| Dates | September 18 – October 5, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Detroit Shock (Finals Champion) |
| East champion | Detroit Shock (Coach:Bill Laimbeer) |
| West champion | San Antonio Silver Stars (Coach:Dan Hughes) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 8,420 per game |
The2008 WNBA playoffs was thepostseason for theWomen's National Basketball Association's2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
This was the outlook for the 2008 WNBA playoffs. Teams initalics hadhome court advantage. Teams inbold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| Conference semifinals | Conference finals | WNBA Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Indiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||
| E3 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Connecticut | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | New York | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Detroit | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Sacramento | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Antonio | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Seattle | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles | 2 | ||||||||||||