The 2004 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2004 season which ended with the Western Conference champion Seattle Storm defeating the Eastern Conference champion Connecticut Sun, 2–1. Betty Lennox was named the MVP of the Finals.
Format The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs. All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
Regular season standings Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Note: Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.
Bracket
Conference semifinals Eastern Conference (1) Connecticut vs. (4) Washington Sun beat Mystics 2–1 Game 1: Washington 67, Connecticut 59 Game 2: Connecticut 80, Washington 70 Game 3: Connecticut 76, Washington 56
(2) New York vs. (3) Detroit Liberty beat Shock 2–1 Game 1: New York 75, Detroit 62 Game 2: Detroit 76, New York 66 Game 3: New York 66, Shock 64
Western Conference (1) Los Angeles vs. (4) Sacramento Monarchs beat Sparks 2–1 Game 1: Sacramento 72, Los Angeles 52 Game 2: Los Angeles 71, Sacramento 57 Game 3: Sacramento 73, Los Angeles 58
(2) Seattle vs. (3) Minnesota Storm beat Lynx 2–0 Game 1: Seattle 70, Minnesota 58 Game 2: Seattle 64, Minnesota 54
Conference finals Eastern Conference Connecticut Sun vs. New York Liberty Sun beat Liberty 2–0 Game 1: Connecticut 61, New York 51 Game 2: Connecticut 60, New York 57
Western Conference Seattle Storm vs. Sacramento Monarchs Storm beat Monarchs 2–1 Game 1: Sacramento 74, Seattle 72 Game 2: Seattle 66, Sacramento 54 Game 3: Seattle 82, Sacramento 622004 WNBA playoffs schedule - WNBA - ESPN
WNBA Finals
Seattle Storm vs. Connecticut Sun Storm beat Sun Game 1:Sun 68, Storm 64 Game 2:Storm 67, Sun 65 Game 3:Storm 74, Sun 60
See also List of WNBA Champions
References
External links Link to WNBA Playoffs series, recap, and boxscores