2000 WNBA playoffs

Professional women's basketball tournament August 2023 2000 WNBA playoffs August 11–26, 2000 Houston Comets New York Liberty Scoring leader(s) Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) 136 MVP Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Houston) 1999 2001 The 2000 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2000 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Houston Comets beating the Eastern Conference champion New York Liberty, 2–0. Cynthia Cooper was named the MVP of the Finals. Regular season standings Eastern Conference Western Conference Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots. Bracket There were 16 teams in the league. For the playoffs, the four teams with the best record in each conference were seeded one to four. Conference semifinalsBest-of-3 Conference finalsBest-of-3 WNBA FinalsBest-of-3 Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 New York 2 E4 Washington 0 E2 Cleveland 2 E3 Orlando 1 W1 Los Angeles 2 W4 Phoenix 0 W2 Houston 2 W3 Sacramento 0 E1 New York 2 E2 Cleveland 1 W1 Los Angeles 0 W2 Houston 2 E1 New York 0 W2 Houston 2 Bold – Series winner Italics – Team with home-court advantage Conference semifinals Cleveland Rockers vs. Orlando Miracle CLE v ORL #e3e3e3 August 11 Recap Cleveland Rockers 55 Orlando Miracle 62 29–28 26–34 Merlakia Jones 18 Brown, Jones 6 each Rushia Brown 4 Taj McWilliams 16 Taj McWilliams 10 Shannon Johnson 5 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida 6,265 Sally Bell, Michael Henderson, Barb Smith Orlando leads series, 1–0 ORL v CLE (Game 2) August 13 Recap Orlando Miracle 54 Cleveland Rockers 63 15–36 39–27 Adrienne Johnson 17 Shannon Johnson 9 Shannon Johnson 7 Jones, Darling 15 each Chasity Melvin 10 Suzie McConnell-Serio 6 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 9,755 Patty Broderick, Patrick Fraher, Gary Zielinski Series tied, 1–1 ORL v CLE (Game 3) #e3e3e3 August 15 Recap Orlando Miracle 43 Cleveland Rockers 72 21–32 22–40 Nykesha Sales 13 Taj McWilliams 8 Dos Santos, McWilliams, S. Johnson, A. Johnson 2 each Ann Wauters 12 Merlakia Jones 7 Suzie McConnell-Serio 7 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 9,528 June Courteau, Bob Trammell, Dennis DeMayo Cleveland wins series, 2–1 New York Liberty vs. Washington Mystics NY v WSH #e3e3e3 August 12 Recap New York Liberty 72 Washington Mystics 63 40–28 32–35 Johnson, Phillips 20 each Vickie Johnson 8 Teresa Weatherspoon 9 Vicky Bullett 22 Holdsclaw, Bullett 8 each Nikki McCray 11 MCI Center, Washington, D.C. 16,331 Melissa Barlow, Lisa Mattingly, Bob Trammell New York leads series, 1–0 WSH v NY August 14 Recap Washington Mystics 57 New York Liberty 78 25–40 32–38 Holdsclaw, Aldridge 12 each Markita Aldridge 4 Markita Aldridge 5 Becky Hammon 19 Tari Phillips 10 Teresa Weatherspoon 10 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 15,309 Dennis DeMayo, Courtney Kirkland, Mark Ayotte New York wins series, 2–0 Los Angeles Sparks vs. Phoenix Mercury LA v PHX #e3e3e3 August 11 Recap Los Angeles Sparks 86 Phoenix Mercury 71 43–24 43–47 Lisa Leslie 20 Lisa Leslie 11 Tamecka Dixon 5 Brandy Reed 17 Lisa Harrison 9 Brandy Reed 6 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 6,167 Jason Phillips, Bill Stokes, Bonita Spence Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 PHX v LA August 13 Recap Phoenix Mercury 76 Los Angeles Sparks 101 36–42 40–59 Harrison, Gillom 16 each Michelle Griffiths 6 Lisa Harrison 5 Lisa Leslie 29 Leslie, Mabika 8 each Tamecka Dixon 7 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 9,811 Michael Price, Teresa Dahlem, Roy Gulbeyan Los Angeles wins series, 2–0 Houston Comets vs. Sacramento Monarchs HOU v SAC #e3e3e3 August 12 Recap Houston Comets 72 Sacramento Monarchs 64 35–37 37–27 Cynthia Cooper 25 Tiffani Johnson 8 Thompson, Cooper 3 each Ruthie Bolton-Holifield 16 Yolanda Griffith 14 Kedra Holland-Corn 5 Arco Arena, Sacramento, California 8,053 Matthew Boland, June Courteau, Lamont Simpson Houston leads series, 1–0 SAC v HOU August 14 Recap Sacramento Monarchs 70 Houston Comets 75 37–38 33–37 Ruthie Bolton-Holifield 23 Yolanda Griffith 10 Ticha Penicheiro 10 Sheryl Swoopes 27 Tina Thompson 14 Sheryl Swoopes 6 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 11,664 Sally Bell, Derek Collins, Barb Smith Houston wins series, 2–0 Conference finals New York Liberty vs. Cleveland Rockers NY v CLE #e3e3e3 August 17 Recap New York Liberty 43 Cleveland Rockers 56 21–29 22–27 Tari Phillips 11 Tari Phillips 6 Teresa Weatherspoon 3 Rushia Brown 18 Chasity Melvin 9 Suzie McConnell-Serio 5 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 11,686 Lisa Mattingly, Derek Collins, Michael Price Cleveland leads series, 1–0 CLE v NY (Game 2) August 20 Recap Cleveland Rockers 45 New York Liberty 51 17–36 28–15 Merlakia Jones 18 Merlakia Jones 12 Helen Darling 3 Becky Hammon 13 Tari Phillips 6 Teresa Weatherspoon 9 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 15,865 Sally Bell, Courtney Kirkland, Gary Zielinski Series tied, 1–1 CLE v NY (Game 3) #e3e3e3 August 21 Recap Cleveland Rockers 67 New York Liberty 81 27–46 40–35 Jones, McConnell-Serio 13 each Chasity Melvin 9 Helen Darling 4 Tamika Whitmore 19 Sue Wicks 6 Vickie Johnson 10 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 15,173 Patty Broderick, Bill Stokes, Jason Phillips New York wins series, 2–1 Los Angeles Sparks vs. Houston Comets LA v HOU #e3e3e3 August 17 Recap Los Angeles Sparks 56 Houston Comets 77 23–40 33–37 Mwadi Mabika 21 Lisa Leslie 8 Milton, Figgs 4 each Sheryl Swoopes 22 Arcain, Swoopes 6 each Thompson, Arcain 3 each Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 14,597 Patty Broderick, Melissa Barlow, Jason Phillips Houston leads series, 1–0 HOU v LA August 20 Recap Houston Comets 74 Los Angeles Sparks 69 40–35 34–34 Cynthia Cooper 29 Tina Thompson 6 Sheryl Swoopes 6 Mwadi Mabika 19 Lisa Leslie 14 Leslie, Figgs 5 each Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 13,884 Dennis DeMayo, Teresa Dahlem, Patrick Fraher Houston wins series, 2–0 WNBA Championship 2000 WNBA Championship HOU v NY #e3e3e3 August 24 Recap Houston Comets 59 New York Liberty 52 29–22 30–30 Cynthia Cooper 20 Swoopes, Thompson 8 each Cynthia Cooper 5 Tari Phillips 24 Tari Phillips 15 Teresa Weatherspoon 5 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,563 Gary Zielinski, Sally Bell, Dennis DeMayo Houston leads series, 1–0 NY v HOU August 26 Recap New York Liberty 73 Houston Comets 79 OT 25–27 39–37 9–15 Tari Phillips 20 Tari Phillips 7 Teresa Weatherspoon 8 Sheryl Swoopes 31 Tina Thompson 8 Cynthia Cooper 7 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas 16,285 June Courteau, Michael Price, Courtney Kirkland Houston wins series, 2–0 WNBA.com WNBA Playoffs History: 2000 See also List of WNBA Champions References External links Link to WNBA Playoffs series, recap, and boxscoresAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Playoffs Category:WNBA playoffs