1999 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 1999 WNBA playoffs August 24 – September 5, 1999 Houston Comets New York Liberty Scoring leader(s) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) 122 MVP Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) 1998 2000 The 1999 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1999 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2–1. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. The Comets completed a three-peat. Regular season standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots. Bracket There were 12 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the three teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to three. The top seeded team in each conference got a bye for the first round. 1 y Conferencesemifinalssingle game ConferencefinalsBest-of-3 WNBA ChampionshipBest-of-3 EasternConference WesternConference E2 Detroit 54 E3 Charlotte 60 W2 Los Angeles 71 W3 Sacramento 58 E1 New York 2 E3 Charlotte 1 W1 Houston 2 W2 Los Angeles 1 E1 New York 1 W1 Houston 2 Bold – Game or series winner Italics – Team with home-court advantage Conference semifinals Charlotte Sting vs. Detroit Shock CHA v DET #e3e3e3 August 24 Recap Charlotte Sting 60 Detroit Shock 54 22–26 38–28 Andrea Stinson 16 Andrea Stinson 14 Dawn Staley 5 Wendy Palmer 10 Wendy Palmer 9 Jennifer Azzi 3 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan 6,917 Michael Price, Bob Trammell, June Courteau Sacramento Monarchs vs. Los Angeles Sparks SAC v LA #e3e3e3 August 24 Recap Sacramento Monarchs 58 Los Angeles Sparks 71 32–21 26–50 Ruthie Bolton-Holifield 15 Latasha Byears 10 Ruthie Bolton-Holifield 4 Lisa Leslie 22 Lisa Leslie 12 Gordana Grubin 9 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 8,569 Stan Gaxiola, Sally Bell, Jason Phillips Conference finals Houston Comets vs. Los Angeles Sparks HOU v LA #e3e3e3 August 26 Recap Houston Comets 60 Los Angeles Sparks 75 29–33 31–42 Sheryl Swoopes 17 Tina Thompson 7 Cynthia Cooper 7 Lisa Leslie 23 Frett, Leslie 7 each Gordana Grubin 7 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 10,099 Patty Broderick, Teresa Dahlem, Courtney Kirkland Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 LA v HOU (Game 2) August 29 Recap Los Angeles Sparks 55 Houston Comets 83 28–34 27–49 Lisa Leslie 11 Lisa Leslie 8 Lisa Leslie 4 Cynthia Cooper 22 Tammy Jackson 10 Cynthia Cooper 9 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 14,883 Gary Zielinski, Bill Stokes, Melissa Barlow Series tied, 1–1 LA v HOU (Game 3) #e3e3e3 August 30 Recap Los Angeles Sparks 62 Houston Comets 72 38–35 24–37 Lisa Leslie 20 Leslie, Mabika 7 each Mwadi Mabika 5 Sheryl Swoopes 23 Cynthia Cooper 7 Cynthia Cooper 12 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 11,692 June Courteau, Lisa Mattingly, Michael Price Houston wins series, 2–1 New York Liberty vs. Charlotte Sting NY v CHA #e3e3e3 August 27 Recap New York Liberty 67 Charlotte Sting 78 36–33 31–45 Crystal Robinson 17 Robinson, Wicks 6 each Teresa Weatherspoon 8 Mapp, Staley, Stinson 16 each Vicky Bullett 11 Dawn Staley 9 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 10,840 Sally Bell, Derek Collins, Lisa Mattingly Charlotte leads series, 1–0 CHA v NY (Game 2) August 29 Recap Charlotte Sting 70 New York Liberty 74 29–39 41–35 Andrea Stinson 27 Stinson, Mapp, Smith 6 each Andrea Stinson 4 Teresa Weatherspoon 19 Kym Hampton 10 Teresa Weatherspoon 9 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 13,510 Stan Gaxiola, Karen Wilhite, Scott Yarbrough Series tied, 1–1 CHA v NY (Game 3) #e3e3e3 August 30 Recap Charlotte Sting 54 New York Liberty 69 26–32 28–37 Andrea Stinson 24 Rhonda Mapp 6 Dawn Staley 6 Crystal Robinson 18 Kym Hampton 11 Teresa Weatherspoon 11 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 12,929 Jason Phillips, Patty Broderick, Bill Stokes New York wins series, 2–1 WNBA Championship 1999 WNBA Championship HOU v NY #e3e3e3 September 2 Recap Houston Comets 73 New York Liberty 60 29–20 44–40 Cynthia Cooper 29 Tammy Jackson 8 Cynthia Cooper 6 Sophia Witherspoon 18 Sue Wicks 11 Teresa Weatherspoon 10 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 17,113 Derek Collins, Gary Zielinski, Sally Bell Houston leads series, 1–0 NY v HOU (Game 2) September 4 Recap New York Liberty 68 Houston Comets 67 23–37 45–30 Crystal Robinson 21 Kym Hampton 9 Teresa Weatherspoon 5 Tina Thompson 15 Swoopes, Tzekova 6 each Cynthia Cooper 6 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 16,285 June Courteau, Patty Broderick, Jason Phillips Series tied, 1–1 NY v HOU (Game 3) #e3e3e3 September 5 Recap New York Liberty 47 Houston Comets 59 25–33 22–26 Sue Wicks 11 Sue Wicks 9 Crystal Robinson 3 Cynthia Cooper 24 Tammy Jackson 11 Sonja Henning 2 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 16,285 Sally Bell, Michael Price, Stan Gaxiola Houston wins series, 2–1 WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 1999 Aftermath The two teams would meet each other again in the 2000 WNBA Finals. 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