2006 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 March 2022 2006 WNBA playoffs August 17 – September 9, 2006 Detroit Shock Sacramento Monarchs Scoring leader (s) Deanna Nolan (Detroit) 178 MVP Deanna Nolan (Detroit) 2005 2007 The 2006 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2. Format The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings. The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed. The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed. Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings. Playoff qualifying Eastern Conference The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: Connecticut Sun (26–8) Detroit Shock (23–11) Indiana Fever (21–13) Washington Mystics (18–16) Western Conference The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: Los Angeles Sparks (25–9) Sacramento Monarchs (21–13) Houston Comets (18–16) Seattle Storm (18–16) Bracket This was the outlook for the 2006 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. Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 E1 Connecticut 2 E4 Washington 0 E2 Detroit 2 E3 Indiana 0 W1 Los Angeles 2 W4 Seattle 1 W2 Sacramento 2 W3 Houston 0 E1 Connecticut 1 E2 Detroit 2 W1 Los Angeles 0 W2 Sacramento 2 E2 Detroit 3 W2 Sacramento 2 Bold – series winner Italic – team with home court advantage Eastern Conference First round (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (4) Washington Mystics #eee August 18 Game 1 Connecticut Sun 76 61 Washington Mystics Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fff August 20 Game 2 Washington Mystics 65 68 Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville Connecticut wins series, 2–0 (2) Detroit Shock vs. (3) Indiana Fever #eee August 17 Game 1 Detroit Shock 68 56 Indiana Fever Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff August 19 Game 2 Indiana Fever 83 98 Detroit Shock The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Detroit wins series, 2–0 Conference finals (1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Detroit Shock #eee August 24 Game 1 Connecticut Sun 59 70 Detroit Shock The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills #fff August 26 Game 2 Detroit Shock 68 77 Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville #eee August 27 Game 3 Detroit Shock 79 55 Connecticut Sun Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville Detroit wins series, 2–1 Western Conference First round (1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (4) Seattle Storm #eee August 18 Game 1 Los Angeles Sparks 72 84 Seattle Storm KeyArena, Seattle #fff August 20 Game 2 Seattle Storm 70 78 Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, Los Angeles #eee August 22 Game 3 Seattle Storm 63 68 Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, Los Angeles Los Angeles wins series, 2–1 (2) Sacramento Monarchs vs. (3) Houston Comets #eee August 17 Game 1 Sacramento Monarchs 93 78 Houston Comets Toyota Center, Houston #fff August 19 Game 2 Houston Comets 64 92 Sacramento Monarchs ARCO Arena, Sacramento Sacramento wins series, 2–0 Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (2) Sacramento Monarchs #eee August 24 Game 1 Los Angeles Sparks 61 64 Sacramento Monarchs ARCO Arena, Sacramento #fff August 26 Game 2 Sacramento Monarchs 72 58 Los Angeles Sparks Staples Center, Los Angeles Sacramento wins series, 2–0 WNBA Finals 2006 WNBA Finals Sacramento Monarchs vs. Detroit Shock #eee August 30 Game 1 Sacramento Monarchs 95 71 Detroit Shock The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills #fff September 1 Game 2 Sacramento Monarchs 63 73 Detroit Shock The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills #eee September 3 Game 3 Detroit Shock 69 89 Sacramento Monarchs ARCO Arena, Sacramento #fff September 6 Game 4 Detroit Shock 72 52 Sacramento Monarchs ARCO Arena, Sacramento #eee September 9 Game 5 Sacramento Monarchs 75 80 Detroit Shock The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Detroit wins series, 3–2 References Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs