2017 WNBA Finals
The 2017 WNBA Finals was the best-of-five championship series for the 2017 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), tipping off on September 24.[1] It was a rematch of last year's finals matchup. The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx held home court advantage in the Finals, and won three games to two against the second-seeded Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won a semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury to determine one of the Finals berths; the first-seeded Lynx defeated the Washington Mystics to earn the other. Sylvia Fowles was named the 2017 WNBA Finals MVP.
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| Dates | September 24–October 4 | |||||||||
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| MVP |  Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx) | |||||||||
| Eastern Finals | Los Angeles Sparks defeated Phoenix Mercury, 3–0 (Note: the semifinal rounds as of 2016 were not divided by conference) | |||||||||
| Western Finals | Minnesota Lynx defeated Washington Mystics, 3–0 | |||||||||
Road to the Finals
Standings and playoffs
| # | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | Minnesota Lynx - (1) | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 15–2 | 12–5 | 13–3 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks - (2) | 26 | 8 | .765 | 1 | 16–1 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
| 3 | Phoenix Mercury - (5) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 9 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 7–9 |
| 4 | Dallas Wings - (7) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 11 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 7–9 |
| 5 | Seattle Storm - (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 12 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 8–8 |
| 6 | San Antonio Stars - e | 8 | 26 | .235 | 19 | 6–11 | 2–15 | 1–15 |
| # | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| 1 | New York Liberty - (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 13–4 | 9–8 | 10–6 |
| 2 | Connecticut Sun - (4) | 21 | 13 | .636 | 1 | 12–5 | 9–6 | 10–6 |
| 3 | Washington Mystics - (6) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12-4 |
| 4 | Chicago Sky - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 4–13 | 8–9 | 6–10 |
| 5 | Atlanta Dream - e | 12 | 22 | .353 | 10 | 9–8 | 3–14 | 5–11 |
| 6 | Indiana Fever - e | 9 | 25 | .265 | 13 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 4–12 |
| First round: Single elimination (Sept. 6) | Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 10) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 12 – Sept. 17) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 24 – Oct. 4) | |||||||||||
2 Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 Connecticut Sun | 83 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 88 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 79 | |||||||||||||
8 Seattle Storm | 69 | |||||||||||||
1 Minnesota Lynx | 3 | |||||||||||||
2 Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | |||||||||||||
6 Washington Mystics | 86 | |||||||||||||
7 Dallas Wings | 76 | |||||||||||||
3 New York Liberty | 68 | |||||||||||||
6 Washington Mystics | 82 | |||||||||||||
1 Minnesota Lynx | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 Washington Mystics | 0 | |||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
- Semifinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 Minnesota Lynx | 101 | 93 | 81 |
6 Washington Mystics | 81 | 83 | 70 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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2 Los Angeles Sparks | 79 | 86 | 89 |
5 Phoenix Mercury | 66 | 72 | 87 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 Minnesota Lynx | 84 | 70 | 64 | 80 | 85 |
2 Los Angeles Sparks | 85 | 68 | 75 | 69 | 76 |
References
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