2007 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 March 2022 2007 WNBA playoffs August 23 – September 16, 2007 Phoenix Mercury Detroit Shock Scoring leader (s) Cappie Pondexter (Phoenix) 215 MVP Cappie Pondexter (Phoenix) 2006 2008 The 2007 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2007 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Phoenix Mercury defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock 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: Detroit Shock (24–10) Indiana Fever (21–13) Connecticut Sun (18–16) New York Liberty (16–18) Western Conference The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: Phoenix Mercury (23–11) San Antonio Silver Stars (20–14) Sacramento Monarchs (19–15) Seattle Storm (17–17) Bracket This was the outlook for the 2007 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. First RoundBest-of-3 Conference FinalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 Eastern Conference Western Conference 1 Detroit 2 4 New York 1 2 Indiana 2 3 Connecticut 1 1 Phoenix 2 4 Seattle 0 2 San Antonio 2 3 Sacramento 1 1 Detroit 2 2 Indiana 1 1 Phoenix 2 2 San Antonio 0 1 Detroit 2 1 Phoenix 3 Bold – series winner Italic – team with home court advantage Eastern Conference First round (1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) New York Liberty #eee August 24 Game 1 Detroit Shock 51 73 New York Liberty 9–14 16–11 17–28 9–20 Nolan 16 Christon 16 Pierson 8 Christon 15 Johnson, Powell, Pierson 2 Moore 6 Madison Square Garden, New York City 9,976 June Courteau, Lamont Simpson, Scott Twardoski NBA TV #fff August 26 Game 2 New York Liberty 73 76 Detroit Shock 20–19 11–23 22–18 20–16 Christon, McCarville 19 Nolan 16 Kraayeveld, Moore 8 Pierson 12 McCarville, Moore, Thorn 3 Smith 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 9,896 Tina Napier, Michael Price, Kurt Walker ABC #eee August 28 Game 3 New York Liberty 70 71 Detroit Shock OT 12–12 21–11 16–20 13–19 8–9 Kraayeveld 16 Nolan 22 Jackson-Jones 10 Ford 10 Moore 6 Nolan 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 10,654 Daryl Humphrey, Lisa Mattingly, Eric Brewton Detroit wins series, 2–1 ESPN2 (2) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Connecticut Sun #eee August 23 Game 1 Indiana Fever 88 93 Connecticut Sun 3OT 7–12 18–20 17–22 24–12 9–9, 6–6, 7–12 DeForge 31 Sales 25 Catchings 20 Dydek 11 Catchings 7 Whalen 10 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville 7,271 Bonita Spence, Daryl Humphrey, Michael Price ESPN2 #fff August 25 Game 2 Connecticut Sun 59 78 Indiana Fever 13–23 8–17 17–21 21–17 Douglas 11 DeForge 26 Sales 6 Catchings 13 Carey 4 White, Whitmore 4 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis 7,298 Bob Trammell, Roy Gulbeyan, Cameron Inouye NBA TV #eee August 27 Game 3 Connecticut Sun 88 93 Indiana Fever OT 29–17 15–15 16–16 17–29 11–16 Douglas 27 Catchings 30 Whalen 10 Catchings 13 Douglas, Jones 5 Catchings 6 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis 6,012 Sue Blauch, Tina Napier, Kurt Walker Indiana wins series, 2–1 NBA TV Conference finals (1) Detroit Shock vs. (2) Indiana Fever #eee August 31 Game 1 Detroit Shock 65 75 Indiana Fever 13–15 18–18 23–26 11–16 Pierson 19 Catchings 22 Ford 11 Catchings 11 Nolan 6 Bevilaqua 4 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis 9,623 Clarke Stevens, June Courteau, Lamont Simpson ESPN2 #fff September 2 Game 2 Indiana Fever 63 77 Detroit Shock 20–16 12–25 15–27 16–9 DeForge 13 Nolan 24 Catchings, DeForge, Sam 4 Cash, Pierson 9 Whitmore 4 Nolan, Smith 6 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 10,153 Bob Trammell, Sue Blauch, Kurt Walker ABC #eee September 3 Game 3 Indiana Fever 65 81 Detroit Shock 20–14 10–21 17–22 18–24 Sutton-Brown 17 Nolan 30 Sutton-Brown, Sam 10 Ford 15 Sam, Whitmore 4 Smith 7 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 9,856 Michael Price, Tina Napier, Lisa Mattingly Detroit wins series, 2–1 NBATV Western Conference First round (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) Seattle Storm #eee August 24 Game 1 Phoenix Mercury 101 84 Seattle Storm 25–20 20–13 29–24 27–27 Taylor, Taurasi 22 Lennox 23 Smith 10 Jackson 9 Pondexter 8 Bird 4 KeyArena, Seattle 8,833 Tina Napier, Kurt Walker, Barb Smith NBA TV #fff August 26 Game 2 Seattle Storm 89 95 Phoenix Mercury 14–27 24–24 25–25 26–19 Jackson 22 Pondexter 25 Jackson 14 Smith 8 Bird 6 Taurasi 6 US Airways Center, Phoenix 7,428 June Courteau, Lamont Simpson, Daryl Humphrey Phoenix wins series, 2-0 NBA TV (2) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (3) Sacramento Monarchs #eee August 23 Game 1 San Antonio Silver Stars 65 86 Sacramento Monarchs 14–24 20–14 16–25 15–23 Young 20 Powell 22 Young 8 Griffith 9 Darling 5 Penicheiro 7 ARCO Arena, Sacramento 10,126 Bob Trammell, Denise Brooks, Sue Blauch NBA TV #fff August 25 Game 2 Sacramento Monarchs 61 86 San Antonio Silver Stars 11–18 14–25 14–18 22–25 Brunson 18 Hammon 20 Brunson 8 Johnson 9 Penicheiro 5 Johnson 8 AT&T Center, San Antonio 5,735 Eric Brewton, Lisa Mattingly, Clarke Stevens ESPN2 #eee August 27 Game 3 Sacramento Monarchs 78 80 San Antonio Silver Stars 21–27 15–22 19–17 23–14 Powell 20 Young 26 Brunson 8 Darling 7 Lawson 5 Hammon, Johnson 7 AT&T Center, San Antonio 7,126 June Courteau, Lamont Simpson, Roy Gulbeyan San Antonio wins series, 2–1 NBATV Conference finals (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (2) San Antonio Silver Stars #eee August 30 Game 1 Phoenix Mercury 102 100 San Antonio Silver Stars 20–20 30–27 23–22 29–31 Pondexter 26 Hammon 32 Taylor 14 Young 18 Pondexter 6 Riley 6 AT&T Center, San Antonio 14,592 Lisa Mattingly, Denise Brooks, Bob Trammell NBA TV #fff September 1 Game 2 San Antonio Silver Stars 92 98 Phoenix Mercury 28–23 19–19 20–25 25–31 Zolman 20 Pondexter 33 Riley, Young 10 Smith 12 Hammon 8 Pondexter 8 US Airways Center, Phoenix 8,106 Tina Napier, Michael Price, Roy Gulbeyan Phoenix wins series, 2-0 NBA TV WNBA Finals 2007 WNBA Finals Phoenix Mercury vs. Detroit Shock #eee September 5 Game 1 Phoenix Mercury 100 108 Detroit Shock 21–18 14–23 32–28 33–39 Taylor 57 Pierson 26 Taylor 9 Braxton 12 Taylor 7 Johnson, Smith 4 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 10,513 Eric Brewton, June Courteau, Lamont Simpson ESPN2 #fff September 8 Game 2 Phoenix Mercury 98 70 Detroit Shock 25–17 23–15 31–19 19–19 Taurasi 30 Nolan 12 Smith 10 Braxton 9 Miller, Pondexter, Taylor 5 Johnson, Pierson 3 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 16,752 Lisa Mattingly, Michael Price, Kurt Walker ESPN2 #eee September 11 Game 3 Detroit Shock 88 83 Phoenix Mercury 30–23 20–22 20–19 18–19 Smith 22 Taurasi 22 Ford 13 Taylor 14 Nolan 6 Miller 5 US Airways Center, Phoenix 12,024 Daryl Humphrey, Bob Trammell, Tina Napier ESPN2 #fff September 13 Game 4 Detroit Shock 76 77 Phoenix Mercury 12–17 23–16 25–24 16–20 Pierson 23 Pondexter 26 Ford 14 Taylor 9 Nolan 5 Pondexter 5 US Airways Center, Phoenix 12,813 June Courteau, Kurt Walker, Lamont Simpson ESPN2 #eee September 16 Game 5 Phoenix Mercury 108 92 Detroit Shock 30–17 25–26 24–21 29–28 Taylor 30 Nolan 27 Taurasi 7 Smith 6 Pondexter 10 Johnson 8 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills 22,076 Tina Napier, Michael Price, Bob Trammell Phoenix won series, 3-2 ESPN2 References Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs