2010 WNBA Playoffs
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| Dates: | August 25 – September 16 | |||||||||
| Finals Champion: | Seattle Storm (2nd title) | |||||||||
| Attendance: | 10,822 per game | |||||||||
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference | |||||||||
| 1st Washington | 1st Seattle | |||||||||
| 2nd New York | 2nd Phoenix | |||||||||
| 3rd Indiana | 3rd San Antonio | |||||||||
| 4th Atlanta | 4th Los Angeles | |||||||||
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The 2010 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2010 season.
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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 1 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed. In previous years, the higher seed would play the first game on the road, then games 2 and (if needed) 3 at home.
- 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.
Tiebreak procedures
Two-team tie
- Better record in head-to-head games.
- Better winning percentage within own conference.
- Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.
- Better point differential in games head-to-head.
- Coin toss.
Three or more-team tie
- Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
- Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
- Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
- Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
- Coin toss.
Playoff qualifying
Eastern Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | |||
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| Playoff berth | Conf. Homecourt | |||||||
| 1 | Washington Mystics | 22 | 12 | 3–2 vs. NYL | August 15 | August 22 | ||
| 2 | New York Liberty | 22 | 12 | 2–3 vs. WAS | August 14 | — | ||
| 3 | Indiana Fever | 21 | 13 | — | August 13 | — | ||
| 4 | Atlanta Dream | 19 | 15 | — | August 14 | — | ||
Western Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | Tiebreaker | Clinched | |||
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| Playoff berth | Playoffs Homecourt | |||||||
| 1 | Seattle Storm | 28 | 6 | — | July 22 | August 10 | ||
| 2 | Phoenix Mercury | 15 | 19 | — | August 13 | — | ||
| 3 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 14 | 20 | — | August 22 | — | ||
| 4 | Los Angeles Sparks | 13 | 21 | 4–0 vs. MIN | August 20 | — | ||
Bracket
| Conference Semi-Finals Best-of-3 |
Conference Finals Best-of-3 |
WNBA Finals Best-of-5 |
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| E1 | Washington | 0 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 0 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||
| E4 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||
| E2 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||
| E4 | Atlanta | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 3 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Los Angeles | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Seattle | 2 | |||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||
| W2 | Phoenix | 0 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Phoenix | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | San Antonio | 0 | |||||||||||
Note: italics denote home-court advantage; bold denotes series winner.
Eastern Conference
Conference Semifinals
(1) Washington Mystics vs. (4) Atlanta Dream
| August 25 7:00pm |
Report | Atlanta Dream 95, Washington Mystics 90 | Verizon Center, Washington D.C. Attendance: 10,322 Referees: Michael Price, Tony Dawkins, Cameron Inouye |
NBATV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 31–14, 20–25, 27–32 | |||||||
| Pts: McCoughtry (28) Rebs: de Souza, Lyttle (9) Asts: Price (8) |
Pts: Coleman (18) Rebs: Currie (11) Asts: Harding (5) |
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| August 27 7:30pm |
Report | Washington Mystics 77, Atlanta Dream 101 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Attendance: 7,890 Referees: Eric Brewton, Amy Bonner, Kevin Sparrock |
NBATV FSSO |
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 7–33, 15–25, 34–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Ajavon (20) Rebs: Currie, Langhorne (7) Asts: Ajavon (3) |
Pts: Castro Marques, McCoughtry (21) Rebs: Lyttle (10) Asts: Lehning (9) |
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| Atlanta won the series 2–0 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The Washington Mystics won 3–1 in the regular-season series:
| June 5, 2010 | Report | Atlanta Dream 86, Washington Mystics 79 | Verizon Center, Washington D.C. | |||
| July 21, 2010 | Report | Atlanta Dream 72, Washington Mystics 82 | Verizon Center, Washington D.C. | |||
| August 3, 2010 | Report | Washington Mystics 86, Atlanta Dream 78 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA | |||
| August 22, 2010 | Report | Washington Mystics 90, Atlanta Dream 81 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA | |||
(2) New York Liberty vs. (3) Indiana Fever
| August 26 7:00pm |
Report | Indiana Fever 73, New York Liberty 85 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Attendance: 14,624 Referees: Sue Blauch, Jeff Smith, Daryl Humphrey |
NBATV MSG |
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 25–27, 12–18, 14–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Catchings (18) Rebs: Davenport (8) Asts: Catchings (6) |
Pts: Pondexter (28) Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (10) Asts: McCarville (7) |
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| August 29 8:00pm |
Report | New York Liberty 67, Indiana Fever 75 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN Attendance: 7,535 Referees: Kurt Walker, Roy Gulbeyan, Felicia Grinter |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 19–18, 19–25, 21–11 | |||||||
| Pts: Pondexter (24) Rebs: McCarville (11) Asts: Mitchell, Pondexter (2) |
Pts: Catchings (17) Rebs: Catchings (13) Asts: Douglas (5) |
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| September 1 7:30pm |
Report | Indiana Fever 74, New York Liberty 77 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Attendance: 16,682 Referees: Eric Brewton, Denise Brooks, Lamont Simpson |
NBATV MSG |
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| Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–25, 19–17, 8–14 | |||||||
| Pts: Douglas (24) Rebs: Catchings (6) Asts: Douglas (4) |
Pts: Pondexter (30) Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (11) Asts: McWilliams-Franklin, Mitchell, Pondexter (4) |
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| New York won the series 2–1 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:
| June 5, 2010 | Report | New York Liberty 73, Indiana Fever 78 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN | |||
| July 18, 2010 | Report | Indiana Fever 84, New York Liberty 81 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | |||
| August 3, 2010 | Report | New York Liberty 82, Indiana Fever 72 | Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN | |||
| August 17, 2010 | Report | Indiana Fever 57, New York Liberty 78 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | |||
Conference Finals
(2) New York Liberty vs. (4) Atlanta Dream
| September 5 7:00pm |
Report | Atlanta Dream 81, New York Liberty 75 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Attendance: 14,248 Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Clarke Stevens |
NBATV MSG |
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| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 17–18, 12–17, 25–19 | |||||||
| Pts: McCoughtry (21) Rebs: Lyttle (13) Asts: Lehning (5) |
Pts: Pondexter (24) Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (11) Asts: Mitchell (6) |
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| September 7 7:30pm |
Report | New York Liberty 93, Atlanta Dream 105 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Attendance: 9,045 Referees: Sue Blauch, Scott Twardoski, Lamont Simpson |
NBATV FSSO, MSG |
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 23–23, 29–18, 30–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Pondexter (36) Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (6) Asts: Pondexter (9) |
Pts: McCoughtry (42) Rebs: de Souza (6) Asts: Castro Marques (5) |
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| Atlanta won the series 2–0 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular season series
| May 23, 2010 | Report | Atlanta Dream 86, New York Liberty 77 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | |||
| June 11, 2010 | Report | Atlanta Dream 79, New York Liberty 91 | Madison Square Garden, New York, NY | |||
| July 25, 2010 | Report | New York Liberty 75, Atlanta Dream 82 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA | |||
| August 13, 2010 | Report | New York Liberty 90, Atlanta Dream 83 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA | |||
Western Conference
Conference Semifinals
(1) Seattle Storm vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks
| August 25 11:00pm |
Report | Los Angeles Sparks 66, Seattle Storm 79 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA Attendance: 10,589 Referees: Lamont Simpson, Denise Brooks-Clauser, Roy Gulbeyan |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 18–18, 15–16, 18–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Ferdinand-Harris (18) Rebs: Milton-Jones (8) Asts: Toliver (5) |
Pts: Cash (20) Rebs: Jackson (9) Asts: Bird (12) |
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| August 28 3:00pm |
Report | Seattle Storm 81, Los Angeles Sparks 66 | STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 8,326 Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Tom Mauer |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 27–16, 22–18, 17–12 | |||||||
| Pts: Jackson (24) Rebs: Jackson (9) Asts: Cash (5) |
Pts: Thompson (18) Rebs: Milton-Jones (9) Asts: Thompson (5) |
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| Seattle won the series 2–0 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:
| May 16, 2010 | Report | Los Angeles Sparks 67, Seattle Storm 81 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA | |||
| June 5, 2010 | Report | Seattle Storm 79, Los Angeles Sparks 75 | Home Depot Center, Carson, CA | |||
| June 11, 2010 | Report | Los Angeles Sparks 60, Seattle Storm 82 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA | |||
| July 3, 2010 | Report | Seattle Storm 75, Los Angeles Sparks 62 | STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| August 21, 2010 | Report | Los Angeles Sparks 75, Seattle Storm 76 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA | |||
(2) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars
| August 26 9:00pm |
Report | San Antonio Silver Stars 93, Phoenix Mercury 106 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 8,927 Referees: Scott Twardoski, Kurt Walker, Brenda Pantoja |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 23–21, 24–31, 30–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Hammon (19) Rebs: Young (9) Asts: Snow, Hammon (4) |
Pts: Dupree (32) Rebs: Dupree (8) Asts: Taurasi (10) |
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| August 28 1:00pm |
Report | Phoenix Mercury 92, San Antonio Silver Stars 73 | AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX Attendance: 6,763 Referees: Clarke Stevens, Daryl Humphrey, Sue Blauch |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–15, 18–15, 20–21, 24–22 | |||||||
| Pts: Taurasi (23) Rebs: Dupree (11) Asts: Taylor (12) |
Pts: Hammon (21) Rebs: Young (9) Asts: Hammon (7) |
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| Phoenix won the series 2–0 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:
| June 18, 2010 | Report | San Antonio Silver Stars 108, Phoenix Mercury 105 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ | |||
| August 3, 2010 | Report | Phoenix Mercury 103, San Antonio Silver Stars 92 | AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX | |||
| August 6, 2010 | Report | San Antonio Silver Stars 87, Phoenix Mercury 103 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ | |||
| August 22, 2010 | Report | Phoenix Mercury 82, San Antonio Silver Stars 83 | AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX | |||
Conference Finals
(1) Seattle Storm vs. (2) Phoenix Mercury
| September 2 10:00pm |
Report | Phoenix Mercury 74, Seattle Storm 82 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA Attendance: 9,686 Referees: Sue Blauch, Daryl Humphrey, Kurt Walker |
NBATV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 19–24, 22–17, 19–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Taylor (16) Rebs: Dupree (11) Asts: Johnson (7) |
Pts: Jackson (23) Rebs: Jackson (17) Asts: Bird (10) |
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| September 5 3:00pm |
Report | Seattle Storm 91, Phoenix Mercury 88 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ Attendance: 9,010 Referees: Eric Brewton, Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–24, 21–23, 30–17 | |||||||
| Pts: Cash (23) Rebs: Cash, Jackson, Little (8) Asts: Bird (8) |
Pts: Taurasi (28) Rebs: Smith (7) Asts: Johnson (12) |
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| Seattle won the series 2–0 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:
| May 22, 2010 | Report | Seattle Storm 95, Phoenix Mercury 89 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ | |||
| June 6, 2010 | Report | Phoenix Mercury 74, Seattle Storm 97 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA | |||
| July 14, 2010 | Report | Seattle Storm 111, Phoenix Mercury 107 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ | |||
| July 27, 2010 | Report | Phoenix Mercury 85, Seattle Storm 91 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA | |||
| August 20, 2010 | Report | Seattle Storm 78, Phoenix Mercury 73 | US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ | |||
WNBA Finals
Seattle Storm vs. Atlanta Dream
Main article: 2010 WNBA Finals
| September 12 3:00pm |
Report | Atlanta Dream 77, Seattle Storm 79 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA Attendance: 15,084 Referees: Daryl Humphrey, Denise Brooks, Michael Price |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–17, 14–20, 24–20 | |||||||
| Pts: McCoughtry, Marques (19) Rebs: Lyttle (14) Asts: Price (3) |
Pts: Jackson (26) Rebs: Little (11) Asts: Bird (8) |
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| September 14 9:00pm |
Report | Atlanta Dream 84, Seattle Storm 87 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA Attendance: 13,898 Referees: Eric Brewton, Cameron Inouye, Scott Twardoski |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 26–30, 18–20, 19–18 | |||||||
| Pts: McCoughtry, Marques (21) Rebs: McCoughtry (9) Asts: Miller (8) |
Pts: Jackson (26) Rebs: Little (9) Asts: Bird (5) |
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| September 16 8:00pm |
Report | Seattle Storm 87, Atlanta Dream 84 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Attendance: 10,522 Referees: Sue Blauch, Lamont Simpson, Kurt Walker |
ESPN2 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 15-20, 24-16, 20-24 | |||||||
| Pts: Cash (18) Rebs: Jackson (9) Asts: Bird (7) |
Pts: McCoughtry (35) Rebs: de Souza (14) Asts: C. Miller (5) |
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| Seattle won the series 3–0 | |||||||
- Regular-season series
The Seattle Storm won 2–0 in the regular-season series:
| June 1, 2010 | Report | Atlanta Dream 72, Seattle Storm 90 | KeyArena, Seattle, WA | |||
| August 10, 2010 | Report | Seattle Storm 80, Atlanta Dream 70 | Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA | |||
References
External links
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| 2010 WNBA season by team | |||||||
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| Draft • Transactions • Schedule • Stars at the Sun • Playoffs • Finals | |||||||
| Eastern | Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | |
| Western | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm | Tulsa Shock | |
| ← 2009 • WNBA season • 2011 → | |||||||
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