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| Dates | September 24 – October 4 | |||||||||
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| MVP |  Sylvia Fowles(Minnesota Lynx) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Lynx: Seimone Augustus (2024) Lindsay Whalen (2022) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Los Angeles Sparks defeatedPhoenix Mercury, 3–0 (Note: the semifinal rounds as of 2016 were not divided by conference) | |||||||||
| Western finals | Minnesota Lynx defeatedWashington Mystics, 3–0 | |||||||||
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The2017 WNBA Finals, officially theWNBA Finals 2017 presented byVerizon for sponsorship reasons, was the best-of-five championship series for the2017 season of theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA), tipping off on September 24.[1] It was a rematch ofthe previous year's finals matchup. The top-seededMinnesota Lynx held home court advantage in the Finals, and won three games to two against the second-seededLos Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won a semifinal series against thePhoenix Mercury to determine one of the Finals berths; the first-seeded Lynx defeated theWashington Mystics to earn the other.Sylvia Fowles was named the 2017 WNBA Finals MVP.
| # | 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-5 (Sept. 12 – Sept. 17) | WNBA Finals Best-of-5 (Sept. 24 – Oct. 4) | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut Sun | 83 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 79 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 88 | 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Seattle Storm | 69 | 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Lynx | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | New York Liberty | 68 | 6 | Washington Mystics | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Washington Mystics | 86 | 6 | Washington Mystics | 82 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Dallas Wings | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
September 24 3:30pm ET |
| Los Angeles Sparks85,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 | ||
September 26 8:00pm ET |
| Los Angeles Sparks 68,Minnesota Lynx70 | ||
| 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 | ||
September 29 9:00pm ET |
| Minnesota Lynx 64,Los Angeles Sparks75 | ||
| 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 | ||
October 1 8:30pm ET |
| Minnesota Lynx80,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 | ||
October 4 8:00pm ET |
| Los Angeles Sparks 76,Minnesota Lynx85 | ||
| 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 WNBA Finals, 3-2 | ||