2014 WNBA Finals

Basketball championship August 2023 WNBA 2014 Phoenix Mercury Sandy Brondello 3 Chicago Sky Pokey Chatman 0 September 7–12 USA Diana Taurasi (Phoenix) Chicago defeated Indiana, 2–1 Phoenix defeated Minnesota, 2–1 Sky:Elena Delle Donne (2026)Sylvia Fowles (2025) The 2014 WNBA Finals was the championship series for the 2014 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.2014 WNBA playoff schedule - ESPN The Phoenix Mercury, champions of the Western Conference, faced the Chicago Sky, champions of the Eastern Conference. The WNBA Finals were under a 2–2–1 rotation. The Mercury held home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record (29–5) than the Sky (15–19). The Mercury swept the Sky in three games to win their third title in franchise history. Both teams would meet again in the 2021 WNBA Finals, but this time the Sky emerged victorious in four games. Background 2014 WNBA regular season 2014 WNBA season CHI PHO 2014 WNBA playoffs 2014 WNBA playoffs Phoenix MercuryChicago Sky29–5 (.853) 1st West, 1st overallSeeding15–19 (.441) 4th East, 8th overallDefeated the (4) Los Angeles Sparks, 2–0Conference SemifinalsDefeated the (1) Atlanta Dream, 2–1Defeated the (2) Minnesota Lynx, 2–1Conference FinalsDefeated the (2) Indiana Fever, 2–1 Chicago Sky 2014 Chicago Sky season The Chicago Sky finished 15–19, good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The Sky defeated the Atlanta Dream in three games, setting up a conference final against the Indiana Fever. Chicago lost the first game of the series, but rallied to win two straight to reach the finals for the first time in franchise history. Phoenix Mercury 2014 Phoenix Mercury season The Phoenix Mercury finished with the best record in the WNBA, finishing with a 29–5 record. The Mercury swept the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Sparks in the conference semifinals, and defeated the Minnesota Lynx in the Western Conference Finals in three games. Regular-season series The Phoenix Mercury won the season series 2–0: #eee July 2, 2014 Report Chicago Sky 69 Phoenix Mercury 87 US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ #eee July 11, 2014 Report Phoenix Mercury 72 Chicago Sky 66 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL Series summary All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4). Game 1 #eee September 7 3:30pm ET Report Chicago Sky 62 83 Phoenix Mercury 8–15 12–27 14–14 28–27 Fowles (19) Dupree (26) Fowles (11) Griner (7) Vandersloot (5) Taurasi (11) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 13,263 #31 Amy Bonner#38 Lamont Simpson#42 Roy Gulbeyan ABC Phoenix leads series, 1–0 Game 2 #eee September 9 9:00pm ET Report Chicago Sky 68 97 Phoenix Mercury 14–21 22–30 15–23 17–23 Delle Donne (22) Griner (19) Fowles (5) Taylor (8) Vandersloot (4) Taylor (6) US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ 13,348 #4 Sue Blauch#18 Kurt Walker#55 Eric Brewton ESPN Phoenix leads series, 2–0 Game 3 #eee September 12 8:00pm ET Report Phoenix Mercury 87 82 Chicago Sky 22–22 23–21 16–20 26–19 Dupree, Taurasi (24) Delle Donne (23) Bonner (9) Fowles (8) Dupree (6) Vandersloot (11) UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL 7,365 #9 Denise Brooks#34 Maj Forsberg#39 Michael Price ESPN2 Phoenix wins WNBA Finals, 3–0 Rosters Phoenix Mercury 2014 WNBA 8 Mistie Bass F 6 3 189 12-02-1983 7 Duke USA 23 Tiffany Bias G 5 8 133 05-22-1992 5 Oklahoma State USA 24 DeWanna Bonner G/F 6 4 143 08-21-1987 5 Auburn USA 4 Candice Dupree F 6 2 178 08-16-1984 8 Temple USA 42 Brittney Griner C 6 9 205 10-18-1990 1 Baylor USA 10 Anete Jēkabsone-Žogota G 5 9 167 08-12-1983 2 Latvia LAT 11 Ewelina Kobryn C 6 4 210 05-07-1982 3 Poland POL 14 Eshaya Murphy G 5 11 164 04-15-1985 7 USC USA 31 Erin Phillips G 5 8 165 05-19-1985 6 Australia AUS 3 Diana Taurasi G 6 0 163 06-11-1982 10 Connecticut USA 13 Penny Taylor F 6 1 165 05-24-1981 12 Australia AUS Australia Sandy Brondello Western Sydney USA Julie Hairgrove 1 Arizona USA Todd Troxel Doane USA Tamara Poole 1 Cal State Dominguez Hills Chicago Sky 2014 WNBA 25 Gennifer Brandon F 6 2 164 11-23-1990 R California USA 51 Jessica Breland F 6 3 170 02-23-1988 2 North Carolina USA 0 Courtney Clements G 6 0 157 11-12-1989 1 San Diego State USA 11 Elena Delle Donne G/F 6 5 188 09-05-1989 1 Delaware USA 21 Jamierra Faulkner G 5 6 141 03-09-1992 R Southern Mississippi USA 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6 6 208 10-06-1985 6 Louisiana State USA 9 Markeisha Gatling C 6 5 255 07-14-1992 R NC State USA 45 Sasha Goodlett C 6 5 239 08-09-1990 2 Georgia Tech USA 10 Epiphanny Prince G 5 9 164 01-11-1988 4 Rutgers USA 14 Allie Quigley G 5 10 140 06-20-1986 5 DePaul USA 22 Courtney Vandersloot G 5 8 132 02-08-1989 3 Gonzaga USA 1 Tamera Young F 6 2 172 10-30-1986 6 James Madison USA USA Pokey Chatman LSU USA Tree Rollins Clemson USA Christie Sides 1 Louisiana Tech USA Christie Sides 1 Louisiana Tech USA Ann Crosby 1 Western Michigan References Finals Category:WNBA Finals WNBA Finals WNBA Finals Category:2014 in Chicago Category:Phoenix Mercury Category:Chicago Sky Category:Basketball competitions in Chicago WNBA Finals Category:2010s in Phoenix, Arizona Category:Basketball competitions in Phoenix, Arizona Category:Events at UIC Pavilion