The 2000 WNBA Championship was the championship
series
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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.
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 won a WNBA championship (
1997
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–
1999
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).
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.
Road to the finals
Regular season series
The Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series:
Game summaries
All times listed below are
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.
Game 1
Game 2
Awards
*2000 WNBA Champion:
Houston Comets
*
Finals MVP:
Cynthia Cooper
Rosters
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External links
{{NBA on NBC
Finals
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Houston Comets
New York Liberty
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals are the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002. Starting 2016 Verizon is the officia ...
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals are the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002. Starting 2016 Verizon is the officia ...
Women's National Basketball Association Finals
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals are the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002. Starting 2016 Verizon is the officia ...
WNBA Finals
The WNBA Finals are the championship series of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and the conclusion of the league's postseason each fall. The series was named the WNBA Championship until 2002. Starting 2016 Verizon is the officia ...
Sports competitions in Houston
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2000s in Manhattan
Madison Square Garden