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 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