1998 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 1998 WNBA playoffs August 22–September 1, 1998 Houston Comets (Finals Champion) New York Liberty Scoring leader(s) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) 129 MVP Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) 1997 1999 The 1998 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 1998 season which ended with the Houston Comets beating the Phoenix Mercury, 2-1. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. The Comets repeated as champions. Regular season standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots. Bracket For the playoffs, the four teams with the best record in the league were seeded one to four. Houston was switched to the Western Conference so two Western Conference teams matched up in the WNBA Finals. SemifinalsBest-of-3 WNBA ChampionshipBest-of-3 1 Houston 2 4 Charlotte 0 2 Cleveland 1 3 Phoenix 2 1 Houston 2 3 Phoenix 1 Bold – Series winner Italic – Team with home-court advantage Semifinals Houston Comets vs. Charlotte Sting HOU v CHA #e3e3e3 August 22 Recap Houston Comets 85 Charlotte Sting 71 39–37 46–34 Cynthia Cooper 27 Tina Thompson 10 Kim Perrot 6 Rhonda Mapp 16 Andrea Stinson 7 Andrea Stinson 7 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 6,087 Bob Trammell, Teresa Dahlem, Sally Bell Houston leads series, 1–0 CHA v HOU August 24 Recap Charlotte Sting 61 Houston Comets 77 34–45 27–32 Tracy Reid 18 Vicky Bullett 11 Andrea Stinson 6 Cynthia Cooper 23 Tina Thompson 14 Cooper, Perrot 5 each Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 11,901 Bill Stokes, Gary Zielinski, Jason Phillips Houston wins series, 2–0 Cleveland Rockers vs. Phoenix Mercury CLE v PHX #e3e3e3 August 22 Recap Cleveland Rockers 68 Phoenix Mercury 78 31–37 37–41 Isabelle Fijalkowski 20 Isabelle Fijalkowski 9 Nemcova, Edwards 4 each Jennifer Gillom 21 Gillom, Reed 5 each Umeki Webb 6 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 11,631 Stan Gaxiola, June Courteau, Michael Price Phoenix leads series, 1–0 PHX v CLE (Game 2) August 24 Recap Phoenix Mercury 66 Cleveland Rockers 67 24–32 42–35 Jennifer Gillom 27 Jennifer Gillom 10 Michele Timms 6 Michelle Edwards 18 Janice Braxton 10 Suzie McConnell-Serio 9 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 10,465 Scott Yarbrough, Patty Broderick, Bill Kennedy Series tied, 1–1 PHX v CLE (Game 3) #e3e3e3 August 25 Recap Phoenix Mercury 71 Cleveland Rockers 60 32–35 39–25 Bridget Pettis 27 Bridget Pettis 11 Michele Timms 8 Isabelle Fijalkowski 17 Isabelle Fijalkowski 11 Eva Nemcova 5 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 8,420 Sally Bell, Gary Zielinski, Bill Stokes Phoenix wins series, 2–1 WNBA Championship 1998 WNBA Championship HOU v PHX #e3e3e3 August 27 Recap Houston Comets 51 Phoenix Mercury 54 29–33 22–21 Cynthia Cooper 29 Sheryl Swoopes 11 Swoopes, Perrot 6 each Jennifer Gillom 15 Michelle Griffiths 12 Michele Timms 5 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 13,634 Bill Stokes, June Courteau, Bill Kennedy Phoenix leads series, 1–0 PHX v HOU (Game 2) August 29 Recap Phoenix Mercury 69 Houston Comets 74 OT 37–32 29–34 3–8 Michele Timms 21 Jennifer Gillom 9 Michelle Griffiths 3 Cynthia Cooper 27 Sheryl Swoopes 13 Cynthia Cooper 6 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 16,285 Sally Bell, Gary Zielinski, Michael Price Series tied, 1–1 PHX v HOU (Game 3) #e3e3e3 September 1 Recap Phoenix Mercury 71 Houston Comets 80 26–32 45–48 Michelle Griffiths 24 Jennifer Gillom 6 Michele Timms 7 Cynthia Cooper 23 Tina Thompson 6 Swoopes, Cooper 6 each Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 16,285 June Courteau, Gary Zielinski, Bill Kennedy Houston wins series, 2–1 WNBA.com: WNBA Playoffs History: 1998 See also WNBA Finals References Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs