2010 WNBA playoffs

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2010 WNBA Playoffs
2010 WNBA Playoffs.png
DatesAugust 25 – September 16, 2010
Final positions
Champions Seattle Storm (2nd title) (Finals Champion)
East champion Atlanta Dream (Coach: Marynell Meadors)
West champion Seattle Storm (Coach: Brian Agler)
Tournament statistics
Attendance10,822 per game
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The 2010 WNBA Playoffs is the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2010 season.

Contents

Format

Tiebreak procedures

Two-team tie

  1. Better record in head-to-head games.
  2. Better winning percentage within own conference.
  3. Better winning percentage against all teams with .500 or better record at the end of the season.
  4. Better point differential in games head-to-head.
  5. Coin toss.

Three or more-team tie

  1. Better winning percentage among all head-to-head games involving tied teams.
  2. Better winning percentage against teams within conference (for first two rounds of playoffs) or better record against teams in the opposite conference (for Finals).
  3. Better winning percentage against all teams with a .500 or better record at the end of the season.
  4. Better point differential in games involving tied teams.
  5. Coin toss.

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWLTiebreakerClinched
Playoff berthConf. Homecourt
1 Washington Mystics 22123–2 vs. NYL August 15August 22
2 New York Liberty 22122–3 vs. WAS August 14—
3 Indiana Fever 2113—August 13—
4 Atlanta Dream 1915—August 14—

Western Conference

SeedTeamWLTiebreakerClinched
Playoff berthPlayoffs Homecourt
1 Seattle Storm 286—July 22August 10
2 Phoenix Mercury 1519—August 13—
3 San Antonio Silver Stars 1420—August 22—
4 Los Angeles Sparks 13214–0 vs. MIN August 20—

Bracket

Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Washington 0
E4 Atlanta 2
E4 Atlanta 2
Eastern Conference
E2 New York 0
E2 New York 2
E3 Indiana 1
E4 Atlanta 0
W1 Seattle 3
W1 Seattle 2
W4 Los Angeles 0
W1 Seattle 2
Western Conference
W2 Phoenix 0
W2 Phoenix 2
W3 San Antonio 0

Eastern Conference

Conference semifinals

(1) Washington Mystics vs. (4) Atlanta Dream

August 25
7:00pm
Atlanta Dream 95, Washington Mystics 90
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 31–14, 20–25, 27–32
Pts: McCoughtry (28)
Rebs: de Souza, Lyttle (9)
Asts: Price (8)		Pts: Coleman (18)
Rebs: Currie (11)
Asts: Harding (5)
Verizon Center, Washington D.C.
Attendance: 10,322
Referees: Michael Price, Tony Dawkins, Cameron Inouye
August 27
7:30pm
Washington Mystics 77, Atlanta Dream 101
Scoring by quarter:21–17, 7–33, 15–25, 34–26
Pts: Ajavon (20)
Rebs: Currie, Langhorne (7)
Asts: Ajavon (3)		Pts: Castro Marques, McCoughtry (21)
Rebs: Lyttle (10)
Asts: Lehning (9)
Atlanta won the series 2–0
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 7,890
Referees: Eric Brewton, Amy Bonner, Kevin Sparrock
Regular-season series

The Washington Mystics won 3–1 in the regular-season series:

(2) New York Liberty vs. (3) Indiana Fever

August 26
7:00pm
Indiana Fever 73, New York Liberty 85
Scoring by quarter:22–21, 25–27, 12–18, 14–19
Pts: Catchings (18)
Rebs: Davenport (8)
Asts: Catchings (6)		Pts: Pondexter (28)
Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (10)
Asts: McCarville (7)
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Attendance: 14,624
Referees: Sue Blauch, Jeff Smith, Daryl Humphrey
August 29
8:00pm
New York Liberty 67, Indiana Fever 75
Scoring by quarter: 8–21, 19–18, 19–25, 21–11
Pts: Pondexter (24)
Rebs: McCarville (11)
Asts: Mitchell, Pondexter (2)		Pts: Catchings (17)
Rebs: Catchings (13)
Asts: Douglas (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,535
Referees: Kurt Walker, Roy Gulbeyan, Felicia Grinter
September 1
7:30pm
Indiana Fever 74, New York Liberty 77
Scoring by quarter:26–21, 21–25, 19–17, 8–14
Pts: Douglas (24)
Rebs: Catchings (6)
Asts: Douglas (4)		Pts: Pondexter (30)
Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (11)
Asts: McWilliams-Franklin, Mitchell, Pondexter (4)
New York won the series 2–1
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Attendance: 16,682
Referees: Eric Brewton, Denise Brooks, Lamont Simpson
Regular-season series

The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:

Conference finals

(2) New York Liberty vs. (4) Atlanta Dream

September 5
7:00pm
Atlanta Dream 81, New York Liberty 75
Scoring by quarter:27–21, 17–18, 12–17, 25–19
Pts: McCoughtry (21)
Rebs: Lyttle (13)
Asts: Lehning (5)		Pts: Pondexter (24)
Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (11)
Asts: Mitchell (6)
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Attendance: 14,248
Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Clarke Stevens
September 7
7:30pm
New York Liberty 93, Atlanta Dream 105
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 23–23, 29–18, 20–32
Pts: Pondexter (36)
Rebs: McWilliams-Franklin (6)
Asts: Pondexter (9)		Pts: McCoughtry (42)
Rebs: de Souza (6)
Asts: Castro Marques (5)
Atlanta won the series 2–0
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 9,045
Referees: Sue Blauch, Scott Twardoski, Lamont Simpson
Regular-season series

The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular season series

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

(1) Seattle Storm vs. (4) Los Angeles Sparks

August 25
11:00pm
Los Angeles Sparks 66, Seattle Storm 79
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 18–18, 15–16, 18–20
Pts: Ferdinand-Harris (18)
Rebs: Milton-Jones (8)
Asts: Toliver (5)		Pts: Cash (20)
Rebs: Jackson (9)
Asts: Bird (12)
KeyArena, Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,589
Referees: Lamont Simpson, Denise Brooks-Clauser, Roy Gulbeyan
August 28
3:00pm
Seattle Storm 81, Los Angeles Sparks 66
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 27–16, 22–18, 17–12
Pts: Jackson (24)
Rebs: Jackson (9)
Asts: Cash (5)		Pts: Thompson (18)
Rebs: Milton-Jones (9)
Asts: Thompson (5)
Seattle won the series 2–0
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 8,326
Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Tom Mauer
Regular-season series

The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:

(2) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) San Antonio Silver Stars

August 26
9:00pm
San Antonio Silver Stars 93, Phoenix Mercury 106
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 23–21, 24–31, 30–29
Pts: Hammon (19)
Rebs: Young (9)
Asts: Snow, Hammon (4)		Pts: Dupree (32)
Rebs: Dupree (8)
Asts: Taurasi (10)
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 8,927
Referees: Scott Twardoski, Kurt Walker, Brenda Pantoja
August 28
1:00pm
Phoenix Mercury 92, San Antonio Silver Stars 73
Scoring by quarter:30–15, 18–15, 20–21, 24–22
Pts: Taurasi (23)
Rebs: Dupree (11)
Asts: Taylor (12)		Pts: Hammon (21)
Rebs: Young (9)
Asts: Hammon (7)
Phoenix won the series 2–0
AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 6,763
Referees: Clarke Stevens, Daryl Humphrey, Sue Blauch
Regular-season series

The teams were tied 2–2 in the regular-season series:

Conference finals

(1) Seattle Storm vs. (2) Phoenix Mercury

September 2
10:00pm
Phoenix Mercury 74, Seattle Storm 82
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 19–24, 22–17, 19–18
Pts: Taylor (16)
Rebs: Dupree (11)
Asts: Johnson (7)		Pts: Jackson (23)
Rebs: Jackson (17)
Asts: Bird (10)
KeyArena, Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,686
Referees: Sue Blauch, Daryl Humphrey, Kurt Walker
ABC
September 5
3:00pm
Seattle Storm 91, Phoenix Mercury 88
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–24, 21–23, 30–17
Pts: Cash (23)
Rebs: Cash, Jackson, Little (8)
Asts: Bird (8)		Pts: Taurasi (28)
Rebs: Smith (7)
Asts: Johnson (12)
Seattle won the series 2–0
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 9,010
Referees: Eric Brewton, Denise Brooks, Roy Gulbeyan
Regular-season series

The Seattle Storm won 5–0 in the regular-season series:

WNBA Finals

Seattle Storm vs. Atlanta Dream

ABC
September 12
3:00pm
Atlanta Dream 77, Seattle Storm 79
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–17, 14–20, 24–20
Pts: McCoughtry, Marques (19)
Rebs: Lyttle (14)
Asts: Price (3)		Pts: Jackson (26)
Rebs: Little (11)
Asts: Bird (8)
KeyArena, Seattle, WA
Attendance: 15,084
Referees: Daryl Humphrey, Denise Brooks, Michael Price
September 14
9:00pm
Atlanta Dream 84, Seattle Storm 87
Scoring by quarter:21–19, 26–30, 18–20, 19–18
Pts: McCoughtry, Marques (21)
Rebs: McCoughtry (9)
Asts: Miller (8)		Pts: Jackson (26)
Rebs: Little (9)
Asts: Bird (5)
KeyArena, Seattle, WA
Attendance: 13,898
Referees: Eric Brewton, Cameron Inouye, Scott Twardoski
September 16
8:00pm
Seattle Storm 87, Atlanta Dream 84
Scoring by quarter:28–24, 15-20, 24-16, 20-24
Pts: Cash (18)
Rebs: Jackson (9)
Asts: Bird (7)		Pts: McCoughtry (35)
Rebs: de Souza (14)
Asts: C. Miller (5)
Seattle won the series 3–0
Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 10,522
Referees: Sue Blauch, Lamont Simpson, Kurt Walker
Regular-season series

The Seattle Storm won 2–0 in the regular-season series:

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