2008 WNBA Finals
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
| Dates | October 1 - October 5 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVP | Katie Smith (Detroit Shock) | |||||||||
| Television | ESPN2 | |||||||||
| Announcers | Doris Burke, Terry Gannon and Nancy Lieberman | |||||||||
| Referees | ||||||||||
|
||||||||||
| Eastern Finals | Detroit defeated New York, 2–1 | |||||||||
| Western Finals | San Antonio defeated Los Angeles, 2–1 | |||||||||
| Game 1: | Corteau, Gulbeyan, Simpson |
|---|---|
| Game 2: | Brewton, Brooks-Clauser, Walker |
| Game 3: | Corteau, Price, Stevens |
The 2008 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2008 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Detroit Shock, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the San Antonio Silver Stars, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, three games to none in a best-of-five series. This was Detroit's third title in six years.
2008 marked the first time since switching to a five-game format that the Finals series was swept. The Shock made their fourth appearance in the Finals in six years. The Silver Stars appeared in the Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Going into the series, the Shock had won two championships, tied with the Los Angeles Sparks for second most in WNBA history. The now defunct Houston Comets hold the record with four championships won.
The Silver Stars' 24–10 record gave them home court advantage over Detroit (22–12). It did not matter, however, as the Shock swept the series, winning the first two games on the Silver Stars' home floor.
The San Antonio Silver Stars won both games in the regular season series:
All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.
The Silver Stars' defense was able to hold Deanna Nolan to just 10 points in forty minutes of play. But they had no answer for Katie Smith (25 points, 4-8 3P-FG) or Taj McWilliams-Franklin (24 points, 65% FG).
The Silver Stars, who lost to an Eastern Conference team for the first time all season after 14 wins, were led by Sophia Young's 21 points and 16 from Ann Wauters.
...
Wikipedia