WNBA 1997

	P	W	L	Pct	GB
Eastern Conference
*Houston Comets	28	18	10		–
*New York Liberty	28	17	11		1
*Charlotte Sting	28	15	13		3
Cleveland Rockers	28	15	13		3
Western Conference
*Phoenix Mercury	28	16	12		–
Los Angeles Sparks	28	14	14		2
Sacramento Monarchs	28	10	18		6
Utah Starzz	28	7	21		9

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Playoffs
28.08.1997	Houston Comets	70	Charlotte Sting	54
28.08.1997	Phoenix Mercury	41	New York Liberty	59
	WNBA Championship
30.08.1997	Houston Comets	65	New York Liberty	51

WNBA 1998

	P	W	L	Pct	GB
Eastern Conference
*Cleveland Rockers	30	20	10	.667	0
*Charlotte Sting	30	18	12	.600	2
New York Liberty	30	18	12	.600	2
Detroit Shock	30	17	13	.567	3
Washington Mystics	30	3	27	.100	17
Western Conference
*Houston Comets	30	27	3	.900	0
*Phoenix Mercury	30	19	11	.633	8
Los Angeles Sparks	30	12	18	.400	15
Sacramento Monarchs	30	8	22	.267	19
Utah Starzz	30	8	22	.267	19

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	Semi-Finals
1998	Phoenix Mercury	78	Cleveland Rockers	68
1998	Cleveland Rockers	67	Phoenix Mercury	66
1998	Phoenix Mercury	71	Cleveland Rockers	60
	(Phoenix won series 2-1)
1998	Houston Comets	85	Charlotte Sting	71
1998	Houston Comets	77	Charlotte Sting	61
	(Houston won series 2-0)
	WNBA Championship
1998	Phoenix Mercury	54	Houston Comets	51
1998	Houston Comets	74	Phoenix Mercury	69 ot
1998	Houston Comets	80	Phoenix Mercury	71
	(Houston won series 2-1)

WNBA 1999

	P	W	L	Pct	GB
Eastern Conference
*New York Liberty	32	18	14	.563	0
*Charlotte Sting	32	15	17	.469	3
*Detroit Shock	32	15	17	.469	3
Orlando Miracle	32	15	17	.469	3
Washington Mystics	32	12	20	.375	6
Cleveland Rockers	32	7	25	.219	11
Western Conference
*Houston Comets	32	26	6	.813	0
*Los Angeles Sparks	32	20	12	.625	6
*Sacramento Monarchs	32	19	13	.594	7
Minnesota Lynx	32	15	17	.469	11
Phoenix Mercury	32	15	17	.469	11
Utah Starzz	32	15	17	.469	11

Date	Winners		Runners-Up
	WNBA First Round		Single Elimination
24.08.1999	Charlotte Sting	60	Detroit	54
24.08.1999	Los Angeles Sparks	71	Sacramento Monarchs	58
	WNBA Conference Finals		Best 2-of-3
26.08.1999	Los Angeles Sparks	75	Houston Comets	60
29.08.1999	Houston Comets	83	Los Angeles Sparks	55
30.08.1999	Houston Comets	72	Los Angeles Sparks	62
	(Houston won series 2-1)
27.08.1999	Charlotte Sting	78	New York Liberty	67
29.08.1999	New York Liberty	74	Charlotte Sting	70
30.08.1999	New York Liberty	69	Charlotte Sting	54
	(New York won series 2-1)
	WNBA Championship		Best 2-of-3
02.09.1999	Houston Comets	73	New York Liberty	60
04.09.1999	New York Liberty	68	Houston Comets	67
05.09.1999	Houston Comets	59	New York Liberty	47
	(Houston won series 2-1)

References

Internet Archive

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Aisling Delaney

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