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1999 Houston Comets season

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Coach
  
Van Chancellor

Attendance
  
11,906 per game

Place
  
1st (Western)

Arena
  
Compaq Center

Record
  
26–6 (.813)

Playoff finish
  
Won WNBA Finals

The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their third WNBA Finals.

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Playoffs

Led by what was already known as the Big Three, (Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson), the Comets survived a highlight film last second, court to court game winning shot by the Liberty's Teresa Weatherspoon in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate Kim Perrot, who died of cancer.

  • Won WNBA Western Conference Finals (2-0) over Los Angeles Sparks
  • Won WNBA Finals (2-1) over New York Liberty

    • Awards and honors

  • Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
  • Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
  • Cynthia Cooper, Guard, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team
  • Van Chancellor, WNBA Coach of the Year Award
  • Sheryl Swoopes, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team
  • Tina Thompson, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA Second Team

    • References

    1999 Houston Comets season Wikipedia
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