2008 WNBA playoffs
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Basketball postseason event
| Dates | September 18 – October 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Detroit Shock (Finals Champion) |
| East champion | Detroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer) |
| West champion | S.A. Silver Stars (Coach: Dan Hughes) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 8,420 per game |
The 2008 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.
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:
- Detroit Shock (22–12)
- Connecticut Sun (21–13)
- New York Liberty (19–15)
- Indiana Fever (17–17)
Western Conference
[edit ]The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
- San Antonio Silver Stars (24–10)
- Seattle Storm (22–12)
- Los Angeles Sparks (20–14)
- Sacramento Monarchs (18–16)
Bracket
[edit ]This was the outlook for the 2008 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.
First Round
Conference Finals
WNBA Finals
1
Detroit
2
4
Indiana
1
1
Detroit
2
3
New York
1
2
Connecticut
1
3
New York
2
1
Detroit
3
1
San Antonio
0
1
San Antonio
2
4
Sacramento
1
1
San Antonio
2
3
Los Angeles
1
2
Seattle
1
3
Los Angeles
2
Eastern Conference
[edit ]First round
[edit ](1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) Indiana Fever
[edit ](2) Connecticut Sun vs. (3) New York Liberty
[edit ]Conference finals
[edit ](1) Detroit Shock vs. (3) New York Liberty
[edit ]Western Conference
[edit ]First round
[edit ](1) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (4) Sacramento Monarchs
[edit ]September 18
September 20
September 22
San Antonio wins series, 2–1
(2) Seattle Storm vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks
[edit ]Conference finals
[edit ](1) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks
[edit ]September 25
September 27
September 28
San Antonio wins series, 2–1
WNBA Finals
[edit ]San Antonio Silver Stars vs. Detroit Shock
[edit ]Main article: 2008 WNBA Finals
October 5
Detroit wins series, 3-0