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2002 WNBA Season Summary

2001 WNBA Season 2003 WNBA Season

League Champion: Los Angeles Sparks

Most Valuable Player: Sheryl Swoopes

PPG Leader: Chamique Holdsclaw (19.9)

RPG Leader: Chamique Holdsclaw (11.6)

APG Leader: Ticha Penicheiro (8.0)

WS Leader: Tamika Catchings (9.2)

League Standings

* Indicates playoff appearance

League Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Charlotte Sting*	18	14	.563	—	70.0	66.7	21	11
New York Liberty*	18	14	.563	—	65.3	63.0	20	12
Washington Mystics*	17	15	.531	1.0	66.7	66.1	17	15
Indiana Fever*	16	16	.500	2.0	65.5	66.5	14	18
Orlando Miracle	16	16	.500	2.0	70.4	70.5	16	16
Miami Sol	15	17	.469	3.0	63.9	65.3	14	18
Cleveland Rockers	10	22	.313	8.0	64.7	66.9	12	20
Detroit Shock	9	23	.281	9.0	66.1	70.8	9	23

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Los Angeles Sparks*	25	7	.781	—	76.6	69.8	25	7
Houston Comets*	24	8	.750	1.0	64.8	59.1	25	7
Utah Starzz*	20	12	.625	5.0	75.6	73.3	19	13
Seattle Storm*	17	15	.531	8.0	68.4	65.7	20	12
Portland Fire	16	16	.500	9.0	68.6	69.6	14	18
Sacramento Monarchs	14	18	.438	11.0	67.7	71.7	10	22
Phoenix Mercury	11	21	.344	14.0	65.3	71.6	7	25
Minnesota Lynx	10	22	.313	15.0	62.6	65.8	11	21

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

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	62.6	.445	6.1	16.1	.377	21.8	46.5	.469	14.9	20.2	.738	10.3	25.4	35.7	18.2	8.0	5.0	16.2	20.8	76.6
2	Utah Starzz*	32	201.6	26.3	59.7	.441	2.8	7.7	.360	23.6	52.0	.453	20.1	26.4	.762	10.8	22.5	33.4	14.9	7.1	5.6	16.3	20.8	75.6
3	Orlando Miracle	32	203.9	25.3	59.8	.422	4.5	14.4	.315	20.7	45.4	.456	15.4	20.2	.763	10.0	18.6	28.6	13.9	9.2	3.5	14.3	20.9	70.4
4	Charlotte Sting*	32	201.6	24.1	55.9	.430	6.6	16.5	.400	17.5	39.5	.443	15.3	20.7	.739	9.4	20.4	29.8	15.5	7.5	3.3	12.8	20.2	70.0
5	Portland Fire	32	202.3	25.9	61.0	.425	4.0	12.2	.325	21.9	48.8	.450	12.8	17.6	.727	9.6	20.0	29.6	15.4	7.5	3.8	15.4	19.5	68.6
6	Seattle Storm*	32	201.6	24.8	60.9	.408	5.7	15.8	.360	19.1	45.1	.424	13.1	17.0	.770	11.3	19.8	31.1	16.1	8.8	4.7	14.9	19.5	68.4
7	Sacramento Monarchs	32	205.5	24.4	60.8	.401	3.5	12.3	.284	20.9	48.4	.431	15.4	20.4	.757	9.4	20.3	29.7	15.6	7.7	3.4	14.3	21.1	67.7
8	Washington Mystics*	32	201.6	25.2	59.7	.422	5.1	13.8	.370	20.1	45.8	.438	11.2	14.9	.751	10.3	22.1	32.4	16.1	6.9	2.9	14.2	18.2	66.7
9	Detroit Shock	32	201.6	23.9	60.0	.399	3.4	11.4	.302	20.5	48.6	.422	14.8	20.3	.725	11.3	22.5	33.7	14.9	6.3	4.1	16.9	19.0	66.1
10	Indiana Fever*	32	200.8	22.8	57.0	.401	5.6	17.0	.331	17.2	40.1	.430	14.2	18.1	.784	9.8	19.8	29.6	14.0	8.4	3.1	13.7	17.5	65.5
11	New York Liberty*	32	201.6	24.1	54.4	.444	4.5	12.5	.363	19.6	41.9	.468	12.5	17.7	.705	8.1	19.1	27.2	15.5	8.2	3.1	14.3	19.9	65.3
12	Phoenix Mercury	32	200.0	24.8	59.0	.420	3.1	10.3	.305	21.7	48.8	.444	12.7	16.8	.753	9.1	19.6	28.7	13.3	8.3	2.9	15.7	19.5	65.3
13	Houston Comets*	32	200.8	23.6	55.6	.425	3.4	10.4	.328	20.2	45.2	.447	14.2	18.3	.774	9.3	21.9	31.3	14.1	8.1	3.9	14.2	14.6	64.8
14	Cleveland Rockers	32	204.7	23.8	56.9	.418	3.8	11.7	.324	20.0	45.2	.442	13.4	17.3	.778	9.2	21.1	30.3	15.0	6.9	2.6	14.1	17.7	64.7
15	Miami Sol	32	202.3	24.2	58.0	.417	4.0	12.2	.332	20.2	45.8	.440	11.5	16.5	.698	9.3	17.9	27.2	14.9	8.6	3.0	13.6	20.1	63.9
16	Minnesota Lynx	32	202.3	22.7	55.5	.410	5.2	15.6	.332	17.5	39.8	.440	12.0	18.1	.663	9.7	20.3	30.0	14.6	7.1	3.2	16.5	19.3	62.6
	League Average	32	202.1	24.6	58.5	.420	4.5	13.1	.340	20.1	45.4	.444	14.0	18.8	.743	9.8	20.7	30.5	15.1	7.8	3.6	14.8	19.3	67.6

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	22.0	58.8	.375	4.7	15.3	.309	17.3	43.5	.398	10.3	14.1	.732	9.7	20.8	30.4	13.9	8.2	2.2	14.5	18.9	59.1
2	New York Liberty*	32	201.6	21.6	54.2	.399	4.7	13.6	.343	16.9	40.6	.417	15.1	20.2	.750	9.8	20.3	30.0	12.8	7.1	2.8	14.9	18.7	63.0
3	Miami Sol	32	202.3	23.3	53.8	.433	4.0	11.9	.338	19.3	41.9	.460	14.7	19.2	.764	8.7	21.7	30.3	13.9	6.9	3.3	16.1	18.4	65.3
4	Seattle Storm*	32	201.6	24.5	56.8	.431	3.2	10.7	.298	21.3	46.1	.461	13.6	18.3	.741	9.6	20.7	30.3	15.3	7.9	3.9	16.6	17.6	65.7
5	Minnesota Lynx	32	202.3	23.3	56.5	.413	4.4	12.2	.362	18.9	44.3	.427	14.7	19.2	.765	9.4	19.1	28.6	15.5	8.5	3.7	14.5	19.3	65.8
6	Washington Mystics*	32	201.6	24.6	59.5	.413	4.6	13.9	.330	20.0	45.5	.439	12.4	16.8	.738	9.7	21.3	30.9	13.8	7.4	3.2	13.8	17.8	66.1
7	Indiana Fever*	32	200.8	25.1	56.8	.442	5.1	14.5	.349	20.1	42.3	.475	11.2	15.7	.714	9.0	20.1	29.1	15.8	7.1	4.5	14.7	20.2	66.5
8	Charlotte Sting*	32	201.6	24.3	56.5	.431	4.2	11.6	.358	20.2	44.8	.449	13.9	18.7	.742	9.2	19.4	28.6	15.3	6.5	3.2	13.3	18.8	66.7
9	Cleveland Rockers	32	204.7	24.9	57.3	.435	4.7	13.8	.338	20.3	43.5	.465	12.4	16.3	.762	8.7	20.0	28.7	16.6	7.6	3.4	13.4	19.2	66.9
10	Portland Fire	32	202.3	25.6	58.9	.434	3.9	10.9	.362	21.7	48.0	.451	14.5	20.2	.716	10.4	21.2	31.6	15.2	8.5	4.3	15.9	19.3	69.6
11	Los Angeles Sparks*	32	202.3	24.9	63.8	.390	5.1	16.3	.313	19.8	47.5	.417	15.0	20.3	.740	9.8	20.2	30.0	15.9	8.6	3.5	14.2	19.5	69.8
12	Orlando Miracle	32	203.9	25.1	58.2	.432	4.9	13.2	.370	20.3	45.0	.450	15.3	20.9	.735	11.3	21.4	32.7	16.2	7.8	3.4	16.9	19.9	70.5
13	Detroit Shock	32	201.6	25.9	62.0	.417	4.6	14.0	.327	21.3	48.0	.444	14.5	18.9	.767	9.8	20.9	30.7	14.5	8.7	4.3	13.8	19.9	70.8
14	Phoenix Mercury	32	200.0	26.6	58.4	.455	4.8	12.1	.399	21.7	46.3	.469	13.6	19.0	.717	9.7	21.6	31.3	16.6	8.4	4.0	15.3	18.8	71.6
15	Sacramento Monarchs	32	205.5	25.5	60.8	.419	4.7	14.2	.329	20.8	46.6	.447	16.1	21.3	.756	11.0	22.6	33.6	15.4	7.3	4.0	15.5	19.8	71.7
16	Utah Starzz*	32	201.6	26.6	64.6	.412	3.9	11.8	.334	22.7	52.8	.429	16.1	21.5	.750	11.3	20.2	31.4	15.3	8.1	4.7	13.9	22.6	73.3
	League Average	32	202.1

Total Stats

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	891	2002	.445	194	515	.377	697	1487	.469	476	645	.738	329	814	1143	583	257	161	517	664	2452
2	Utah Starzz*	32	6450	843	1911	.441	89	247	.360	754	1664	.453	643	844	.762	347	721	1068	478	228	178	522	665	2418
3	Orlando Miracle	32	6525	808	1914	.422	145	461	.315	663	1453	.456	493	646	.763	320	595	915	446	295	113	456	669	2254
4	Charlotte Sting*	32	6450	770	1790	.430	211	527	.400	559	1263	.443	490	663	.739	302	653	955	496	241	105	408	647	2241
5	Portland Fire	32	6475	829	1951	.425	127	391	.325	702	1560	.450	410	564	.727	307	641	948	492	239	120	493	623	2195
6	Seattle Storm*	32	6450	794	1948	.408	182	506	.360	612	1442	.424	418	543	.770	362	633	995	514	282	151	477	623	2188
7	Sacramento Monarchs	32	6575	780	1945	.401	112	395	.284	668	1550	.431	494	653	.757	301	648	949	500	247	109	456	675	2166
8	Washington Mystics*	32	6450	806	1910	.422	164	443	.370	642	1467	.438	359	478	.751	330	708	1038	516	221	94	455	583	2135
9	Detroit Shock	32	6450	766	1919	.399	110	364	.302	656	1555	.422	472	651	.725	360	719	1079	478	201	132	541	609	2114
10	Indiana Fever*	32	6425	731	1825	.401	180	543	.331	551	1282	.430	455	580	.784	315	633	948	447	268	100	438	559	2097
11	Phoenix Mercury	32	6400	793	1889	.420	100	328	.305	693	1561	.444	405	538	.753	292	626	918	427	267	94	501	623	2091
12	New York Liberty*	32	6450	772	1740	.444	145	400	.363	627	1340	.468	400	567	.705	260	610	870	496	261	100	458	638	2089
13	Houston Comets*	32	6425	755	1778	.425	109	332	.328	646	1446	.447	453	585	.774	299	702	1001	450	260	126	455	467	2072
14	Cleveland Rockers	32	6550	760	1820	.418	121	374	.324	639	1446	.442	430	553	.778	295	674	969	480	221	83	451	567	2071
15	Miami Sol	32	6475	774	1856	.417	129	389	.332	645	1467	.440	369	529	.698	296	573	869	476	274	96	435	643	2046
16	Minnesota Lynx	32	6475	727	1775	.410	166	500	.332	561	1275	.440	383	578	.663	309	650	959	466	226	102	529	617	2003
	League Average	32	6469	787	1873	.420	143	420	.340	645	1454	.444	447	601	.743	314	663	977	484	249	117	475	617	2165

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	705	1880	.375	151	489	.309	554	1391	.398	331	452	.732	309	664	973	446	262	71	464	606	1892
2	New York Liberty*	32	6450	691	1733	.399	149	434	.343	542	1299	.417	484	645	.750	312	649	961	410	228	88	478	597	2015
3	Miami Sol	32	6475	745	1722	.433	129	382	.338	616	1340	.460	469	614	.764	278	693	971	446	222	104	515	588	2088
4	Seattle Storm*	32	6450	783	1818	.431	102	342	.298	681	1476	.461	435	587	.741	307	662	969	488	254	125	531	563	2103
5	Minnesota Lynx	32	6475	747	1807	.413	141	389	.362	606	1418	.427	469	613	.765	302	612	914	495	273	117	465	618	2104
6	Washington Mystics*	32	6450	786	1903	.413	147	446	.330	639	1457	.439	397	538	.738	309	680	989	442	237	101	441	570	2116
7	Indiana Fever*	32	6425	804	1817	.442	162	464	.349	642	1353	.475	359	503	.714	288	644	932	507	226	145	470	647	2129
8	Charlotte Sting*	32	6450	778	1807	.431	133	372	.358	645	1435	.449	444	598	.742	295	620	915	489	208	103	424	600	2133
9	Cleveland Rockers	32	6550	797	1834	.435	149	441	.338	648	1393	.465	397	521	.762	278	640	918	530	242	109	428	613	2140
10	Portland Fire	32	6475	819	1885	.434	126	348	.362	693	1537	.451	463	647	.716	334	678	1012	486	272	139	508	616	2227
11	Los Angeles Sparks*	32	6475	796	2040	.390	163	521	.313	633	1519	.417	480	649	.740	314	645	959	508	275	111	453	623	2235
12	Orlando Miracle	32	6525	804	1862	.432	156	422	.370	648	1440	.450	491	668	.735	362	684	1046	519	251	108	541	637	2255
13	Detroit Shock	32	6450	828	1984	.417	146	447	.327	682	1537	.444	464	605	.767	314	669	983	465	277	139	443	637	2266
14	Phoenix Mercury	32	6400	850	1870	.455	155	388	.399	695	1482	.469	436	608	.717	309	692	1001	532	268	127	491	600	2291
15	Sacramento Monarchs	32	6575	815	1944	.419	149	453	.329	666	1491	.447	515	681	.756	352	723	1075	493	233	128	496	633	2294
16	Utah Starzz*	32	6450	851	2067	.412	126	377	.334	725	1690	.429	516	688	.750	361	645	1006	489	260	149	444	724	2344
	League Average	32	6469

Advanced Stats

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	Los Angeles Sparks*	26.9	25	7	25	7	6.78	-0.34	6.44	103.1	94.0	+9.1	73.5	.322	.257	.536		.494	18.4	33.8	.238		.430	16.3	72.2	.235		STAPLES Center
2	Houston Comets*	28.7	24	8	25	7	5.63	-0.25	5.38	97.1	88.7	+8.4	66.4	.329	.187	.509		.455	18.3	31.0	.255		.415	18.2	69.4	.176		Compaq Center
3	Charlotte Sting*	28.0	18	14	21	11	3.38	-0.62	2.76	105.9	100.8	+5.1	65.7	.370	.294	.538		.489	16.4	32.8	.274		.467	17.0	68.9	.246		Charlotte Coliseum
4	Seattle Storm*	24.5	17	15	20	12	2.66	0.01	2.67	98.8	95.0	+3.8	68.7	.279	.260	.500		.454	17.9	35.4	.215		.459	20.4	67.3	.239		KeyArena at Seattle Center
5	New York Liberty*	29.7	18	14	20	12	2.31	-0.20	2.11	99.0	95.5	+3.5	65.4	.326	.230	.525		.485	18.7	28.6	.230		.442	19.2	66.2	.279		Madison Square Garden (IV)
6	Utah Starzz*	29.0	20	12	19	13	2.31	-0.11	2.20	102.4	99.3	+3.1	73.2	.442	.129	.530		.464	18.6	35.0	.336		.442	15.8	66.6	.250		Delta Center
7	Washington Mystics*	26.3	17	15	17	15	0.59	-0.41	0.18	97.8	96.9	+0.9	67.7	.250	.232	.503		.465	17.7	32.7	.188		.452	17.1	69.6	.209		MCI Center
8	Orlando Miracle	26.3	16	16	16	16	-0.03	-0.29	-0.32	100.3	100.4	-0.1	68.8	.338	.241	.513		.460	17.2	31.9	.258		.474	20.1	62.2	.264		TD Waterhouse Centre
9	Indiana Fever*	26.1	16	16	14	18	-1.00	-0.01	-1.01	98.5	100.0	-1.5	66.3	.318	.298	.504		.450	17.4	32.8	.249		.487	18.7	68.7	.198		Conseco Fieldhouse
10	Portland Fire	25.6	16	16	14	18	-1.00	0.39	-0.61	96.3	97.8	-1.5	70.3	.289	.200	.499		.457	18.3	31.2	.210		.468	19.0	65.7	.246		Rose Garden Arena
11	Miami Sol	27.6	15	17	14	18	-1.31	0.13	-1.19	95.2	97.2	-2.0	66.3	.285	.210	.490		.452	17.2	29.9	.199		.470	20.5	67.3	.272		AmericanAirlines Arena
12	Cleveland Rockers	25.4	10	22	12	20	-2.16	0.07	-2.09	96.8	100.0	-3.2	65.3	.304	.205	.502		.451	17.9	31.6	.236		.475	17.2	70.8	.216		Gund Arena
13	Minnesota Lynx	23.8	10	22	11	21	-3.16	0.43	-2.73	92.8	97.5	-4.7	66.7	.326	.282	.494		.456	20.7	33.6	.216		.452	18.3	68.3	.260		Target Center
14	Sacramento Monarchs	28.7	14	18	10	22	-4.00	0.49	-3.51	94.5	100.1	-5.6	69.7	.336	.203	.485		.430	17.0	29.4	.254		.458	18.1	64.8	.265		ARCO Arena (II)
15	Detroit Shock	24.0	9	23	9	23	-4.75	-0.01	-4.76	92.3	98.9	-6.6	71.0	.339	.190	.479		.428	19.7	35.0	.246		.454	16.4	69.6	.234		The Palace of Auburn Hills
16	Phoenix Mercury	27.3	11	21	7	25	-6.25	0.73	-5.52	92.9	101.8	-8.9	70.3	.285	.174	.492		.446	19.1	29.7	.214		.496	18.7	67.0	.233		America West Arena
	League Average	26.7			16	16	0.00	0.00	0.00	97.7	97.7		68.5	.321	.224	.506		.458	18.2	32.2	.239		.458	18.2	67.8	.239

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