2000 WNBA Finals
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| Dates | August 24-August 26 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Cynthia Cooper (Houston Comets) | |||||||||
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ESPN (Game 1) NBC (Game 2) |
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| Announcers |
Michele Tafoya and Doris Burke (Game 1, ESPN) Tom Hammond and Ann Meyers (Game 2, NBC) |
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| Eastern Finals | New York defeated Cleveland, 2–1 | |||||||||
| Western Finals | Houston defeated Los Angeles, 2–0 | |||||||||
| Game 1: | Bell, DeMayo, Zielinski |
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| Game 2: | Corteau, Kirkland, Price |
The 2000 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2000 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, second-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, first-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's fourth title.
The Comets made their fourth appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Liberty also made their third Finals appearance.
Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997-1999).
The Comets had a 27-5 record (.844), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (20-12). It did not matter, however, as the Comets swept the Liberty.
The Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series:
All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.
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