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2000 WNBA Championship

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Dates
  
August 24-August 26

Television
  
ESPN (Game 1)NBC (Game 2)

Announcers
  
Michele Tafoya and Doris Burke (Game 1, ESPN)Tom Hammond and Ann Meyers (Game 2, NBC)

Game 1:
  
Bell, DeMayo, Zielinski

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.

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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.

Regular season series

The Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series:

Game summaries

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Awards

  • 2000 WNBA Champion: Houston Comets
  • Finals MVP: Cynthia Cooper
  • Rosters

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    Head coach
  • Van Chancellor (Mississippi State)
  • Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Cook
  • Alisa Scott
  • Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
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    Head coach
  • Richie Adubato (William Paterson)
  • Assistant coaches
  • Pat Coyle (Rutgers)
  • Jeff House
  • Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured
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    References

    2000 WNBA Championship Wikipedia


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