15–15, 16–16, 17–29, Overtime: 11–16 | ||
| Pts: Douglas27 Rebs: Whalen10 Asts: Douglas, Jones5 |
Pts: Catchings30 Rebs: Catchings13 Asts: Catchings6 | |
| Indiana wins series, 2–1 | ||
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
August 31 |
| Detroit Shock 65, Indiana Fever 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 18–18, 23–26, 11–16 | ||
| Pts: Pierson19 Rebs: Ford11 Asts: Nolan6 |
Pts: Catchings22 Rebs: Catchings11 Asts: Bevilaqua4 | |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis |
September 2 |
| Indiana Fever 63, Detroit Shock 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 12–25, 15–27, 16–9 | ||
| Pts: DeForge13 Rebs: Catchings, DeForge, Sam4 Asts: Whitmore4 |
Pts: Nolan24 Rebs: Cash, Pierson9 Asts: Nolan, Smith6 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
September 3 |
| Indiana Fever 65, Detroit Shock 81 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 10–21, 17–22, 18–24 | ||
| Pts: Sutton-Brown17 Rebs: Sutton-Brown, Sam10 Asts: Sam, Whitmore4 |
Pts: Nolan30 Rebs: Ford15 Asts: Smith7 | |
| Detroit wins series, 2–1 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
August 24 |
| Phoenix Mercury 101, Seattle Storm84 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 20–13, 29–24, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Taylor, Taurasi22 Rebs: Smith10 Asts: Pondexter8 |
Pts: Lennox23 Rebs: Jackson9 Asts: Bird4 | |
KeyArena, Seattle |
August 26 |
| Seattle Storm 89, Phoenix Mercury 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 24–24, 25–25, 26–19 | ||
| Pts: Jackson22 Rebs: Jackson14 Asts: Bird6 |
Pts: Pondexter25 Rebs: Smith8 Asts: Taurasi6 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 2-0 | ||
US Airways Center, Phoenix |
August 23 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars 65, Sacramento Monarchs 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 20–14, 16–25, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: Young20 Rebs: Young8 Asts: Darling5 |
Pts: Powell22 Rebs: Griffith9 Asts: Penicheiro7 | |
ARCO Arena, Sacramento |
August 25 |
| Sacramento Monarchs 61, San Antonio Silver Stars 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 14–25, 14–18, 22–25 | ||
| Pts: Brunson18 Rebs: Brunson8 Asts: Penicheiro5 |
Pts: Hammon20 Rebs: Johnson9 Asts: Johnson8 | |
AT&T Center, San Antonio |
August 27 |
| Sacramento Monarchs 78, San Antonio Silver Stars 80 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 15–22, 19–17, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: Powell20 Rebs: Brunson8 Asts: Lawson5 |
Pts: Young26 Rebs: Darling7 Asts: Hammon, Johnson7 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 2–1 | ||
AT&T Center, San Antonio |
August 30 |
| Phoenix Mercury 102, San Antonio Silver Stars 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 30–27, 23–22, 29–31 | ||
| Pts: Pondexter26 Rebs: Taylor14 Asts: Pondexter6 |
Pts: Hammon32 Rebs: Young18 Asts: Riley6 | |
AT&T Center, San Antonio |
September 1 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars 92, Phoenix Mercury 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 19–19, 20–25, 25–31 | ||
| Pts: Zolman20 Rebs: Riley, Young10 Asts: Hammon8 |
Pts: Pondexter33 Rebs: Smith12 Asts: Pondexter8 | |
| Phoenix wins series, 2-0 | ||
US Airways Center, Phoenix |
September 5 |
| Phoenix Mercury 100, Detroit Shock 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 14–23, 32–28, 33–39 | ||
| Pts: Taylor57 Rebs: Taylor9 Asts: Taylor7 |
Pts: Pierson26 Rebs: Braxton12 Asts: Johnson, Smith4 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
September 8 |
| Phoenix Mercury 98, Detroit Shock70 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 23–15, 31–19, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Taurasi30 Rebs: Smith10 Asts: Miller, Pondexter, Taylor5 |
Pts: Nolan12 Rebs: Braxton9 Asts: Johnson, Pierson3 | |
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
September 11 |
| Detroit Shock 88, Phoenix Mercury83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 20–22, 20–19, 18–19 | ||
| Pts: Smith22 Rebs: Ford13 Asts: Nolan6 |
Pts: Taurasi22 Rebs: Taylor14 Asts: Miller5 | |
US Airways Center, Phoenix |
September 13 |
| Detroit Shock 76, Phoenix Mercury 77 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 23–16, 25–24, 16–20 | ||
| Pts: Pierson23 Rebs: Ford14 Asts: Nolan5 |
Pts: Pondexter26 Rebs: Taylor9 Asts: Pondexter5 | |
US Airways Center, Phoenix |
September 16 |
| Phoenix Mercury 108, Detroit Shock92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 25–26, 24–21, 29–28 | ||
| Pts: Taylor30 Rebs: Taurasi7 Asts: Pondexter10 |
Pts: Nolan27 Rebs: Smith6 Asts: Johnson8 | |
| Phoenix won series, 3-2 | ||
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills |
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