2017 WNBA Finals

2017 WNBA finals

Team Coach Wins Minnesota Lynx Cheryl Reeve 3 Los Angeles Sparks Brian Agler 2
Dates	September 24 – October 4
MVP	Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx)
Hall of Famers	Lynx: Seimone Augustus (2024) Lindsay Whalen (2022)
Eastern finals	Los Angeles Sparks defeated Phoenix Mercury, 3–0 (Note: the semifinal rounds as of 2016 were not divided by conference)
Western finals	Minnesota Lynx defeated Washington Mystics, 3–0

The 2017 WNBA Finals, officially the WNBA Finals 2017 presented by Verizon for sponsorship reasons, was the best-of-five championship series for the 2017 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), tipping off on September 24. It was a rematch of the previous year's finals matchup. The top-seeded Minnesota Lynx held home court advantage in the Finals, and won three games to two against the second-seeded Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won a semifinal series against the Phoenix Mercury to determine one of the Finals berths; the first-seeded Lynx defeated the Washington Mystics to earn the other. Sylvia Fowles was named the 2017 WNBA Finals MVP.

Road to the Finals

Standings and playoffs

#	Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	Minnesota Lynx - (1)	27	7	.794	–	15–2	12–5	13–3
2	Los Angeles Sparks - (2)	26	8	.765	1	16–1	10–7	12–4
3	Phoenix Mercury - (5)	18	16	.529	9	9–8	9–8	7–9
4	Dallas Wings - (7)	16	18	.471	11	10–7	6–11	7–9
5	Seattle Storm - (8)	15	19	.441	12	10–7	5–12	8–8
6	San Antonio Stars - e	8	26	.235	19	6–11	2–15	1–15

#	Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Conf.
1	New York Liberty - (3)	22	12	.647	-	13–4	9–8	10–6
2	Connecticut Sun - (4)	21	13	.636	1	12–5	9–6	10–6
3	Washington Mystics - (6)	18	16	.529	4	11–6	7–10	12-4
4	Chicago Sky - e	12	22	.353	10	4–13	8–9	6–10
5	Atlanta Dream - e	12	22	.353	10	9–8	3–14	5–11
6	Indiana Fever - e	9	25	.265	13	6–11	3–14	4–12

	First round: Single elimination (Sept. 6)					Second round: Single elimination (Sept. 10)					Semifinals: Best-of-five (Sept. 12 – Sept. 17)							WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 24 – Oct. 4)
											2	Los Angeles Sparks	79	86	89
						4	Connecticut Sun	83			5	Phoenix Mercury	66	72	87
	5	Phoenix Mercury	79			5	Phoenix Mercury	88										1	Minnesota Lynx	84	70	64	80	85
	8	Seattle Storm	69															2	Los Angeles Sparks	85	68	75	69	76
											1	Minnesota Lynx	101	93	81
						3	New York Liberty	68			6	Washington Mystics	81	83	70
	6	Washington Mystics	86			6	Washington Mystics	82
	7	Dallas Wings	76

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Series summary

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Game 1

ABC

September 24 3:30pm ET

Game 1

Los Angeles Sparks 85, Minnesota Lynx 84
Scoring by quarter: 32–11, 11–22, 25–23, 17–28
Pts: Gray 27 Rebs: Parker 12 Asts: Gray 6		Pts: Moore 27 Rebs: Fowles 13 Asts: Whalen 6
Los Angeles leads series 1-0

Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 11,823 Referees: Cheryl Flores, Kurt Walker, Jeff Wooten

Game 2

ESPN2

September 26 8:00pm ET

Game 2

Los Angeles Sparks 68, Minnesota Lynx 70
Scoring by quarter: 10–28, 16–17, 24–15, 18–10
Pts: Parker 17 Rebs: Ogwumike 13 Asts: Parker 6		Pts: Whalen 14 Rebs: Fowles 17 Asts: Brunson, Whalen 3
Series tied 1-1

Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 11,434 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Bryon Jarrett, Billy Smith

Game 3

ESPN2

September 29 9:00pm ET

Game 3

Minnesota Lynx 64, Los Angeles Sparks 75
Scoring by quarter: 8–17, 18–15, 22–24, 16–19
Pts: Moore 16 Rebs: Fowles 11 Asts: Jones 4		Pts: Ogwumike, Sims 16 Rebs: Ogwumike 10 Asts: Gray 7
Los Angeles leads series 2-1

Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Sue Blauch, Eric Brewton, Roy Gulbeyan

Game 4

ESPN

October 1 8:30pm ET

Game 4

Minnesota Lynx 80, Los Angeles Sparks 69
Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–15, 18–13, 19–25
Pts: Fowles 22 Rebs: Fowles 14 Asts: Whalen 8		Pts: Sims 18 Rebs: Ogwumike, Parker 8 Asts: Gray 9
Series tied 2-2

Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Maj Forsberg, Billy Smith, Kurt Walker

Game 5

ESPN

October 4 8:00pm ET

Game 5

Los Angeles Sparks 76, Minnesota Lynx 85
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 16–20, 21–19, 20–25
Pts: Parker 19 Rebs: Parker 15 Asts: Gray 8		Pts: Moore 18 Rebs: Fowles 20 Asts: Whalen 8
Minnesota wins series 3-2

Williams Arena, Minneapolis, MN Attendance: 14,632 Referees: Sue Blauch, Roy Gulbeyan, Byron Jarrett