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2009 WNBA Playoffs

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Conference
  
Conf. Champion

East
  
Indiana Fever

Attendance
  
9,979 per game

Conf. Champion
  
Coach

West
  
Phoenix Mercury

Dates
  
September 16 – October 9

The 2009 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2009 season.

Contents

Format

  • 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.

    • Playoff qualifying

    Eastern Conference

    The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:

    1. Indiana Fever (22–12)
    2. Atlanta Dream (18–16)
    3. Detroit Shock (18–16)
    4. Washington Mystics (16–18)
    Western Conference

    The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:

    1. Phoenix Mercury (23–11)
    2. Seattle Storm (20–14)
    3. Los Angeles Sparks (18–16)
    4. San Antonio Silver Stars (15–19)

    Bracket

    This is the outlook for the 2009 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.

    WNBA Finals: (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (1) Indiana Fever

  • All times Eastern

    • References

    2009 WNBA Playoffs Wikipedia
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