2006 WNBA playoffs
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| Dates | August 17 - September 9, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Detroit Shock (Finals Champion) |
| East champion | Detroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer) |
| West champion | Sacramento Monarchs (Coach: John Whisenant) |
The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.
Format
[edit ]- The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
- All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
- The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
- The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
- Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.
Playoff qualifying
[edit ]Eastern Conference
[edit ]The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
- Connecticut Sun (26–8)
- Detroit Shock (23–11)
- Indiana Fever (21–13)
- Washington Mystics (18–16)
Western Conference
[edit ]The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
- Los Angeles Sparks (25–9)
- Sacramento Monarchs (21–13)
- Houston Comets (18–16)
- Seattle Storm (18–16)
Bracket
[edit ]This was the outlook for the 2006 WNBA Playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 Conference Finals
Best-of-3 WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
Best-of-3 Conference Finals
Best-of-3 WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
E1
Connecticut
2
E4
Washington
0
E1
Connecticut
1
E2
Detroit
2
E2
Detroit
2
E3
Indiana
0
E2
Detroit
3
W2
Sacramento
2
W1
Los Angeles
2
W4
Seattle
1
W1
Los Angeles
0
W2
Sacramento
2
W2
Sacramento
2
W3
Houston
0
Eastern Conference
[edit ]First round
[edit ](1) Connecticut Sun vs. (4) Washington Mystics
[edit ]August 20
Connecticut wins series, 2–0
(2) Detroit Shock vs. (3) Indiana Fever
[edit ]Conference finals
[edit ](1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Detroit Shock
[edit ]Western Conference
[edit ]First round
[edit ](1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (4) Seattle Storm
[edit ](2) Sacramento Monarchs vs. (3) Houston Comets
[edit ]August 19
Sacramento wins series, 2–0
Conference finals
[edit ](1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (2) Sacramento Monarchs
[edit ]August 26
Sacramento wins series, 2–0
WNBA Finals
[edit ]Sacramento Monarchs vs. Detroit Shock
[edit ]Main article: 2006 WNBA Finals
September 1
Sacramento Monarchs 63, Detroit Shock 73