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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">WNBA Finals</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Sporting event</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">Annual</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugurated</th><td class="infobox-data">1997<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sponsor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/YouTube_TV" title="YouTube TV">YouTube TV</a> (2018–present)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a><br />(4 titles each)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>WNBA Finals</b> is the championship series of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">Women's National Basketball Association</a> (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's <a 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The series was named the <b>WNBA Championship</b> until 2002. </p><p>The series is played between the winners of the playoff semifinals. At the conclusion of the championship round, the winner of the WNBA Finals is presented the championship trophy. The WNBA Finals has been played at the conclusion of every WNBA season in history, the first being held in <a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Championship" title="1997 WNBA Championship">1997</a>. </p><p>Since 2005, the winner of the WNBA Finals has been determined through a 2–2–1 format. The first, second, and fifth games of the series are played at the arena of the team who earned home court advantage by having the better record during the regular season. Beginning in 2025, the Finals will switch to a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven series">best-of-seven series</a> with a 2–2–1–1–1 format similar to that of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WNBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WNBA_Finals_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6d/WNBA_Finals_logo.png/220px-WNBA_Finals_logo.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/WNBA_Finals_logo.png 1.5x" data-file-width="281" data-file-height="62" /></a><figcaption>WNBA Finals logo used until 2018.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/WNBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="WNBA Playoffs">WNBA Playoffs</a></div> <p>The WNBA's playoff format has changed several times in the league's history. In 1997, a <a href="/wiki/Playoff_format#Single_elimination" title="Playoff format">single championship game</a> was held to decide the champion. In 1998, after the addition of two teams, the WNBA finals were turned into a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-three_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-three series">best-of-three series</a>. The finale series was known as the <b>WNBA Championship</b> from 1997 to 2001, before changing to <b>WNBA Finals</b> to reflect its <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">counterpart</a>. In 2005, the WNBA Finals adopted a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-five" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-five">best-of-five</a> format. In 2016, the WNBA began seeding teams #1 through #8 regardless of conference making it possible for two Eastern Conference or two Western Conference teams to meet in the Finals. In 2025, the WNBA Finals will become a <a href="/wiki/Best-of-seven_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-of-seven series">best-of-seven series</a> and a homecourt system of 2–2–1–1–1 similar to the NBA Finals, where the team with homecourt advantage hosts games 1 and 2, and if necessary, games 5 and 7.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Map_of_champions">Map of champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WNBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Map of champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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<th>TV </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Championship" title="1997 WNBA Championship">1997</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/1997_Houston_Comets_season" title="1997 Houston Comets season">Houston Comets</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">1–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_New_York_Liberty_season" title="1997 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cynthia Cooper (basketball)">Cynthia Cooper</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Championship" title="1998 WNBA Championship">1998</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Houston_Comets_season" title="1998 Houston Comets season">Houston Comets</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="1998 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cynthia Cooper (basketball)">Cynthia Cooper</a></td> <td>Game 1 and 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Championship" title="1999 WNBA Championship">1999</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/1999_Houston_Comets_season" title="1999 Houston Comets season">Houston Comets</a></b></td> <td align="center">2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Liberty_season" title="1999 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cynthia Cooper (basketball)">Cynthia Cooper</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_Lifetime" title="WNBA on Lifetime">Lifetime</a><br />Game 2 and 3: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Championship" title="2000 WNBA Championship">2000</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_Houston_Comets_season" title="2000 Houston Comets season">Houston Comets</a></b></td> <td align="center">2–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2000 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cynthia_Cooper_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cynthia Cooper (basketball)">Cynthia Cooper</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/WNBA_on_Lifetime" title="WNBA on Lifetime">Lifetime</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Championship" title="2001 WNBA Championship">2001</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2001_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season" title="2001 Los Angeles Sparks season">Los Angeles Sparks</a></b></td> <td align="center">2–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2001_Charlotte_Sting_season" title="2001 Charlotte Sting season">Charlotte Sting</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2002_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season" title="2002 Los Angeles Sparks season">Los Angeles Sparks</a></b></td> <td align="center">2–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2002 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2003_Detroit_Shock_season" title="2003 Detroit Shock season">Detroit Shock</a></b></td> <td align="center">2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2003_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season" title="2003 Los Angeles Sparks season">Los Angeles Sparks</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruth_Riley" title="Ruth Riley">Ruth Riley</a></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2004_WNBA_Finals" title="2004 WNBA Finals">2004</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2004 Seattle Storm season">Seattle Storm</a></b></td> <td align="center">2–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2004 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Betty_Lennox" title="Betty Lennox">Betty Lennox</a> </td></tr> 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season">Sacramento Monarchs</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deanna_Nolan" title="Deanna Nolan">Deanna Nolan</a></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_Finals" title="2007 WNBA Finals">2007</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2007_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2007 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2007_Detroit_Shock_season" title="2007 Detroit Shock season">Detroit Shock</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cappie_Pondexter" title="Cappie Pondexter">Cappie Pondexter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_Finals" title="2008 WNBA Finals">2008</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_Detroit_Shock_season" title="2008 Detroit Shock season">Detroit Shock</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_San_Antonio_Silver_Stars_season" title="2008 San Antonio Silver Stars season">San Antonio Silver Stars</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">Katie Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_Finals" title="2009 WNBA Finals">2009</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2009_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2009 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2009_Indiana_Fever_season" title="2009 Indiana Fever season">Indiana Fever</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2010_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2010 Seattle Storm season">Seattle Storm</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2010 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Jackson" title="Lauren Jackson">Lauren Jackson</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2 and 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_Finals" title="2011 WNBA Finals">2011</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2011_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2011 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2011 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seimone_Augustus" title="Seimone Augustus">Seimone Augustus</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 2 and 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">2012</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_Indiana_Fever_season" title="2012 Indiana Fever season">Indiana Fever</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2012 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Tamika Catchings</a></td> <td>Game 1, 3 and 4: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_Finals" title="2013 WNBA Finals">2013</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2013_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2013 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2013_Atlanta_Dream_season" title="2013 Atlanta Dream season">Atlanta Dream</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 2 and 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Phoenix_Mercury_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2014 Chicago Sky season">Chicago Sky</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Diana Taurasi</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2015_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2015 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2015_Indiana_Fever_season" title="2015 Indiana Fever season">Indiana Fever</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Fowles" title="Sylvia Fowles">Sylvia Fowles</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2, 3 and 5: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a><br />Game 4: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season" title="2016 Los Angeles Sparks season">Los Angeles Sparks</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2016 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2, 4 and 5: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2017_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2017 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2017_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season" title="2017 Los Angeles Sparks season">Los Angeles Sparks</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Fowles" title="Sylvia Fowles">Sylvia Fowles</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2 and 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a><br />Game 4 and 5: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2018 Seattle Storm season">Seattle Storm</a></b></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2018 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/ESPNews" title="ESPNews">ESPNews</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Washington_Mystics_season" title="2019 Washington Mystics season">Washington Mystics</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2019_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2019 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emma_Meesseman" title="Emma Meesseman">Emma Meesseman</a></td> <td>Game 1 and 2: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 3: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 4 and 5: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_Seattle_Storm_season" title="2020 Seattle Storm season">Seattle Storm</a></b><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td align="center">3–0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2020 Las Vegas Aces season">Las Vegas Aces</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><a href="/wiki/2021_Chicago_Sky_season" title="2021 Chicago Sky season"><b>Chicago Sky</b></a></td> <td align="center">3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2021_Phoenix_Mercury_season" title="2021 Phoenix Mercury season">Phoenix Mercury</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kahleah_Copper" title="Kahleah Copper">Kahleah Copper</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2 and 4: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br /> Game 3: <a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><a href="/wiki/2022_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2022 Las Vegas Aces season"><b>Las Vegas Aces</b></a></td> <td align="center">3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Connecticut_Sun_season" title="2022 Connecticut Sun season">Connecticut Sun</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chelsea_Gray" title="Chelsea Gray">Chelsea Gray</a></td> <td>Game 1: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2–4: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><a href="/wiki/2023_Las_Vegas_Aces_season" title="2023 Las Vegas Aces season"><b>Las Vegas Aces</b></a></td> <td align="center">3–1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2023_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2023 New York Liberty season">New York Liberty</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">A'ja Wilson</a></td> <td>Game 1 and 3: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a><br />Game 2 and 4: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td style="background:#ff9"><a href="/wiki/2024_New_York_Liberty_season" title="2024 New York Liberty season"><b>New York Liberty</b></a></td> <td align="center">3–2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_Minnesota_Lynx_season" title="2024 Minnesota Lynx season">Minnesota Lynx</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonquel_Jones" title="Jonquel Jones">Jonquel Jones</a></td> <td>Games 1, 3–5: <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a><br />Game 2: <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> </td></tr> 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class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 1997, two Eastern Conference teams met in the championship game</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 1998, two Western Conference teams met in the championship series</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2016, two Western Conference teams met in the Finals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2017, two Western Conference teams met in the Finals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2019, two Eastern Conference teams met in the Finals.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Due to the WNBA's playoff structure in 2020, two Western Conference teams met in the Finals.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highlights">Highlights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WNBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Highlights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 2001, the #4 seed Charlotte Sting were the lowest seed to make the WNBA Finals in the conference playoff format.</li> <li>The 2003 WNBA Finals was best known for rekindling a heated rivalry between the two teams' head coaches, Los Angeles Sparks head coach <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Michael Cooper</a> and Detroit Shock head coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Laimbeer" title="Bill Laimbeer">Bill Laimbeer</a>. Both coaches were fierce NBA competitors who played in the NBA Finals against each other in <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a> and <a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a>.</li> <li>2006 marked the first time that a #1 seed did not participate in the WNBA Finals. Detroit and Sacramento were both #2 seeds.</li> <li>2006 also marked the first time that the team with the best point-differential in the regular-season did not win the WNBA Finals or even advance to the WNBA Finals. The Connecticut Sun had the best point differential in '06 but were ousted by the Shock in the Eastern Conference Finals.</li> <li>The Detroit Shock hosted the largest crowd in Finals History (tied, 22,076 in Game 3 of the 2003 WNBA Finals and in Game 5 of the 2007 WNBA Finals).</li> <li>The 2007 game-five win by the Phoenix Mercury marked the first time in WNBA history that a team won the Finals while playing on their opponent's home court.</li> <li>In 2008 the San Antonio Silver Stars became the first team in WNBA Finals history to be swept in a five-game series, losing to the Detroit Shock.</li> <li>The 2011 WNBA Finals was the first coached by two women.</li> <li>In 2014, the Chicago Sky became the first team to appear in the WNBA Finals with a sub-.500 record.</li> <li>In 2016, the Los Angeles Sparks won by one point despite a later announcement by the WNBA that officials missed an earlier shot-clock violation at 1:14, which should not have counted.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2021, the #6 seed Chicago Sky were the lowest seed to make the WNBA Finals in the current playoff format.</li> <li>The New York Liberty have lost the most championships (5) before winning their first one in 2024.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Finals_appearances">Finals appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WNBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Finals appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> hold the distinction of having won the most championships with four titles each. The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> have lost the most championships with five. The Lynx have the most appearances in the championships with seven (including 2024). <i>Highlighted teams have folded and can no longer reach the WNBA Finals.</i> </p><p>Statistics below refer to series wins and losses, not individual game wins and losses. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Teams</th> <th>Win</th> <th>Loss</th> <th>Total </th> <th>Win %</th> <th>Year(s) won</th> <th>Year(s) lost </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>7 </td> <td>.571</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_Finals" title="2011 WNBA Finals">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_Finals" title="2013 WNBA Finals">2013</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a>, <a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ffdfdf;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a> <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td> <td>1.000</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 WNBA Finals">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 WNBA Finals">1998</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 WNBA Finals">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 WNBA Finals">2000</a></td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td> <td>1.000</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2004_WNBA_Finals" title="2004 WNBA Finals">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a></td> <td>- </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5 </td> <td>.600</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 WNBA Finals">2001</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5 </td> <td>.600</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_Finals" title="2007 WNBA Finals">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_Finals" title="2009 WNBA Finals">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 WNBA Finals">1998</a>, <a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Shock" title="Detroit Shock">Detroit Shock</a> <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>4 </td> <td>.750</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_WNBA_Finals" title="2006 WNBA Finals">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_Finals" title="2008 WNBA Finals">2008</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_Finals" title="2007 WNBA Finals">2007</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas Aces</a> <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td> <td>.500</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2008_WNBA_Finals" title="2008 WNBA Finals">2008</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>6 </td> <td>.167</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1997 WNBA Finals">1997</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="1999 WNBA Finals">1999</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 WNBA Finals">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana Fever</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>3 </td> <td>.333</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2012_WNBA_Finals" title="2012 WNBA Finals">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_Finals" title="2009 WNBA Finals">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ffdfdf;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Monarchs" title="Sacramento Monarchs">Sacramento Monarchs</a> <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td> <td>.500</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_Finals" title="2005 WNBA Finals">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2006_WNBA_Finals" title="2006 WNBA Finals">2006</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Mystics" title="Washington Mystics">Washington Mystics</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td> <td>.500</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sky" title="Chicago Sky">Chicago Sky</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td> <td>.500</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a></td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>4 </td> <td>.000</td> <td>-</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2004_WNBA_Finals" title="2004 WNBA Finals">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_Finals" title="2005 WNBA Finals">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a>, <a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3 </td> <td>.000</td> <td>-</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_Finals" title="2011 WNBA Finals">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_Finals" title="2013 WNBA Finals">2013</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ffdfdf;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Sting" title="Charlotte Sting">Charlotte Sting</a> <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1 </td> <td>.000</td> <td>-</td> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Finals" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 WNBA Finals">2001</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">disbanded in December 2008</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">now known as <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Wings" title="Dallas Wings">Dallas Wings</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">previously known as San Antonio Silver Stars (2003–2013) and <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Stars" title="San Antonio Stars">San Antonio Stars</a> (2014–2017)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">folded on November 20, 2009</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">folded on January 3, 2007</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p>Former teams that had no <b>WNBA Finals</b> appearances: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a> (1997–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Sol" title="Miami Sol">Miami Sol</a> (2000–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Fire" title="Portland Fire">Portland Fire</a> (2000–2002)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WNBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This table shows a list of records through the history of the WNBA Finals. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5">Finals records </th></tr> <tr> <th>Milestone </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Date </th> <th>Statistic </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points, individual </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Angel_McCoughtry" title="Angel McCoughtry">Angel McCoughtry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta Dream</a> </td> <td>October 5, 2011 </td> <td>38 points </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds, individual </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Fowles" title="Sylvia Fowles">Sylvia Fowles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> </td> <td>October 4, 2017 </td> <td>20 rebounds </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists, individual </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sue_Bird" title="Sue Bird">Sue Bird</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> </td> <td>October 2, 2020 </td> <td>16 assists </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals, individual </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> </td> <td>October 13, 2024 </td> <td>7 steals </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks, individual </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brittney_Griner" title="Brittney Griner">Brittney Griner</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a> </td> <td>September 7, 2014 </td> <td>8 blocks </td></tr> <tr> <td>Points, team </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a> </td> <td>September 29, 2009 </td> <td>120 points vs. <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Fever" title="Indiana Fever">Indiana</a> (OT) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds, team </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Shock" title="Detroit Shock">Detroit Shock</a> </td> <td>September 8, 2007 </td> <td>50 rebounds vs. <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists, team </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> </td> <td>October 4, 2020 </td> <td>33 assists vs. <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals, team </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Sun" title="Connecticut Sun">Connecticut Sun</a> </td> <td>October 8, 2004 </td> <td>15 steals vs. <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks, team </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> </td> <td>October 2, 2011 </td> <td>11 blocks vs. <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Dream" title="Atlanta Dream">Atlanta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Career wins, coach </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Van Chancellor</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Cheryl_Reeve" title="Cheryl Reeve">Cheryl Reeve</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Lynx" title="Minnesota Lynx">Minnesota Lynx</a> </td> <td>1997-2000<br />2011-2017 </td> <td>4 wins </td></tr> <tr> <td>Margin of victory </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a> </td> <td>October 6, 2020 </td> <td>33-point win (92-59) <br /> over <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Aces" title="Las Vegas Aces">Las Vegas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Attendance, one game </td> <td>N/A </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Shock" title="Detroit Shock">Detroit Shock</a> </td> <td>September 16, 2003<br />September 16, 2007 </td> <td>22,076 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=WNBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col 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