2009 WNBA season

August 2023 March 2026 2009 WNBA season Women's National Basketball Association Basketball 75px The WNBA logo. June 6 – October 9, 2009 34 13 1,776,536 8,039 ABC, ESPN, NBA TV Draft 2009 WNBA Draft USA Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Regular season Phoenix Mercury ARG/USA Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) ARG/USA Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) Playoffs Phoenix Mercury Indiana Fever ARG/USA Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) WNBA Finals MVP Award List of WNBA seasons WNBA 2008 WNBA season 2008 2010 WNBA season 2010 WNBA Career Scoring List of WNBA first overall draft choices The 2009 WNBA season was the 13th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. It is the first WNBA season without a Houston franchise, the Comets having folded in December 2008. The season ended with the Phoenix Mercury winning their second championship in three years. The regular season began with a televised (ABC) meeting between the defending champion Detroit Shock and the Los Angeles Sparks in Los Angeles on June 6. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 9th Annual All-Star Game which was broadcast live on ABC (HD) on July 25. 2008–2009 WNBA offseason List of 2009 WNBA season transactions The new television deal with ESPN will begin during the 2009 season. For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal. As of the 2009 season, the maximum roster size per team is reduced from 13 to 11. Any team that falls below nine players able to play due to injury, pregnancy or any other factor outside of the control of the team will, upon request, be granted a roster hardship exception allowing the team to sign an additional player or players so that the team will have nine players able to play in an upcoming game or games. As soon as the injured (or otherwise sidelined) player(s) is able to play, the roster hardship player(s) -- not any other player on the roster—must be waived. On October 23, 2008, Angela Taylor was named general manager of the Washington Mystics. On November 6, 2008, Julie Plank was named head coach of the Washington Mystics. On November 20, 2008, Bill Laimbeer was signed to a two-year contract extension as the head coach and general manager of the Detroit Shock. On December 1, 2008, the Houston Comets ceased basketball operations. On January 5, 2009, the free agent signing period began. On February 3, 2009, president Donna Orender announced that the 2009 WNBA All-Star Game is in Connecticut, hosted by the Sun. On April 28, 2009, Anne Donovan was named assistant coach of the New York Liberty. The WNBA announced the addition of the WNBA LiveAccess system on May 13, 2009. This new feature on WNBA.com will provide fans with free access to more than 200 live game webcasts – the league's most comprehensive offering – throughout the 2009 WNBA season. For the first time, fans around the world will be able to access live game webcasts on individual team web sites. All of the WNBA LiveAccess games will then be archived for on-demand viewing. On June 1, 2009, Donna Orender and David Stern announced that the Phoenix Mercury had signed a corporate deal with LifeLock. This would allow the LifeLock name to be on the team uniforms and the court, among other things. This was the first deal of the type in WNBA or NBA history. On June 3, 2009, Minnesota Lynx head coach Don Zierden resigned to take an assistant job with Flip Saunders and the Washington Wizards. Assistant coach Jennifer Gillom was promoted to head coach of the Lynx. On June 5, 2009, the Los Angeles Sparks signed a corporate deal with Farmers Insurance. This would allow the Farmers Insurance name to be on the team uniforms and the court, among other things. This was the second deal of the type in WNBA or NBA history (after the Mercury). Houston Comets dispersal draft 2009 WNBA dispersal draft On December 8, 2008, the Houston Comets dispersal draft was held.2008 Houston Comets Dispersal Draft Analysis https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/features/comets_dispersal_analysis_081208.html WNBA December 8, 2008 Five former Comets players, Latasha Byears, Mwadi Mabika, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, Michelle Snow, and Tina Thompson were free agents and therefore not eligible for this draft. Teams selected based inversely on their 2008 regular season records.Defunct Houston Comets Hold Dispersal Draft https://www.npr.org/2008/12/09/97992281/defunct-houston-comets-hold-dispersal-draft NPR December 9, 2008 May 25, 2025 Six of the thirteen teams making selections waived their picks. The top four picks were: PickPlayerNationalityNew Team Ref. Reference(s) 1 Sancho Lyttle Atlanta DreamLytle goes first in WNBA dispersal draft https://www.espn.com/wnba/story?id=3755308 ESPN December 8, 2008 May 25, 2025 2 Matee Ajavon Washington Mystics 3 Mistie Bass Chicago Sky 4 Roneeka Hodges Minnesota Draft 2009 WNBA draft The WNBA Draft lottery was held on December 9, 2008. The Atlanta Dream received the first overall selection. The Washington Mystics received the number two selection. The Chicago Sky came up with the third overall selection, followed by the Minnesota Lynx at four and the Phoenix Mercury at number five. For the first time in WNBA history, the lottery balls were chosen exactly according to odds. The 2009 WNBA Draft was held on April 9 in Secaucus, New Jersey. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN2 (in HD for the first time ever) at 3:00pm. Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV at 4:00pm. The top draft picks were as follows: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream Marissa Coleman, Washington Mystics Kristi Toliver, Chicago Sky Renee Montgomery, Minnesota Lynx DeWanna Bonner, Phoenix Mercury Season summary Season highlights On June 15, 2009, only three games into the Detroit Shock season, seven-year head coach and general manager Bill Laimbeer announced his resignation. Rick Mahorn was promoted to head coach, and Cheryl Reeve took over GM duties. On July 5, 2009, reigning MVP Candace Parker returned to the court for the first time since giving birth just 53 days earlier. On July 12, 2009, Sacramento Monarchs general manager John Whisenant announced that head coach Jenny Boucek would be relieved of her duties after a 3–10 start to the season. Whisenant took over the position while maintaining his GM duties. On July 31, 2009, New York Liberty general manager Carol Blazejowski announced that Pat Coyle would be fired as the head coach after a 6–11 start to the season. Assistant coach Anne Donovan took over the job on an interim basis. On August 10, 2009, Los Angeles Sparks center Lisa Leslie recorded her 6,000th career point in her team's win against the Indiana Fever. Leslie was the first player in WNBA history to reach the 6,000 point plateau. On August 15, 2009, Seattle Storm forward Lauren Jackson recorded her 5,000th career point in her team's loss against the Atlanta Dream. Jackson was the fourth player to reach the 5,000 point plateau; she was, however, the fastest and the youngest to do so. On August 17, the Chicago Sky announced a change of home venue, effective with the 2010 season. The team would abandon their original home of UIC Pavilion on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago and move to Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont. The Phoenix Mercury averaged a league-best (and highest in WNBA history) 92.8 points per game. Fixed for a 48-minute game (111.4 points per game), the Mercury's average surpassed the highest scoring team in the WNBA. The Phoenix Mercury shot 85.5% from the free-throw line. This clip is the best team free-throw percentage in WNBA and NBA history. On September 25, 2009, NBA legend Larry Bird purchased about 9,000 balcony tickets to the Indiana Fever vs. Detroit Shock game three of the Eastern Conference Finals. The tickets were then distributed at the Fever box office free-of-charge to fans. Bird had the sole intent of filling the arena to support the Fever, who had never advanced to the WNBA Finals. Announced attendance at the game was 18,165 and the Fever beat the Shock. On September 28, 2009, Phoenix Suns general manager Steve Kerr purchased about 7,000 balcony tickets to the Phoenix Mercury vs. Indiana Fever game one of the 2009 WNBA Finals. The tickets were then distributed at the Mercury box office free-of-charge to fans. Kerr wanted to follow up Bird's similar action stating that he knows how important a large crowd can be in a Finals series. End-of-season business report The WNBA's regular season on ESPN2 (13 telecasts) concluded with an average of 269,000 viewers, up 8% vs. 2008 season (248,000 viewers). In addition, regular-season games on ESPN2 saw increases in key demographics, including men 18-34 (+9%), men 18-49 (+14%) and men 23-54 (+23%).http://sportsmedianews.com/09/espn2-to-provide-extensive-coverage-of-wnba-conference-semifinals-conference-finals-and-wnba-finals-coverage-begins-wednesday-sept-16/ ESPN2 Coverage of WNBA Finals. Accessed 2009-09-16. Archived 2009-09-18. Ratings and viewership for Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on ESPN2 were up 39 percent (.43 rating vs. .31 rating for Game 1 of the '08 WNBA Finals) and 59 percent respectively (555,000 viewers vs. 348,000 viewers), making Game 1 the most viewed WNBA game on cable since Game 4 of the '07 WNBA Finals (Shock vs. Mercury) on ESPN2 (669,000).http://www.nba.com/2009/news/09/30/wnba.ratings/index.html?rss=true Finals Game 1 Ratings NBA.com 2009-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003004002/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/09/30/wnba.ratings/index.html?rss=true 2009-10-03 dead Regular season Standings All-Star Game 2009 WNBA All-Star Game The 2009 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Connecticut Sun on July 25 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm on ABC. This marked the second time the Sun had hosted the annual event. #eee July 25 3:30 p.m. Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut #44 Felicia Grinter, #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #53 Jeff Smith 9,518 ABC (HD) Western Conference |score1=130 Eastern Conference 118 25-27 38-33 36-33 31-25 Swin Cash (22) Sylvia Fowles (17) Cappie Pondexter (9) Érika de Souza (9) Sue Bird (10) Asjha Jones (6) Statistic leaders The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2009 regular season. CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic Points per game Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury 20.4 Rebounds per game Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 9.8 Assists per game Sue Bird Seattle Storm 5.8 Steals per game Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever 2.91 Blocks per game Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks 2.12 Field goal percentage Sylvia Fowles Chicago Sky .599 (103–172) Three point FG percentage Tangela Smith Phoenix Mercury .452 (42–93) Free throw percentage Nicole Powell Sacramento Monarchs .979 (94–96) Points per game Team Stat Phoenix Mercury 92.82 Least points allowed Team Stat Seattle Storm 72.82 Field goal percentage Team Stat Phoenix Mercury .460 Least FG% allowed Team Stat Los Angeles Sparks .399 Schedule background:#094480; color:white 2009 WNBA Preseason y Preseason background:#ce0008; color:white Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=2|Thu April 9 || 3:00 ||colspan=3| 2009 WNBA draft: First round ||colspan=5| ESPN2 (HD) || Secaucus, New Jersey |- | 4:00 ||colspan=3| 2009 WNBA draft: Later rounds ||colspan=5| ESPNU, NBA TV || Secaucus, New Jersey |- | rowspan=2|Thu May 21 || 11:00am || Washington || @ || New York || || 77-71NYL || Sanford (17) || Sanford (8) || Carson (4) || Madison Square Garden 15,958 |- | 10:00 || Sacramento || @ || Seattle || || 64-55SEA || Powell (15) || 5 players (5) || Atkinson (4) || KeyArena 4,875 |- | rowspan=2|Fri May 22 || 7:00 || New York || @ || Connecticut || || 74-62CON || Jones (11) || Black (7) || 4 players (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena 5,578 |- | 8:30 || Detroit || @ || Chicago || || 71-67CHI || Fowles (21)|| Miller (10) || DeLaHoussaye,Perkins (5) || UIC Pavilion 3,283 |- | rowspan=1|Sat May 23 || 1:00 || Indiana || @ || Minnesota || || 68-51IND || Douglas (19) || Pringle (6) || Catchings, January, Montgomery (3) || Claire Lynch Hall 475 |- | rowspan=3|Wed May 27 || 11:00am || Chicago || @ || Detroit || || 78-68DET || Zellous (18) || Zellous (8) || Smith (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills 3,952 |- | 2:00 || Phoenix || @ || Sacramento || || 74-70PHO || Quigley (15) || Harper (9) || Quigley (4) || ARCO Arena 6,339 |- | 7:30 || Connecticut || @ || Atlanta || || 76-73ATL || Phillips (18) || de Souza (9) || Teasley (7) || Philips Arena 4,980 |- | rowspan=2|Thu May 28 || 11:30am || New York || @ || Washington || || 74-56WAS || Ajavon (17) || Vaughn (7) || Ajavon (3) || Verizon Center 9,287 |- | 7:00 || Chicago || @ || Indiana || || 74-67IND || Douglas, Dupree, Chen (15) || Ely (8) || Dupree (3) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,457 |- | rowspan=2|Sat May 30 || 7:00 || San Antonio || @ || Detroit || || 62-55DET || Young (14) || Mattera (8) || Johnson (4) || Traverse City West H.S. 2,109 |- | 10:00 || Seattle || @ || Phoenix || || 61-58PHO || Wright (16) || Walker (12) || Pondexter (6) || US Airways Center 2,421 |- | rowspan=1|Sun May 31 || 3:00 || Los Angeles || @ || Connecticut || || 80-77LAS || Thompson (14) || Littles (8) || Lennox (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,630 |- | rowspan=2|Tue June 2 || 8:00 || E-League || @ || Chicago || || 102-55CHI || Dupree (20) || Alexander (8) || Toliver (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,488 |- | 10:00 || Indiana || @ || San Antonio || || 67-60IND || Catchings (16) || Frazee (8) || Catchings (4) || Austin Convention Center |- ! style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2009 WNBA Regular Season |- y background:#ce0008; color:white June Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=6|Sat 6 || 2:30 || Detroit || @ || Los Angeles || ABC (HD) || 78-58LAS || Thompson (18) || Lennox (10) || Harrower (7) || Staples Center 13,154 |- | 4:00 || Seattle || @ || Sacramento || || 71-61SEA || Jackson (23) || Harper, Little (6) || Bird (8) || ARCO Arena 14,824 |- | 4:00 || Washington || @ || Connecticut || || 82-70WAS || Jones (22) || Sanford, Langhorne (7) || Harding (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,191 |- | 7:00 || Indiana || @ || Atlanta || || 87-86 (2OT)ATL || Holdsclaw (23) || de Souza (17) || January (5) || Philips Arena 8,709 |- | 8:00 || Chicago || @ || Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-N || 102-85MIN || Perkins (24) || Perkins (6) || Anosike (8) || Target Center 8,708 |- | 10:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Phoenix || NBA TVKMYS || 90-79PHO || Taurasi, Young (25) || Riley (13) || Johnson (9) || US Airways Center 13,582 |- | rowspan=4|Sun 7 || 4:00 || Connecticut || @ ||New York || WCTX || 66-57CON || Whalen (14) || Whalen (12) || Battle, Mitchell (3) || Madison Square Garden 13,397 |- | 4:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Washington || || 77-71WAS || Beard (27) || Langhorne (8) || Harding (7) || Verizon Center 11,759 |- | 7:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Indiana || FSI || 96-74MIN || Houston (23) || Griffith (7) || Houston, White (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,234 |- | 9:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Seattle || FSN-NW || 80-70SEA || Jackson (25) || Powell, Lawson (7) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 9,686 |- | rowspan=1|Mon 8 || 7:30 || Los Angeles || @ ||Detroit || || 81-52DET || Nolan (27) || Thompson (11) || 5 players (3) || Palace of Auburn Hills 13,915 |- | rowspan=1|Tue 9 || 7:00 || Seattle || @ ||Indiana || ESPN2 (HD) || 73-66IND || Jackson (21) || Sutton-Brown (10) || Bird (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,253 |- | rowspan=3|Wed 10 || 7:30 || Washington || @ ||Detroit || || 75-69WAS || Beard (15) || Melvin (9) || Nolan (6) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,329 |- | 8:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Minnesota || || 87-76MIN || Augustus (30) || Augustus (9) || Anosike, Miller (5) || Target Center 7,444 |- | 10:00 || New York || @ ||Phoenix || || 91-84PHO || Pondexter (26) || Kraayeveld, Vaughn (7) || McCarville (6) || US Airways Center 5,080 |- | rowspan=4|Fri 12 || 7:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Indiana || || 73-61IND || Leslie (21) || Leslie (13) || Catchings, Douglas (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,320 |- | 8:00 || Seattle || @ ||Minnesota || || 88-71SEA || Jackson (22) || Jackson (11) || Bird (9) || Target Center 6,423 |- | 8:30 || Atlanta || @ ||Chicago || NBA TVCN100 || 81-73CHI || Dupree (23) || de Souza, Dupree (8) || Perkins (8) || UIC Pavilion 5,689 |- | 10:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Sacramento || || 90-71SAC || Powell (19) || Harper, Paris (8) || Lawson, Pondexter (4) || ARCO Arena 6,438 |- | rowspan=2|Sat 13 || 8:00 || New York || @ ||San Antonio || NBA TVMSGKMYS || 63-60SAN || Christon (21) || McCarville (9) || Hammon (4) || AT&T Center 10,572 |- | 10:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Phoenix || || 115-104 (OT)PHO || Taurasi (31) || Powell (9) || Johnson, Lawson (8) || US Airways Center 7,173 |- | rowspan=2|Sun 14 || 3:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Connecticut || || 67-62ATL || Lyttle (20) || Lyttle (15) || Teasley, Whalen (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,429 |- | 6:00 || Seattle || @ ||Chicago || || 64-57CHI || Jackson (22) || Fowles (15) || Wright (4) || UIC Pavilion 2,681 |- | rowspan=2|Tue 16 || 8:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Chicago || || 78-75CHI || Perkins (25) || Fowles (10) || Whalen (8) || UIC Pavilion 2,396 |- | 10:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Sacramento || || 86-83MIN || Augustus (30) || Harper (9) || Wiggins (6) || ARCO Arena 7,736 |- | rowspan=1|Wed 17 || 10:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Phoenix || || 104-80PHO || Taurasi (28) || Anosike, Bonner (10) || Pondexter (9) || US Airways Center 6,524 |- | rowspan=6|Fri 19 || 7:00 || Chicago || @ ||Connecticut || || 91-61CON || Jones (17) || Gardin (11) || Gardin (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 5,892 |- | 7:30 || San Antonio || @ ||New York || NBA TVMSG || 77-61NYL || McCarville (18) || Young (7) || Christon (6) || Madison Square Garden 8,046 |- | 7:30 || Indiana || @ ||Detroit || || 66-54IND || Catchings (15) || Hornbuckle, McWilliams (10) || Catchings (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,725 |- | 7:30 || Washington || @ ||Atlanta || || 93-81ATL || Beard, Lyttle (20) || Lyttle (13) || Currie, Hardin (7) || Philips Arena 6,050 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Phoenix || || 89-80PHO || Pondexter (21) || Thompson (14) || Johnson (7) || US Airways Center 8,255 |- | 10:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Seattle || || 90-62SEA || Jackson (26) || Anosike (7) || Bird (10) || KeyArena 7,607 |- | rowspan=1|Sat 20 || 7:00 || Chicago || @ ||Washington || || 81-72WAS || Beard (31) || Melvin (9) || Perkins (6) || Verizon Center 11,745 |- | rowspan=5|Sun 21 || 3:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Connecticut || NBA TVWCTX || 71-58CON || Young (22) || Black (8) || Darling (4) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,928 |- | 3:00 || New York || @ ||Atlanta || || 93-81NYL || Christon, Holdsclaw (17) || Lyttle (9) || Moore (8) || Philips Arena 5,624 |- | 6:00 || Detroit || @ ||Indiana || NBA TVFSI || 82-70IND || Douglas (23) || Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings, Nolan (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,610 |- | 7:00 || Seattle || @ ||Phoenix || NBA TVFSNA || 93-84SEA || Jackson, Taurasi (25) || Jackson (8) || Bird (9) || US Airways Center 6,181 |- | 9:30 || Sacramento || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNW || 67-47LAS || Powell (13) || Walker (9) || Bobbitt (5) || Staples Center 9,494 |- | rowspan=3|Tue 23 || 12:00 || Chicago || @ ||Atlanta || || 99-98 (OT)CHI || McCoughtry (26) || Dupree (10) || McCoughtry (8) || Philips Arena 10,351 |- | 9:30 || Phoenix || @ ||San Antonio || ESPN2 (HD) || 91-87SAN || Pondexter (26) || Taurasi, Young (8) || Johnson, Young (5) || AT&T Center 6,692 |- | 8:00 || New York || @ ||Minnesota || || 69-57MIN || Christon, Wiggins (25) || Hollingsworth (7) || Wiggins (5) || Target Center 5,620 |- | rowspan=1|Thu 25 || 7:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Washington || || 93-87PHO || Pondexter (24) || Langhorne (12) || Harding (9) || Verizon Center 9,808 |- | rowspan=4|Fri 26 || 7:00 || Indiana || @ ||New York || || 82-81 (OT)IND || Douglas (24) || Hoffman (14) || L. Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden 9,304 |- | 7:30 || Detroit || @ ||Atlanta || || 96-86ATL || Holdsclaw (28) || de Souza (13) || Teasley (11) || Philips Arena 5,935 |- | 8:00 || Sacramento || @ ||San Antonio || || 62-52SAN || Hammon (26) || Young (10) || Hammon (6) || AT&T Center 7,973 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Seattle || || 69-67SEA || Jackson (32) || Jackson, Wright (8) || Bird, Lennox (5) || KeyArena 9,686 |- | rowspan=4|Sat 27 || 7:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Connecticut || || 82-68CON || Jones (24) || Jones (12) || Whalen (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,264 |- | 7:00 || New York || @ ||Indiana || MSG || 63-54IND || Carson, Hoffman (14) || Catchings (11) || Catchings (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,481 |- | 8:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-NFSNA || 109-80MIN || Hodges, Wiggins (22) || Anosike, Taurasi (8) || Miller (8) || Target Center 5,911 |- | 8:00 || Washington || @ ||Chicago || || 68-63CHI || Dupree (23) || Fowles (10) || Harding (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,918 |- | rowspan=2|Sun 28 || 6:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Detroit || || 86-72DET || Zellous (18) || Ford (8) || Penicheiro (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,277 |- | 9:30 || Seattle || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNW || 82-55LAS || Ferdinand-Harris (15) || Cash (5) || Harrower (5) || Staples Center 10,797 |- | rowspan=3|Tue 30 || 7:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Atlanta || ESPN2 (HD) || 91-85MIN || Castro Marques (31) || Anosike (12) || Anosike, Houston, Lehning, Wiggins (4) || Philips Arena 7,686 |- | 8:00 || Washington || @ ||San Antonio || || 84-82WAS || Young (21) || Currie (8) || Darling (6) || AT&T Center 4,723 |- | 8:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Chicago || || 74-72CHI || Powell (21) || Fowles (14) || Perkins (8) || UIC Pavilion 2,721 |- y background:#ce0008; color:white July Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=1|Wed 1 || 10:00 || Seattle || @ ||Phoenix || || 91-83PHO || Pondexter, Taurasi (22) || Pondexter (11) || Pondexter (8) || US Airways Center 6,341 |- | rowspan=3|Thu 2 || 7:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Indiana || NBA TVFSI || 67-53IND || Douglas, Sutton-Brown (14) || Sutton-Brown (14) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,468 |- | 7:30 || Detroit || @ ||New York || NBA TVMSG || 80-64NYL || Christon (25) || Ford, Hornbuckle (10) || McCarville, Smith (5) || Madison Square Garden 8,018 |- | 8:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Minnesota || FSN-N || 74-68SAC || Powell (21) || Anosike, Brunson (8) || Anosike (7) || Target Center 6,920 |- | rowspan=2|Fri 3 || 7:30 || Washington || @ ||Atlanta || || 72-65ATL || Holdsclaw (18) || Melvin (9) || Holdsclaw (8) || Philips Arena 5,456 |- | 8:00 || Chicago || @ ||San Antonio || || 85-72SAN || Young (19) || Riley, Young (8) || Hammon (10) || AT&T Center 6,662 |- | rowspan=3|Sun 5 || 6:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Detroit || || 95-92 (OT)CON || Smith (28) || Hornbuckle (12) || Jones, McWilliams (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills 6,981 |- | 6:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Indiana || || 78-74IND || Sutton-Brown (22) || Catchings, Sutton-Brown (9) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,024 |- | 9:30 || Phoenix || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNWFSNA || 104-89PHO || Pondexter (21) || Bonner (10) || Bobbitt, Taurasi (6) || Staples Center 9,872 |- | rowspan=4|Tue 7 || 3:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Seattle || || 66-53SEA || Cash (18) || Cash, Jackson (12) || Hammon (5) || KeyArena 10,137 |- | 7:30 || Connecticut || @ ||Atlanta || || 72-67ATL || Holdsclaw (19) || de Souza (17) || Lehning (7) || Philips Arena 6,225 |- | 8:00 || Washington || @ ||Minnesota || || 96-94 (OT)MIN || Harding (27) || Currie (11) || Anosike, Currie, Miller (4) || Target Center 7,171 |- | 10:00 || Chicago || @ ||Sacramento || || 83-73SAC || Perkins (21) || Brunson (10) || Lawson, Penicheiro, Perkins (6) || ARCO Arena 5,672 |- | rowspan=1|Wed 8 || 10:00 || Chicago || @ ||Phoenix || || 90-70PHO || Dupree, Taurasi (22) || T. Smith (13) || Pondexter (6) || US Airways Center 5,597 |- | rowspan=2|Thu 9 || 7:30 || Los Angeles || @ ||New York || MSG || 69-60LAS || Lennox (20) || Thompson (8) || Harrower, Ferdinand-Harris, McCarville (3) || Madison Square Garden 12,247 |- | 9:00 || Sacramento || @ || Seattle || ESPN2 (HD) || 66-55SEA || Cash (18) || Powell (8) || Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,838 |- | rowspan=2|Fri 10 || 8:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Minnesota || || 77-61SAN || Young (21) || Anosike (12) || Lawson-Wade (4) || Target Center 7,409 |- | 8:30 || Indiana || @ ||Chicago || || 83-54IND || Murphy (15) || Dupree (8) || Hoffman, January (6) || UIC Pavilion 4,021 |- | rowspan=4|Sat 11 || 7:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Washington || || 75-63WAS || Beard (26) || Langhorne (11) || Harding (5) || Verizon Center 12,217 |- | 7:00 || Detroit || @ ||Connecticut || NBA TVWCTX || 79-77 (OT)DET || Smith (25) || Braxton (13) || Smith, Whalen (3) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,342 |- | 7:30 || Atlanta || @ ||New York || || 71-69NYL || Castro Marques, Christon (18) || Castro Marques, de Souza, Holdsclaw (8) || Castro Marques, Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden 8,732 |- | 10:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Sacramento || || 107-105PHO || Pondexter, Powell (23) || Bonner, Brunson, Taurasi, Walker (8) || Pondexter (8) || ARCO Arena 7,798 |- | rowspan=2|Sun 12 || 7:00 || Minnesota || @ ||San Antonio || NBA TVKMYS || 83-76MIN || Hammon, Houston (26) || Anosike, Houston, Young (8) || Hammon (5) || AT&T Center 6,568 |- | 9:00 || Chicago || @ ||Seattle || NBA TVFSN-NW || 86-81CHI || Dupree (28) || Dupree, Jackson, Wright (7) || Toliver, Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,796 |- | rowspan=1|Tue 14 || 7:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Connecticut || ESPN2 (HD) || 82-71CON || Jones (24) || Lennox (11) || Jones, Whalen (5) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,612 |- | rowspan=5|Wed 15 || 11:30am || San Antonio || @ ||Washington || || 79-78SAN || Hammon (21) || Beard, Frazee, Langhorne (6) || Darling, Hammon (5) || Verizon Center 17,220 |- | 1:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-N || 91-77ATL || Holdsclaw (28) || Houston (12) || Montgomery (7) || Target Center 11,245 |- | 1:00 || Chicago || @ ||Indiana || || 84-74IND || Sutton-Brown (22) || Dupree (10) || Catchings, Douglas (8) || Conseco Fieldhouse 10,050 |- | 3:30 || Sacramento || @ ||Phoenix || NBA TVFSNA || 100-81PHO || Powell (23) || Paris (9) || Pondexter (15) || US Airways Center 11,590 |- | 10:00 || Detroit || @ ||Seattle || NBA TVFSN-NW || 66-63DET || Smith (19) || Ford (8) || Nolan (7) || KeyArena 6,821 |- | rowspan=3|Fri 17 || 7:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Indiana || || 84-79IND || Douglas (25) || de Souza (14) || Bevilaqua (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,975 |- | 8:00 || Connecticut || @ ||San Antonio || || 72-64CON || Hammon (24) || Frazee, Young (9) || Jones, Whalen (5) || AT&T Center 9,524 |- | 10:00 || Seattle || @ ||Sacramento || || 69-56SEA || Bird (20) || Little (9) || Bird (6) || ARCO Arena 6,386 |- | rowspan=2|Sat 18 || 7:00 || New York || @ ||Washington || || 68-67WAS || Harding (23) || Harding (7) || Moore (9) || Verizon Center 9,968 |- | 10:00 || Detroit || @ ||Phoenix || || 97-90 (OT)PHO || Pondexter (26) || McWilliams (12) || Pondexter (8) || US Airways Center 8,288 |- | rowspan=5|Sun 19 || 3:00 || Indiana || @ ||Connecticut || || 67-61CON || Douglas, Hoffman, Whalen (15) || Gruda (9) || Whalen (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,517 |- | 4:00 || Atlanta || @ ||New York || || 89-86NYL || Christon (32) || de Souza (10) || Mitchell (6) || Madison Square Garden 8,560 |- | 6:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Chicago || NBA TVCN100 || 85-75CHI || Perkins (29) || Dupree (11) || Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,282 |- | 8:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Seattle || || 72-69SEA || Little (18) || Anosike (11) || Bird, Johnson, Wright (4) || KeyArena 6,912 |- | 9:00 || Detroit || @ ||Sacramento || || 69-65DET || McWilliams (21) || McWilliams (12) || 5 players (3) || ARCO Arena 7,538 |- | rowspan=1|Tue 21 || 7:00 || Indiana || @ ||Washington || || 82-70IND || Catchings (28) || Catchings (10) || Bevilaqua (8) || Verizon Center 9,798 |- | rowspan=5|Wed 22 || 12:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Detroit || || 98-95 (OT)ATL || Braxton (25) || Braxton, Snow (12) || Nolan (9) || Palace of Auburn Hills 14,439 |- | 12:30 || New York || @ ||Chicago || || 77-70NYL || Fowles, Spencer (15) || Dupree (11) || Canty, Moore (4) || UIC Pavilion 5,881 |- | 7:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Connecticut || || 83-75CON || Jones (28) || Harper (11) || Phillips (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 5,675 |- | 10:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Phoenix || || 99-86MIN || Pondexter (28) || Bonner (10) || Johnson (6) || US Airways Center 7,360 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Seattle || || 98-87 (3OT)SEA || Bird (23) || Little (14) || Bird, Cash (5) || KeyArena 7,154 |- | rowspan=3|Thu 23 || 12:30 || Indiana || @ ||San Antonio || || 84-65SAN || Young (24) || Frazee (8) || January (6) || AT&T Center 9,985 |- | 7:00 || Chicago || @ ||Washington || ESPN2 (HD) || 75-64WAS || Langhorne (16) || Langhorne (10) || Harding (6) || Verizon Center 11,651 |- | 7:30 || Sacramento || @ ||New York || MSG || 88-74SAC || Powell (32) || Powell, Walker (9) || Penicheiro (9) || Madison Square Garden 8,845 |- | rowspan=1 style="background:#FAFAD2"|Sat 25 ||style="background:#FAFAD2"| 3:30 || style="background:#FAFAD2"|West All-Stars || style="background:#FAFAD2"|@ || style="background:#FAFAD2"|East All-Stars || style="background:#FAFAD2"|ABC (HD) ||style="background:#FAFAD2"| 130-118WEST ||style="background:#FAFAD2"| Cash (22) ||style="background:#FAFAD2"| de Souza, Pondexter (9) ||style="background:#FAFAD2"| Bird (10) ||style="background:#FAFAD2"| Mohegan Sun Arena 9,518 |- | rowspan=2|Sun 26 || 4:00 || Phoenix || @ || New York || || 94-88PHO || Taurasi (34) || Taurasi (13) || Johnson (7) || Madison Square Garden 11,211 |- | 4:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Washington || || 87-73WAS || Langhorne (19) || Langhorne (8) || Beard (5) || Verizon Center 10,757 |- | rowspan=4|Tue 28 || 7:00 || Washington || @ ||Indiana || || 85-81IND || Douglas (34) || Hoffman (10) || Harding, Melvin (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 5,904 |- | 7:30 || Phoenix || @ ||Connecticut || ESPN2 (HD) || 95-80PHO || Pondexter (29) || T. Smith, Taurasi (9) || Johnson (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,732 |- | 8:00 || Seattle || @ ||San Antonio || KMYS || 74-71SAN || Hammon (24) || Cash (11) || Bird (5) || AT&T Center 5,382 |- | 8:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Minnesota || || 76-70LAS || Thompson (30) || Parker (10) || Hodges, Lennox, Thompson (4) || Target Center 7,216 |- | rowspan=1|Wed 29 || 8:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Chicago || || 75-63CHI || Perkins (18) || Parker (10) || Dupree (5) || UIC Pavilion 5,633 |- | rowspan=4|Thu 30 || 2:30 || San Antonio || @ ||Sacramento || || 101-93 (OT)SAC || Hammon (38) || Young (11) || Penicheiro (9) || ARCO Arena 10,461 |- | 7:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Indiana || FSI || 94-85 (OT)IND || Douglas (32) || Gruda (10) || Bevilaqua (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,538 |- | 7:30 || Washington || @ ||New York || NBA TVMSG || 78-75WAS || Beard, McCarville (28) || Langhorne (11) || Harding (4) || Madison Square Garden 10,172 |- | 7:30 || Phoenix || @ ||Atlanta || || 106-76ATL || McCoughtry (17) || de Souza (14) || Lehning (5) || Philips Arena 7,827 |- | rowspan=1|Fri 31 || 7:30 || Minnesota || @ ||Detroit || || 91-83DET || Nolan (22) || Ford (9) || McWilliams, Nolan (6) || Palace of Auburn Hills 9,314 |- y background:#ce0008; color:white August Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=5|Sat 1 || 7:00 || New York || @ ||Atlanta || NBA TVMSG || 89-83ATL || Christon (23) || Carson, Christon (8) || McCarville (6) || Philips Arena 6,103 |- | 8:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Minnesota || || 87-74PHO || Taurasi (20) || Anosike (10) || Anosike, Willingham (5) || Target Center 6,631 |- | 8:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Chicago || NBA TVWCTX || 84-72CHI || Dupree (23) || Dupree (8) || Canty, Jēkabsone-Žogota (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,071 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Sacramento || || 59-56LAS || Powell (18) || Parker (12) || Penicheiro (8) || ARCO Arena 7,204 |- | 10:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Seattle || NBA TVKMYS || 85-82 (OT)SEA || Jackson (23) || Jackson (13) || Bird (5) || KeyArena 8,167 |- | rowspan=2|Sun 2 || 4:00 || Indiana || @ ||Washington || || 87-79IND || Douglas (24) || Catchings (9) || Catchings (5) || Verizon Center 11,595 |- | 6:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Detroit || || 83-65CON || Whalen (22) || Ford (9) || Nolan, Whalen (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,814 |- | rowspan=3|Tue 4 || 3:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Los Angeles || || 63-59SAN || Hammon (20) || Thompson (12) || Hammon (5) || Staples Center 13,865 |- | 7:30 || New York || @ ||Detroit || ESPN2 (HD) || 76-64DET || Nolan (26) || Nolan (14) || McWilliams, Nolan, Smith (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,081 |- | 10:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Seattle || || 101-90 (OT)PHO || Wright (25) || Cash, Jackson (11) || T. Johnson, Wright (7) || KeyArena 6,728 |- | rowspan=1|Wed 5 || 7:00 || Chicago || @ ||Indiana || NBA TVCN100 || 76-67IND || Dupree (19) || Dupree (13) || Canty (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,581 |- | rowspan=2|Thu 6 || 8:00 || Atlanta || @ ||San Antonio || || 92-84ATL || Hammon (26) || Lyttle (10) || Lehning (7) || AT&T Center 5,042 |- | 10:30 || Seattle || @ ||Los Angeles || || 79-75 (OT)LAS || Quinn (23) || Parker (13) || Bird, Wright (6) || Staples Center 9,735 |- | rowspan=3|Fri 7 || 7:00 || Detroit || @ ||Washington || || 70-66WAS || Beard (15) || Langhorne (9) || Nolan (6) || Verizon Center 10,637 |- | 8:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-N || 95-88MIN || Montgomery (24) || Anosike (12) || Jēkabsone-Žogota (7) || Target Center 8,134 |- | 10:00 || New York || @ ||Sacramento || || 84-66NYL || Paris (19) || Brunson (7) || McCarville (5) || ARCO Arena 6,284 |- | rowspan=3|Sat 8 || 7:00 || Chicago || @ ||Atlanta || || 82-80CHI || Thorn (20) || de Souza (15) || Perkins (5) || Philips Arena 5,424 |- | 10:00 || Indiana || @ ||Phoenix || || 90-83IND || Douglas (28) || Douglas (10) || Swanier (6) || US Airways Center 9,867 |- | 10:00 || New York || @ ||Seattle || || 70-69SEA || McCarville (22) || Christon, Jackson (9) || Bird (6) || KeyArena 7,496 |- | rowspan=3|Sun 9 || 3:00 || Washington || @ ||Connecticut || || 96-67CON || Beard (18) || Holt (8) || Beard (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,528 |- | 6:00 || Chicago || @ ||Detroit || || 64-58DET || Zellous (19) || Fowles (18) || Smith (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 6,893 |- | 6:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Minnesota || || 89-87SAN || Anosike (24) || Hodges, Hollingsworth (8) || Hammon (9) || Target Center 7,764 |- | rowspan=1|Mon 10 || 10:30 || Indiana || @ ||Los Angeles || || 75-63LAS || Leslie (21) || Leslie (11) || Milton-Jones (4) || Staples Center 8,263 |- | rowspan=3|Tue 11 || 7:00 || Detroit || @ ||Washington || || 81-77DET || Nolan (23) || McWilliams (13) || Harding (8) || Verizon Center 10,398 |- | 8:00 || Sacramento || @ ||San Antonio || || 90-73SAC || Brunson (19) || Brunson (9) || Penicheiro (11) || AT&T Center 4,961 |- | 9:00 || New York || @ ||Los Angeles || ESPN2 (HD) || 65-61NYL || Leslie (12) || Parker (11) || Christon, Moore (5) || Staples Center 9,548 |- | rowspan=4|Thu 13 || 7:00 || Seattle || @ ||Connecticut || || 64-53CON || Gruda (14) || Jackson, Jones (10) || Whalen (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,983 |- | 7:30 || Detroit || @ ||Atlanta || || 80-75ATL || Nolan (20) || de Souza (13) || Lehning, McWilliams (5) || Philips Arena 5,641 |- | 8:00 || Indiana || @ ||Minnesota || || 91-81IND || Hoffman (24) || Anosike (16) || Bevilaqua, Dixon (4) || Target Center 7,156 |- | 10:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Phoenix || || 95-83PHO || Tauarsi, Young (29) || Wauters (10) || Hammon (8) || US Airways Center 6,522 |- | rowspan=3|Fri 14 || 7:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Washington || || 91-89 (2OT)WAS || Beard (26) || Langhorne (16) || Whalen (5) || Verizon Center 9,738 |- | 7:30 || Chicago || @ ||New York || NBA TVCN100MSG || 88-77CHI || Christon (25) || Christon (10) || Canty, Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden 9,832 |- | 10:30 || Sacramento || @ ||Los Angeles || || 85-79SAC || Leslie (25) || Parker (10) || Penicheiro (10) || Staples Center 10,122 |- | rowspan=5|Sat 15 || 7:00 || Detroit || @ ||Indiana || || 82-59IND || Douglas (19) || Braxton (10) || Douglas (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,963 |- | 7:00 || Seattle || @ ||Atlanta || || 88-79ATL || Jackson (25) || de Souza (12) || Bird (12) || Philips Arena 8,751 |- | 8:00 || Phoenix || @ ||San Antonio || NBA TVKMYSFSNA || 106-89SAN || Young (25) || Young (7) || Hammon (6) || AT&T Center 8,933 |- | 8:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Chicago || || 79-76CHI || Hodges (25) || Dupree (14) || Canty (8) || UIC Pavilion 3,877 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Sacramento || || 78-61LAS || Powell (20) || Brunson (11) || Walker (5) || ARCO Arena 7,646 |- | rowspan=1|Sun 16 || 4:00 || New York || @ ||Washington || || 60-59NYL || McCarville (19) || Langhorne (8) || Harding (7) || Verizon Center 10,580 |- | rowspan=3|Tue 18 || 7:30 || Seattle || @ ||Detroit || || 79-75SEA || Jackson (36) || McWilliams (8) || Bird (8) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,392 |- | 8:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Chicago || || 106-99PHO || Taurasi (27) || Bonner (10) || Taurasi (7) || UIC Pavilion TBA |- | 10:30 || Washington || @ ||Los Angeles || || 72-69LAS || Leslie (20) || Parker (12) || Parker, Quinn (5) || Staples Center 9,287 |- | rowspan=2|Wed 19 || 7:00 || New York || @ ||Connecticut || || 74-69CON || Whalen (20) || Whalen (10) || White (6) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,050 |- | 10:30 || Minnesota || @ ||Los Angeles || || 78-63LAS || Leslie (20) || Parker (10) || Quinn (7) || Staples Center 9,181 |- | rowspan=2|Thu 20 || 7:30 || San Antonio || @ ||Atlanta || || 93-87ATL || McCoughtry (34) || de Souza (11) || Lehning (6) || Philips Arena 5,848 |- | 10:00 || Indiana || @ ||Sacramento || || 67-62SAC || Douglas (21) || Brunson, Powell (10) || January, Penicheiro (6) || ARCO Arena 6,290 |- | rowspan=3|Fri 21 || 7:30 || Connecticut || @ ||New York || NBA TVMSG || 85-83 (OT)NYL || Gruda (24) || McCarville (13) || Whalen (7) || Madison Square Garden 9,355 |- | 8:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||San Antonio || NBA TVKMYS || 67-66 (OT)LAS || Young (31) || Parker, Thompson (12) || Hammon (6) || AT&T Center 9,540 |- | 10:00 || Washington || @ ||Phoenix || || 91-81WAS || Langhorne (19) || Langhorne (12) || Harding, Pondexter (6) || US Airways Center 9,155 |- | rowspan=4|Sat 22 || 7:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Connecticut || || 98-94CON || Gruda, Humphrey, Whalen, Wiggins (21) || Gruda (9) || Whalen (8) || Mohegan Sun Arena 7,803 |- | 8:00 || Detroit || @ ||Chicago || || 76-67DET || Dupree (20) || Dupree (14) || 4 players (4) || UIC Pavilion 5,167 |- | 10:00 || Washington || @ ||Sacramento || || 82-60SAC || Powell (26) || Powell (11) || Penicheiro (5) || ARCO Arena 7,067 |- | 10:00 || Indiana || @ ||Seattle || || 74-60SEA || Bird (16) || Cash (9) || Catchings (7) || KeyArena 8,273 |- | rowspan=3|Sun 23 || 3:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Atlanta || || 91-87LAS || Castro Marques (26) || de Souza (9) || Thompson (6) || Philips Arena 11,304 |- | 4:00 || Minnesota || @ ||New York || || 80-67NYL || Christon (24) || Jackson, Wiggins (7) || Moore (6) || Madison Square Garden 8,481 |- | 6:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Detroit || || 99-84DET || Smith (31) || McWilliams, Nolan (7) || Hornbuckle (7) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,130 |- | rowspan=4|Tue 25 || 7:00 || Detroit || @ ||Connecticut || || 90-70DET || Gruda, Smith (19) || Kelly (8) || Whalen (8) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,811 |- | 7:30 || Sacramento || @ ||Atlanta || || 103-83ATL || Castro Marques (30) || Lyttle (9) || Penicheiro (11) || Philips Arena 5,159 |- | 10:00 || Chicago || @ ||Los Angeles || ESPN2 (HD) || 75-63LAS || Leslie, Parker (21) || Parker (12) || Canty (4) || Staples Center 9,615 |- | 10:00 || Washington || @ ||Seattle || || 78-68SEA || Burse (14) || Little (7) || Wright (6) || KeyArena 6,791 |- | rowspan=4|Thu 27 || 7:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Indiana || NBA TVFSI || 77-66IND || Catchings (20) || Wauter (14) || Hammon (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 6,836 |- | 7:30 || Atlanta || @ ||Detroit || || 87-83DET || Nolan (29) || de Souza (13) || McCoughtry (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills 5,695 |- | 10:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Seattle || || 86-74SEA || Bird (21) || Little (10) || Bird (7) || KeyArena 6,588 |- | 10:30 || Phoenix || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNW || 98-90PHO || Pondexter (26) || Bonner (9) || Quinn (8) || Staples Center 9,586 |- | rowspan=2|Fri 28 || 8:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Minnesota || || 100-95MIN || Maiga-Ba (20) || Brunson (9) || Powell (6) || Target Center 8,782 |- | 8:30 || New York || @ ||Chicago || NBA TVMSGCN100 || 96-77CHI || Dupree (26) || Vaughn (9) || Christon (6) || UIC Pavilion 3,707 |- | rowspan=4|Sat 29 || 3:00 || Detroit || @ ||San Antonio || ESPN2 (HD) || 100-88 (OT)SAN || Nolan (34) || Wauters (11) || Hammon (9) || AT&T Center 7,735 |- | 7:00 || Sacramento || @ ||Indiana || || 79-78SAC || Douglas (24) || Powell (11) || Bevilaqua (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 8,579 |- | 10:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Phoenix || NBA TVWCTX || 95-84PHO || Jēkabsone-Žogota (23) || Gardin (13) || Taurasi (5) || US Airways Center 9,977 |- | 10:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Seattle || || 91-84 (2OT)SEA || Wright (25) || Little (15) || Bird (8) || KeyArena 9,089 |- | rowspan=3|Sun 30 || 4:00 || Chicago || @ ||New York || || 77-63NYL || Christon (18) || Dupree, Kraayeveld (13) || Thorn (7) || Madison Square Garden 8,685 |- | 4:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Washington || || 81-75WAS || Houston (20) || Langhorne (10) || Harding (5) || Verizon Center 12,241 |- | 9:30 || Connecticut || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNW || 91-81LAS || Jēkabsone-Žogota, Thompson (21) || Parker (13) || Whalen (9) || Staples Center 11,072 |- y background:#ce0008; color:white September Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=5|Tue 1 || 7:30 || Seattle || @ ||New York || || 65-58SEA || Little (17) || Little (13) || Moore (4) || Madison Square Garden 8,469 |- | 7:30 || Phoenix || @ ||Detroit || || 101-99DET || Pondexter (25) || Ford (11) || Taurasi (6) || Palace of Auburn Hills 5,239 |- | 8:00 || Minnesota || @ ||San Antonio || || 84-82 (2OT)SAN || Hammon (29) || Anosike (11) || Hammon (5) || AT&T Center 4,881 |- | 10:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Sacramento || || 90-70SAC || Brunson (32) || Brunson (13) || Powell (7) || ARCO Arena 6,015 |- | 10:30 || Atlanta || @ ||Los Angeles || || 84-79ATL || Castro Marques (27) || Parker (14) || Lennox (5) || Staples Center 8,756 |- | rowspan=1|Wed 2 || 7:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Indiana || NBA TVFSI || 106-90PHO || Catchings (27) || Catchings (12) || Johnson (6) || Conseco Fieldhouse 7,446 |- | rowspan=1|Thu 3 || 7:00 || Seattle || @ ||Washington || || 78-67WAS || Bird, Currie (17) || Langhorne (11) || Bird (6) || Verizon Center 10,648 |- | rowspan=4|Fri 4 || 7:00 || New York || @ ||Connecticut || NBA TVMSG || 88-85 (OT)CON || Jēkabsone-Žogota (23) || Moore (8) || Whalen (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 6,685 |- | 7:30 || Indiana || @ ||Detroit || || 70-63 (OT)DET || Nolan (22) || Catchings (13) || Nolan (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,230 |- | 8:30 || Washington || @ ||Chicago || || 92-86CHI || Ajavon (32) || Dupree, Langhorne (10) || Harding, Perkins (5) || UIC Pavilion 3,241 |- | 10:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Sacramento || || 98-90ATL || de Souza (27) || de Souza (13) || McCoughtry (10) || ARCO Arena 6,517 |- | rowspan=3|Sat 5 || 8:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||San Antonio || || 89-72SAN || Johnson (27) || Parker (10) || Lawson-Wade (11) || AT&T Center 8,631 |- | 8:00 || Seattle || @ ||Minnesota || NBA TVFSN-N || 76-68MIN || Houston (22) || Little (8) || Houston, Johnson, Wright (4) || Target Center 8,170 |- | 10:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Phoenix || || 100-82PHO || de Souza (23) || Bonner, Snow (7) || Lehning (10) || US Airways Center 10,424 |- | rowspan=2|Sun 6 || 4:00 || Washington || @ ||Indiana || || 72-61IND || Catchings (20) || Sutton-Brown (11) || Hoffman (4) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,702 |- | 6:00 || Chicago || @ ||Detroit || || 84-75DET || Nolan (19) || Ely, Nolan (8) || Braxton, Hornbuckle, Nolan (4) || Palace of Auburn Hills 6,619 |- | rowspan=2|Tue 8 || 7:30 || Indiana || @ ||New York || || 69-63IND || Carson, Catchings, Douglas (17) || Catchings (10) || Mitchell (6) || Madison Square Garden 7,583 |- | 10:30 || San Antonio || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVKMYS || 76-68LAS || Leslie (18) || Parker (13) || Hammon (7) || Staples Center 10,476 |- | rowspan=1|Wed 9 || 8:00 || Detroit || @ ||Minnesota || || 75-72MIN || Ford (16) || Ford (12) || Ford, Teasley, Zellous (4) || Target Center 7,423 |- | rowspan=4|Thu 10 || 7:30 || New York || @ ||Detroit || NBA TVMSG || 94-87 (OT)DET || Nolan (34) || Braxton, McWilliams (8) || Moore (6) || Palace of Auburn Hills 8,178 |- | 8:00 || Indiana || @ ||Chicago || || 86-79CHI || Douglas (25) || Catchings (10) || Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 2,902 |- | 10:00 || San Antonio || @ ||Sacramento || || 80-71SAN || Hammon (27) || Powell (10) || Johnson, Lawson-Wade, Penicheiro (5) || ARCO Arena 7,566 |- | 10:00 || Phoenix || @ ||Seattle || || 92-84 (OT)PHO || Wright (24) || Burse, Little (9) || Pondexter (8) || KeyArena 9,089 |- | rowspan=2|Fri 11 || 7:00 || Connecticut || @ ||Atlanta || || 88-64ATL || McCoughtry (18) || de Souza (14) || Lyttle (5) || Philips Arena 8,644 |- | 10:30 || Minnesota || @ ||Los Angeles || NBA TVFSNW || 90-61LAS || Leslie, Thompson (19) || Parker (14) || Quinn (9) || Staples Center 13,764 |- | rowspan=3|Sat 12 || 7:00 || Atlanta || @ ||Washington || || 82-64WAS || Harding (25) || McCoughtry (13) || Currie (5) || Verizon Center 11,987 |- | 8:00 || Seattle || @ ||San Antonio || || 64-55SEA || S. Johnson (16) || Little, Perperoglou (11) || Darling (5) || AT&T Center 10,153 |- | 8:00 || Detroit || @ ||Chicago || || 80-69DET || Dupree (27) || McWilliams (10) || Canty (6) || UIC Pavilion 5,334 |- | rowspan=4|Sun 13 || 3:00 || Los Angeles || @ ||Phoenix || ESPN2 (HD) || 81-78LAS || Parker (24) || Parker (14) || Lennox (6) || US Airways Center 12,968 |- | 3:00 || Indiana || @ ||Connecticut || WCTX || 95-85CON || Gardin (23) || Gardin (8) || Phillips, Wirth (7) || Mohegan Sun Arena 9,047 |- | 4:00 || Washington || @ ||New York || MSG || 86-65NYL || Carson, Currie (17) || Ajavon (9) || Mitchell (6) || Madison Square Garden 15,667 |- | 9:00 || Minnesota || @ ||Sacramento || || 88-66SAC || Powell (27) || Paris (14) || Penicheiro (10) || ARCO Arena 10,212 |- |- ! style="background:#094480; color:white" | 2009 WNBA Postseason |- y background:#ce0008; color:white Conference Semifinals (September 16–21) Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=2|Wed 16 || 8:00 || Atlanta || @ || Detroit || ESPN2 (HD) || 94-89DET || Castro Marques, Nolan (25) || Ford (10) || Castro Marques (7) || Palace of Auburn Hills 6,122 |- | 10:00 || Seattle || @ || Los Angeles || ESPN2 (HD) || 70-63LAS || Cash (24) || Leslie, Parker (10) || Bird, Harrower, Wright (5) || Staples Center 7,919 |- | rowspan=2|Thu 17 || 8:00 || Indiana || @ || Washington || ESPN2 (HD) || 88-79IND || Catchings (26) || Catchings (12) || Melvin (4) || Comcast Center 6,332 |- | 10:00 || Phoenix || @ || San Antonio || ESPN2 (HD) || 92-91SAN || Young (24) || Wauters (11) || V. Johnson (8) || AT&T Center 5,721 |- | rowspan=2|Fri 18 || 7:30 || Detroit || @ || Atlanta || NBA TV || 94-79DET || Nolan (22) || Braxton, Hornbuckle (8) || Braxton, Nolan (5) || Gwinnett Center 4,780 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ || Seattle || NBA TV || 75-74SEA || Cash (18) || Leslie (14) || Wright (9) || KeyArena 8,854 |- | rowspan=2|Sat 19 || 7:00 || Washington || @ || Indiana || NBA TV || 81-74 (OT)IND || Catchings (24) || Catchings (16) || Catchings, Douglas, Harding (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,655 |- | 10:00 || San Antonio || @ || Phoenix || NBA TV || 106-78PHO || Taurasi (24) || Bonner (13) || Taurasi (5) || US Airways Center 7,267 |- | rowspan=1|Sun 20 || 5:00 || Los Angeles || @ || Seattle || ESPN2 (HD) || 75-64LAS || Parker (22) || Cash (10) || Quinn (7) || KeyArena 8,159 |- | rowspan=1|Mon 21 || 10:00 || San Antonio || @ || Phoenix || ESPN2 (HD) || 100-92PHO || Taurasi (30) || T. Smith, Young (8) || Taurasi (6) || US Airways Center 6,896 |- y background:#ce0008; color:white Conference Finals (September 23–26) Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | rowspan=2|Wed 23 || 8:00 || Indiana || @ || Detroit || ESPN2 (HD) || 72-56DET || Zellous (23) || Catchings (11) || Bevilaqua, Douglas, Zellous (5) || Palace of Auburn Hills 7,214 |- | 10:00 || Phoenix || @ || Los Angeles || ESPN2 (HD) || 103-94PHO || Parker, Taurasi (28) || Parker (10) || Taurasi (6) || Pauley Pavilion 6,389 |- | rowspan=2|Fri 25 || 7:00 || Detroit || @ || Indiana || NBA TV || 79-75IND || Nolan (23) || Ford (13) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 9,210 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ || Phoenix || NBA TV || 87-76LAS || Taurasi (25) || Parker (18) || Taylor (5) || US Airways Center 7,628 |- | rowspan=2|Sat 26 || 7:00 || Detroit || @ || Indiana || NBA TV || 72-67IND || Sutton-Brown (17) || Ford (11) || Catchings (5) || Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 |- | 10:00 || Los Angeles || @ || Phoenix || NBA TV || 85-74 || Leslie (22) || Thompson (11) || Taylor (4) || US Airways Center 7,226 |- y background:#ce0008; color:white WNBA Finals (September 29-October 9) Date Time 3 Matchup TV Result High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance |- | Tue 29 || 9:00 || Indiana || @ || Phoenix || ESPN2 (HD) || 120-116 (OT)PHO || Douglas (20) || Taurasi (9) || January (7) || US Airways Center 11,617 |- | Thu 1 || 9:00 || Indiana || @ || Phoenix || ESPN2 (HD) || 93-84IND || Taurasi (20) || Catchings (9) || Catchings (11) || US Airways Center 16,758 |- | Sun 4 || 4:00 || Phoenix || @ || Indiana || ESPN2 (HD) || 86-85IND || Pondexter (23) || Catchings (12) || Pondexter (8) || Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 |- | Wed 7 || 7:30 || Phoenix || @ || Indiana || ESPN2 (HD) || 90-77PHO || Catchings (24) || Catchings (12) || Pondexter (7) || Conseco Fieldhouse 18,165 |- | Fri 9 || 9:00 || Indiana || @ || Phoenix || ESPN2 (HD) || 94-86PHO || Taurasi (26) || Catchings (9) || Douglas (9) || US Airways Center 17,313 |- Playoffs 2009 WNBA playoffs 2009 WNBA Finals Bracket Retirements On February 5, 2009, center Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks announced that the 2009 season would be her last in the WNBA. Leslie was one of the four remaining players from the WNBA's inaugural season. On May 15, 2009, forward Yolanda Griffith of the Indiana Fever announced that the 2009 season would be her last in the WNBA. Griffith was injured in the third game of the season but continued to help the Fever as an assistant coach figure. On May 31, 2009, San Antonio Silver Stars guard Vickie Johnson announced that the 2009 season would be her last in the league. Johnson was one of the four remaining players from the WNBA's inaugural season. On September 18, 2009, Seattle Storm guard Shannon "Pee Wee" Johnson announced that she would retire at the end of the 2009 season. On September 24, 2009, forward Erin Perperoglou of the San Antonio Silver Stars announced that she would not return to the WNBA. Awards Reference:2009 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA https://www.wnba.com/awards2009 2025-05-29 www.wnba.com en Individual AwardWinnerTeamPositionVotes/Statistic Most Valuable Player (MVP) Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard 323 out of 966Diana Taurasi Named 2009 WNBA Most Valuable Player presented by Kia Motors https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/news/awards09_mvp.html WNBA September 29, 2009 September 22, 2024 Finals MVP Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard N/A Rookie of the Year Angel McCoughtry Atlanta Dream Forward 30 out of 41 Most Improved Player Crystal Langhorne Washington Mystics Forward 19 out of 40 Defensive Player of the Year Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Forward 34 out of 40 Sixth Woman of the Year DeWanna Bonner Phoenix Mercury Guard 20 out of 38 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award Kara Lawson Sacramento Monarchs Guard 8 out of 38 Peak PerformersScoring Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury Guard/Forward 20.4 PPGRebounding Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks Forward 9.8 RPGAssists Sue Bird Seattle Storm Guard 5.8 APG Coach of the Year Marynell Meadors Atlanta Dream Coach 30 out of 41 Team AwardGuardGuardForwardForwardCenter All-WNBAFirst Team Becky Hammon Diana Taurasi Cappie Pondexter Tamika Catchings Lauren JacksonSecond Team Deanna Nolan Katie Douglas Candace Parker Sophia Young Lisa Leslie All-DefensiveFirst Team Tully Bevilaqua Tanisha Wright Tamika Catchings Nicky Anosike Lauren JacksonSecond Team Alana Beard Angel McCoughtry Candace Parker Sancho Lyttle Lisa LeslieDeanna Nolan All-Rookie Team Renee Montgomery Shavonte Zellous Marissa Coleman Angel McCoughtry DeWanna Bonner Players of the Week Week endingEastern ConferenceWestern ConferencePlayerTeamPlayerTeam June 14 Candice Dupree Chicago Sky Seimone Augustus Minnesota Lynx June 21 Alana Beard Washington Mystics Lauren Jackson Seattle Storm June 28 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever Candice Wiggins Minnesota Lynx Juli 5 Tammy Sutton-Brown Indiana Fever Cappie Pondexter Phoenix Mercury July 12 Alana Beard (2) Washington Mystics Cappie Pondexter (2) Phoenix Mercury July 19 Shameka Christon New York Liberty Cappie Pondexter (3) Phoenix Mercury July 26 Asjha Jones Connecticut Sun Sue Bird Seattle Storm August 2 Katie Douglas Indiana Fever Becky Hammon San Antonio Silver Stars August 9 Katie Douglas (2) Indiana Fever Becky Hammon (2) San Antonio Silver Stars August 16 Sancho Lyttle Atlanta Dream Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury August 23 Sandrine Gruda Connecticut Sun Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks August 30 Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock Sue Bird (2) Seattle Storm September 6 Deanna Nolan (2) Detroit Shock Vickie Johnson San Antonio Silver Stars September 13 Deanna Nolan (3) Detroit Shock Candace Parker (2) Los Angeles Sparks Coaches Eastern Conference Atlanta Dream: Marynell Meadors Chicago Sky: Steven Key Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault Detroit Shock: Bill Laimbeer and Rick Mahorn Indiana Fever: Lin Dunn New York Liberty: Pat Coyle and Anne Donovan Washington Mystics: Julie Plank Western Conference Los Angeles Sparks: Michael Cooper Minnesota Lynx: Jennifer Gillom Phoenix Mercury: Corey Gaines Sacramento Monarchs: Jenny Boucek and John Whisenant San Antonio Silver Stars: Dan Hughes Seattle Storm: Brian Agler See also WNBA WNBA draft WNBA All-Star Game WNBA Playoffs WNBA Finals References Category:2009 in American women's basketball Category:2008–09 in American basketball by league Category:2009–10 in American basketball by league 2009