2007 Detroit Shock season

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2007 Detroit Shock season
Coach Bill Laimbeer
Arena The Palace of Auburn Hills
Attendance9,749 per game
Results
Record2410 (.706)
Place1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishLost WNBA Finals

The 2007 WNBA season was the tenth for the Detroit Shock. The Shock qualified for the WNBA Finals for the second consecutive year, losing to the Phoenix Mercury in 5 games.

Contents

Offseason

WNBA draft

PickPlayerNationalitySchool
11 Ivory Latta

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Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Detroit Shock x2410.70612–512–514–6
Indiana Fever x2113.6183.012–59–812–8
Connecticut Sun x1816.5296.08–910–710–10
New York Liberty x1618.4718.010–76–1110–10
Washington Mystics o1618.4718.08–98–98–12
Chicago Sky o1420.41210.06–118–96–14

Season schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 19 Sacramento 75–68Win1–0
May 22 Minnesota 85–75Win2–0
May 30 Washington 94–79Win3–0
June 2@ Houston 77–71Win4–0
June 8@ New York 67–57Win5–0
June 10@ Connecticut 79–74Win6–0
June 15 Connecticut 75–72Win7–0
June 16 Indiana 67–77Loss7–1
June 18@ Los Angeles 79–73Win8–1
June 20@ Seattle 87–71Win9–1
June 22@ Phoenix 87–84Win10–1
June 23@ Sacramento 75–85Loss10–2
June 27 Connecticut 77–74Win11–2
June 29@ Washington 64–65Loss11–3
July 1 San Antonio 68–71Loss11–4
July 6 New York 81–82Loss11–5
July 8 Phoenix 111–82Win12–5
July 10 Chicago 92–84Win13–5
July 12@ Chicago 78–65Win14–5
July 18 New York 87–82Win15–5
July 20@ Indiana 89–80Win16–5
July 21 Washington 66–58Win17–5
July 24@ Connecticut 92–88Win18–5
July 26 Chicago 73–83Loss18–6
July 28@ Washington 76–64Win19–6
July 29 Los Angeles 75–73Win20–6
July 31@ San Antonio 84–79Win21–6
August 3@ Chicago 66–60Win22–6
August 9 Seattle 97–70Win23–6
August 11 Indiana 74–69Win24–6
August 12@ New York 84–85Loss24–7
August 14 Houston 73–81Loss24–8
August 16@ Minnesota 77–87Loss24–9
August 19@ Indiana 66–72Loss24–10
August 24 (first round, game 1)@ New York 51–73Loss0–1
August 26 (first round, game 2) New York 76–73Win1–1
August 28 (first round, game 3) New York 71–70 (OT)Win2–1
August 31 (conference finals, game 1)@ Indiana 65–75Loss2–2
September 2 (conference finals, game 2) Indiana 77–63Win3–2
September 3 (conference finals, game 3) Indiana 81–65Win4–2
September 5 (WNBA finals, game 1) Phoenix 108–100Win5–2
September 8 (WNBA finals, game 2) Phoenix 70–98Loss5–3
September 11 (WNBA finals, game 3)@ Phoenix 88–83Win6–3
September 13 (WNBA finals, game 4)@ Phoenix 76–77Loss6–4
September 16 (WNBA finals, game 5) Phoenix 92–108Loss6–5

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; FG = Field Goals; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

PlayerGPMINFGREBASTSTLBLKPTS
Deanna Nolan3411752211481324912553
Katie Smith450
Plenette Pierson396
Swin Cash344
Kara Braxton207
Cheryl Ford195
Shannon Johnson193
Katie Feenstra177
Ivory Latta93
Elaine Powell60
Tausha Mills15
Ayana Walker7
Iciss Tillis4
Amy Sanders2
Tyresa Smith17020101

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Playoffs

References

  1. "Tulsa Shock Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
  2. "2007 Detroit Shock Stats".