2014 WNBA Finals

The 2014 WNBA Finals was the playoff series for the 2014 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.[1] The Phoenix Mercury, champions of the Western Conference, faced the Chicago Sky, champions of the Eastern Conference.

2014 WNBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
Phoenix Mercury Sandy Brondello 3
Chicago Sky Pokey Chatman 0
DatesSeptember 7–12
MVP Diana Taurasi (Phoenix)
Eastern FinalsChicago defeated Indiana, 2–1
Western FinalsPhoenix defeated Minnesota, 2–1

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.

Background

2014 WNBA regular season

# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y- Atlanta Dream1915.559-34
2 x- Indiana Fever1618.4713.034
3 x-Washington Mystics1618.4713.034
4 x-Chicago Sky1519.4414.034
5 e-New York Liberty1519.4414.034
6 e-Connecticut Sun1321.3826.034
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y-Phoenix Mercury295.853-34
2 x-Minnesota Lynx259.7354.034
3 x-San Antonio Stars1618.47113.034
4 x-Los Angeles Sparks1618.47113.034
5 e-Tulsa Shock1222.35317.034
6 e-Seattle Storm1222.35317.034

2014 WNBA Playoffs

Phoenix MercuryChicago Sky
29–5 (.853)
1st West, 1st overall
Seeding 15–19 (.441)
4th East, 8th overall
Defeated the (4) Los Angeles Sparks, 2–0 Conference Semifinals Defeated the (1) Atlanta Dream, 2–1
Defeated the (2) Minnesota Lynx, 2–1 Conference Finals Defeated the (2) Indiana Fever, 2–1

Chicago Sky

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

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:

Series summary

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Game 1

September 7
3:30pm ET
Chicago Sky 62, Phoenix Mercury 83
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 12–27, 14–14, 28–27
Pts: Fowles (19)
Rebs: Fowles (11)
Asts: Vandersloot (5)
Pts: Dupree (26)
Rebs: Griner (7)
Asts: Taurasi (11)
Phoenix leads series, 1–0
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 13,263
Referees:
#31 Amy Bonner
#38 Lamont Simpson
#42 Roy Gulbeyan

Game 2

September 9
9:00pm ET
Chicago Sky 68, Phoenix Mercury 97
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 22–30, 15–23, 17–23
Pts: Delle Donne (22)
Rebs: Fowles (5)
Asts: Vandersloot (4)
Pts: Griner (19)
Rebs: Taylor (8)
Asts: Taylor (6)
Phoenix leads series, 2–0
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 13,348
Referees:
#4 Sue Blauch
#18 Kurt Walker
#55 Eric Brewton

Game 3

September 12
8:00pm ET
Phoenix Mercury 87, Chicago Sky 82
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 23–21, 16–20, 26–19
Pts: Dupree, Taurasi (24)
Rebs: Bonner (9)
Asts: Dupree (6)
Pts: Delle Donne (23)
Rebs: Fowles (8)
Asts: Vandersloot (11)
Phoenix wins series, 3–0
UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
Attendance: 7,365
Referees:
#9 Denise Brooks
#34 Maj Forsberg
#39 Michael Price

Rosters

Phoenix Mercury roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 8 Bass, Mistie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 12-02-1983 Duke
G 23 Bias, Tiffany 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 05-22-1992 Oklahoma State
G/F 24 Bonner, DeWanna 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 143 lb (65 kg) 08-21-1987 Auburn
F 4 Dupree, Candice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 08-16-1984 Temple
C 42 Griner, Brittney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 10-18-1990 Baylor
G 10 Jēkabsone-Žogota, Anete 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 08-12-1983 Latvia
C 11 Kobryn, Ewelina 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 05-07-1982 Poland
G 14 Murphy, Eshaya 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 04-15-1985 Southern California
G 31 Phillips, Erin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-19-1985 Australia
G 3 Taurasi, Diana 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 06-11-1982 Connecticut
F 13 Taylor, Penny 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 05-24-1981 Australia
Head coach
Sandy Brondello (Western Sydney)
Assistant coaches
Julie Hairgrove (Arizona)
Todd Troxel (Doane)
Athletic trainer
Tamara Poole (Cal State-DH)
Strength and conditioning coach
Pro Advantage Training

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
Chicago Sky roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 25 Brandon, Gennifer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 11-23-1990 California
F 51 Breland, Jessica 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 02-23-1988 North Carolina
G 0 Clements, Courtney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 11-12-1989 San Diego State
G/F 11 Delle Donne, Elena 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 09-05-1989 Delaware
G 21 Faulkner, Jamierra 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 141 lb (64 kg) 03-09-1992 Southern Miss
C 34 Fowles, Sylvia 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 10-06-1985 LSU
C 9 Gatling, Markeisha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 07-14-1992 North Carolina State
C 45 Goodlett, Sasha 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 239 lb (108 kg) 08-09-1990 Georgia Tech
G 10 Prince, Epiphanny 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 01-11-1988 Rutgers
G 14 Quigley, Allie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 06-20-1986 DePaul
G 22 Vandersloot, Courtney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 132 lb (60 kg) 02-08-1989 Gonzaga
F 1 Young, Tamera 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 10-30-1986 James Madison
Head coach
Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Assistant coaches
Tree Rollins (Clemson)
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Athletic trainer
Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech)
Strength and conditioning coach
Ann Crosby (Western Michigan)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

References

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