2005 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 2005 WNBA playoffs August 30 – September 20, 2005 Sacramento Monarchs Connecticut Sun Scoring leader (s) Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento) 138 MVP Yolanda Griffith (Sacramento) 2004 2006 The 2005 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2005 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs defeating the Eastern Conference champion Connecticut Sun 3-1. The Monarchs won their first ever WNBA title. Format The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings. Regular season standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots. Bracket Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-5 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Connecticut 2 E4 Detroit 0 E2 Indiana 2 E3 New York 0 W1 Sacramento 2 W4 Los Angeles 0 W2 Seattle 1 W3 Houston 2 E1 Connecticut 2 E2 Indiana 0 W1 Sacramento 2 W3 Houston 0 E1 Connecticut 1 W1 Sacramento 3 Bold – Series winner Italic – Team with home-court advantage Conference semifinals Eastern Conference Connecticut defeats Detroit, 2-0 Connecticut 73, Detroit 62 Connecticut 75, Detroit 67 Indiana defeats New York, 2-0 Indiana 63, New York 51 Indiana 58, New York 50 Western Conference Houston defeats Seattle, 2-1 Seattle 75, Houston 67 Houston 67, Seattle 64 Houston 75, Seattle 58 Sacramento defeats Los Angeles, 2-0 Sacramento 75, Los Angeles 72 Sacramento 81, Los Angeles 63 Conference finals Eastern Conference Finals Connecticut defeats Indiana, 2-0 Connecticut 73, Indiana 68 Connecticut 77, Indiana 67 (OT) Western Conference Finals Sacramento defeats Houston, 2-0 Sacramento 73, Houston 69 OT Sacramento 74, Houston 65 WNBA Finals 2005 WNBA Finals - Sacramento defeats Connecticut, 3-1 Sacramento 69, Connecticut 65 Connecticut 77, Sacramento 70 (OT) Sacramento 66, Connecticut 55 Sacramento 62, Connecticut 59WNBA.com: WNBA Playoffs History: 2005 See also List of WNBA Champions References External links Link to WNBA Playoffs series, recap, and boxscores 2005 WNBA Playoffs Schedule - WNBA - ESPN Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs