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2002 WNBA playoffs

Dates
Los Angeles Sparks (Finals Champion)
New York Liberty (Coach: Richie Adubato)
Los Angeles Sparks (Coach: Michael Cooper)

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.

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

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.

New York defeats Indiana, 2–1
Indiana 73, New York 55 (Aug. 16)
New York 84, Indiana 65 (Aug. 18)
New York 75, Indiana 60 (Aug. 20)
Washington defeats Charlotte, 2–0
Washington 74, Charlotte 62 (Aug. 15)
Washington 62, Charlotte 59 (Aug. 17)
Los Angeles defeats Seattle, 2–0
Los Angeles 78, Seattle 61 (Aug. 15)
Los Angeles 69, Seattle 59 (Aug. 17)
Utah defeats Houston, 2–1
Utah 66, Houston 59 (Aug. 16)
Houston 83, Utah 77 (2OT) (Aug. 18)
Utah 75, Houston 72 (Aug. 20)
New York defeats Washington, 2–1
Washington 79, New York 74 (Aug. 22)
New York 96, Washington 79 (Aug. 24)
New York 64, Washington 57 (Aug. 25)
Los Angeles defeats Utah, 2–0
Los Angeles 75, Utah 67 (Aug. 22)
Los Angeles 103, Utah 77 (Aug. 24)
Los Angeles defeats New York, 2–0
L.A. 71, New York 63 (Aug. 29)
L.A. 69, New York 66 (Aug. 31)
List of WNBA Champions
Link to WNBA Playoffs series, recap, and boxscores

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