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1999 WNBA Season Summary

1998 WNBA Season 2000 WNBA Season

League Champion: Houston Comets

Most Valuable Player: Yolanda Griffith

PPG Leader: Cynthia Cooper (22.1)

RPG Leader: Yolanda Griffith (11.3)

APG Leader: Ticha Penicheiro (7.1)

WS Leader: Cynthia Cooper (9.2)

League Standings

* Indicates playoff appearance

League Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
New York Liberty*	18	14	.563	—	67.8	65.3	20	12
Charlotte Sting*	15	17	.469	3.0	65.8	66.9	14	18
Detroit Shock*	15	17	.469	3.0	70.0	72.0	13	19
Orlando Miracle	15	17	.469	3.0	68.9	69.3	15	17
Washington Mystics	12	20	.375	6.0	65.6	70.2	9	23
Cleveland Rockers	7	25	.219	11.0	62.9	69.3	7	25

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Houston Comets*	26	6	.813	—	74.0	64.7	28	4
Los Angeles Sparks*	20	12	.625	6.0	76.5	72.4	22	10
Sacramento Monarchs*	19	13	.594	7.0	74.8	70.6	22	10
Minnesota Lynx	15	17	.469	11.0	63.6	66.0	12	20
Phoenix Mercury	15	17	.469	11.0	68.0	68.2	16	16
Utah Starzz	15	17	.469	11.0	74.0	77.1	11	21

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Sparks*	32	202.3	27.8	63.9	.435	5.1	14.9	.342	22.7	49.0	.464	15.8	21.1	.749	10.7	22.7	33.3	18.2	7.4	3.9	15.1	21.7	76.5
2	Sacramento Monarchs*	32	200.0	26.5	62.7	.423	3.9	13.2	.299	22.6	49.5	.456	17.8	26.5	.671	12.9	21.9	34.8	15.6	10.3	3.8	15.9	19.2	74.8
3	Houston Comets*	32	200.8	26.3	59.8	.440	5.5	17.1	.322	20.8	42.7	.487	15.9	19.4	.818	9.5	21.3	30.8	15.6	8.5	4.3	14.1	18.3	74.0
4	Utah Starzz	32	203.1	26.4	60.9	.434	3.3	11.3	.296	23.1	49.6	.465	17.8	23.2	.768	10.8	22.4	33.2	17.3	7.5	4.9	17.5	23.1	74.0
5	Detroit Shock*	32	203.1	24.7	61.6	.401	3.8	10.5	.360	20.9	51.1	.410	16.8	23.9	.702	10.0	21.1	31.1	14.5	7.4	3.0	15.1	22.8	70.0
6	Orlando Miracle	32	201.6	24.8	58.4	.424	4.8	14.4	.336	19.9	44.0	.453	14.5	21.0	.692	10.3	19.9	30.2	14.6	9.3	2.9	16.3	20.3	68.9
7	Phoenix Mercury	32	200.0	23.8	59.7	.399	4.2	14.3	.294	19.6	45.4	.432	16.2	21.7	.747	10.7	20.6	31.3	15.9	7.2	3.8	14.4	20.4	68.0
8	New York Liberty*	32	203.9	25.0	59.8	.418	5.5	14.8	.370	19.5	45.0	.434	12.3	16.5	.745	10.0	19.5	29.5	16.3	9.3	2.8	15.1	21.9	67.8
9	Charlotte Sting*	32	200.8	24.8	56.4	.439	3.4	11.5	.293	21.4	44.9	.477	12.8	16.7	.766	8.4	21.4	29.8	17.8	7.3	3.0	14.7	17.5	65.8
10	Washington Mystics	32	202.3	23.7	56.1	.423	3.1	10.8	.290	20.6	45.3	.455	15.1	21.2	.710	9.8	21.9	31.7	14.4	6.3	2.7	17.9	20.2	65.6
11	Minnesota Lynx	32	202.3	23.4	60.2	.389	6.3	18.8	.332	17.1	41.3	.415	10.6	14.7	.721	9.3	19.0	28.3	16.4	6.4	2.4	13.7	20.9	63.6
12	Cleveland Rockers	32	200.0	23.9	57.9	.414	2.8	9.7	.285	21.2	48.2	.439	12.3	17.0	.723	9.0	21.5	30.5	15.3	7.3	3.6	17.1	19.6	62.9
	League Average	32	201.7	25.1	59.8	.420	4.3	13.4	.320	20.8	46.3	.449	14.8	20.3	.732	10.1	21.1	31.2	16.0	7.8	3.4	15.6	20.5	69.3

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Comets*	32	200.8	23.8	61.1	.390	3.9	13.8	.283	19.9	47.3	.422	13.1	17.7	.740	10.9	19.4	30.3	14.3	6.8	2.4	15.3	19.8	64.7
2	New York Liberty*	32	203.9	22.5	54.6	.412	3.4	12.7	.269	19.1	41.9	.455	16.9	22.6	.747	9.3	21.3	30.7	14.1	7.9	2.8	17.4	18.3	65.3
3	Minnesota Lynx	32	202.3	23.4	55.1	.425	4.3	14.3	.299	19.1	40.8	.469	14.9	20.0	.743	9.3	22.9	32.1	15.8	6.1	2.9	15.4	19.2	66.0
4	Charlotte Sting*	32	200.8	25.4	60.0	.424	4.3	13.4	.318	21.2	46.6	.454	11.8	16.3	.724	9.9	19.6	29.5	15.8	6.9	3.1	13.8	18.7	66.9
5	Phoenix Mercury	32	200.0	24.8	59.7	.415	3.7	12.3	.301	21.1	47.4	.445	14.8	19.9	.746	10.4	21.2	31.6	15.4	7.3	3.4	15.0	21.1	68.2
6	Cleveland Rockers	32	200.0	25.7	60.6	.424	4.3	13.9	.308	21.4	46.7	.459	13.6	19.3	.705	10.5	21.0	31.5	16.8	9.8	3.5	14.9	19.0	69.3
7	Orlando Miracle	32	201.6	25.4	59.1	.429	5.0	13.7	.368	20.3	45.4	.448	13.5	19.0	.709	10.6	20.8	31.4	16.8	8.0	3.9	16.7	20.6	69.3
8	Washington Mystics	32	202.3	25.8	62.1	.415	4.0	12.6	.315	21.8	49.5	.441	14.7	20.3	.722	11.2	19.9	31.1	16.2	9.5	3.7	13.6	20.7	70.2
9	Sacramento Monarchs*	32	200.0	25.9	61.9	.418	5.0	14.8	.340	20.9	47.1	.443	13.7	18.4	.744	9.7	20.8	30.5	16.7	7.1	4.8	17.8	22.4	70.6
10	Detroit Shock*	32	203.1	25.9	59.4	.437	3.6	10.6	.337	22.4	48.8	.458	16.5	23.0	.719	9.2	24.0	33.2	16.1	8.2	4.2	16.6	22.6	72.0
11	Los Angeles Sparks*	32	202.3	25.6	62.3	.410	4.6	13.9	.330	21.0	48.4	.433	16.7	22.5	.742	10.5	21.8	32.2	16.0	7.8	3.1	15.4	21.3	72.4
12	Utah Starzz	32	203.1	26.9	61.4	.438	5.6	15.2	.370	21.3	46.2	.460	17.7	23.9	.740	9.7	20.7	30.4	17.8	8.9	3.7	14.9	22.1	77.1
	League Average	32	201.7

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Sparks*	32	6475	890	2044	.435	163	476	.342	727	1568	.464	506	676	.749	342	725	1067	581	237	124	484	693	2449
2	Sacramento Monarchs*	32	6400	849	2006	.423	126	421	.299	723	1585	.456	568	847	.671	412	700	1112	500	329	123	508	614	2392
3	Houston Comets*	32	6425	841	1912	.440	176	547	.322	665	1365	.487	509	622	.818	303	682	985	499	272	139	452	586	2367
4	Utah Starzz	32	6500	845	1949	.434	107	362	.296	738	1587	.465	570	742	.768	344	717	1061	552	240	158	560	740	2367
5	Detroit Shock*	32	6500	791	1972	.401	121	336	.360	670	1636	.410	536	764	.702	321	675	996	464	238	96	483	728	2239
6	Orlando Miracle	32	6450	793	1869	.424	155	461	.336	638	1408	.453	465	672	.692	329	637	966	467	297	93	521	648	2206
7	Phoenix Mercury	32	6400	762	1910	.399	134	456	.294	628	1454	.432	519	695	.747	343	659	1002	510	229	121	460	652	2177
8	New York Liberty*	32	6525	800	1914	.418	175	473	.370	625	1441	.434	394	529	.745	319	625	944	522	297	91	482	700	2169
9	Charlotte Sting*	32	6425	793	1805	.439	108	369	.293	685	1436	.477	410	535	.766	268	685	953	568	233	97	469	560	2104
10	Washington Mystics	32	6475	759	1794	.423	100	345	.290	659	1449	.455	482	679	.710	312	701	1013	461	203	87	574	646	2100
11	Minnesota Lynx	32	6475	748	1925	.389	200	603	.332	548	1322	.415	339	470	.721	298	608	906	525	204	78	437	670	2035
12	Cleveland Rockers	32	6400	766	1852	.414	88	309	.285	678	1543	.439	394	545	.723	289	688	977	489	235	116	547	627	2014
	League Average	32	6454	803	1913	.420	138	430	.320	665	1483	.449	474	648	.732	323	675	999	512	251	110	498	655	2218

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Houston Comets*	32	6425	763	1954	.390	125	442	.283	638	1512	.422	419	566	.740	350	621	971	459	216	78	491	633	2070
2	New York Liberty*	32	6525	720	1747	.412	109	405	.269	611	1342	.455	540	723	.747	299	682	981	451	252	89	557	584	2089
3	Minnesota Lynx	32	6475	749	1763	.425	137	458	.299	612	1305	.469	476	641	.743	296	732	1028	507	194	92	492	614	2111
4	Charlotte Sting*	32	6425	814	1920	.424	136	428	.318	678	1492	.454	378	522	.724	318	626	944	506	221	99	440	597	2142
5	Phoenix Mercury	32	6400	794	1911	.415	119	395	.301	675	1516	.445	475	637	.746	334	678	1012	494	234	108	479	676	2182
6	Orlando Miracle	32	6450	812	1892	.429	161	438	.368	651	1454	.448	431	608	.709	340	664	1004	537	257	124	534	660	2216
7	Cleveland Rockers	32	6400	823	1939	.424	137	445	.308	686	1494	.459	434	616	.705	335	672	1007	536	314	113	477	608	2217
8	Washington Mystics	32	6475	825	1986	.415	127	403	.315	698	1583	.441	469	650	.722	359	636	995	518	304	119	436	663	2246
9	Sacramento Monarchs*	32	6400	829	1981	.418	161	474	.340	668	1507	.443	439	590	.744	310	665	975	535	226	152	569	718	2258
10	Detroit Shock*	32	6500	830	1901	.437	114	338	.337	716	1563	.458	529	736	.719	293	769	1062	514	262	133	532	723	2303
11	Los Angeles Sparks*	32	6475	818	1993	.410	147	445	.330	671	1548	.433	535	721	.742	335	696	1031	511	250	99	493	681	2318
12	Utah Starzz	32	6500	860	1965	.438	180	487	.370	680	1478	.460	567	766	.740	311	661	972	570	284	117	477	707	2467
	League Average	32	6454

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
																	Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA	Arena
1	Houston Comets*	29.7	26	6	28	4	9.28	-0.15	9.13	105.8	92.5	+13.3	69.7	.325	.286	.541	.486	17.1	32.8	.266	.422	18.2	66.1	.214	Compaq Center
2	Sacramento Monarchs*	26.3	19	13	22	10	4.19	0.42	4.60	99.9	94.3	+5.6	74.8	.422	.210	.503	.455	17.6	38.3	.283	.459	20.3	69.3	.222	ARCO Arena (II)
3	Los Angeles Sparks*	24.7	20	12	22	10	4.09	0.43	4.52	102.7	97.2	+5.5	73.7	.331	.233	.523	.475	17.1	32.9	.248	.447	17.6	68.4	.268	Great Western Forum
4	New York Liberty*	29.2	18	14	20	12	2.50	-1.16	1.34	97.1	93.6	+3.5	68.4	.276	.247	.505	.464	18.3	31.9	.206	.443	21.2	67.6	.309	Madison Square Garden (IV)
5	Phoenix Mercury	29.2	15	17	16	16	-0.16	0.90	0.74	97.2	97.5	-0.3	70.0	.364	.239	.491	.434	17.2	33.6	.272	.447	17.9	66.4	.249	America West Arena
6	Orlando Miracle	25.8	15	17	15	17	-0.31	-0.85	-1.16	97.1	97.5	-0.4	70.4	.360	.247	.510	.466	19.4	33.1	.249	.472	19.8	65.2	.228	TD Waterhouse Centre
7	Charlotte Sting*	28.2	15	17	14	18	-1.19	-0.75	-1.94	96.6	98.3	-1.7	67.8	.296	.204	.516	.469	18.7	30.0	.227	.459	17.0	68.3	.197	Charlotte Coliseum
8	Detroit Shock*	27.1	15	17	13	19	-2.00	-0.66	-2.66	93.9	96.6	-2.7	73.3	.387	.170	.485	.432	17.3	29.4	.272	.467	19.3	69.7	.278	The Palace of Auburn Hills
9	Minnesota Lynx	27.1	15	17	12	20	-2.38	1.15	-1.23	93.7	97.2	-3.5	67.1	.244	.313	.477	.441	17.0	28.9	.176	.464	19.4	67.3	.270	Target Center
10	Utah Starzz	28.0	15	17	11	21	-3.13	1.23	-1.90	98.8	103.0	-4.2	73.7	.381	.186	.520	.461	19.7	34.2	.292	.483	17.2	69.7	.289	Delta Center
11	Washington Mystics	24.9	12	20	9	23	-4.56	-0.38	-4.94	92.6	99.0	-6.4	70.1	.378	.192	.502	.451	21.5	32.9	.269	.447	16.1	66.1	.236	MCI Center
12	Cleveland Rockers	27.2	7	25	7	25	-6.34	-0.18	-6.52	88.7	97.7	-9.0	70.9	.294	.167	.481	.437	20.7	30.1	.213	.460	17.8	67.3	.224	Gund Arena
	League Average	27.3			16	16	0.00	0.00	0.00	97.1	97.1		70.8	.339	.225	.505	.456	18.5	32.4	.248	.456	18.5	67.6	.248

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