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2003 WNBA Season Summary

2002 WNBA Season 2004 WNBA Season

League Champion: Detroit Shock

Most Valuable Player: Lauren Jackson

PPG Leader: Lauren Jackson (21.2)

RPG Leader: Chamique Holdsclaw (10.9)

APG Leader: Ticha Penicheiro (6.7)

WS Leader: Lauren Jackson (9.2)

League Standings

* Indicates playoff appearance

League Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Detroit Shock*	25	9	.735	—	75.1	70.4	24	10
Charlotte Sting*	18	16	.529	7.0	65.2	64.6	18	16
Connecticut Sun*	18	16	.529	7.0	70.1	70.9	16	18
Cleveland Rockers*	17	17	.500	8.0	65.6	65.0	18	16
Indiana Fever	16	18	.471	9.0	68.7	68.3	18	16
New York Liberty	16	18	.471	9.0	66.0	66.4	16	18
Washington Mystics	9	25	.265	16.0	68.5	73.5	9	25

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Los Angeles Sparks*	24	10	.706	—	73.5	71.5	20	14
Houston Comets*	20	14	.588	4.0	66.0	63.0	22	12
Sacramento Monarchs*	19	15	.559	5.0	67.6	65.2	21	13
Minnesota Lynx*	18	16	.529	6.0	70.0	69.7	18	16
Seattle Storm	18	16	.529	6.0	70.2	66.9	23	11
San Antonio Silver Stars	12	22	.353	12.0	65.1	71.4	7	27
Phoenix Mercury	8	26	.235	16.0	61.7	66.8	8	26

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	Detroit Shock*	34	202.9	26.5	58.9	.450	3.7	9.5	.387	22.9	49.4	.462	18.4	25.9	.707	11.1	25.0	36.2	16.0	7.7	4.6	17.9	17.8	75.1
2	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	202.9	26.3	62.9	.418	5.1	15.5	.330	21.2	47.4	.447	15.8	19.9	.792	9.9	23.9	33.8	17.3	7.1	4.7	13.8	20.1	73.5
3	Seattle Storm	34	201.5	26.2	60.1	.435	4.9	14.7	.332	21.3	45.4	.469	13.0	16.7	.780	10.1	21.5	31.6	16.1	6.8	4.1	13.7	18.9	70.2
4	Connecticut Sun*	34	202.2	25.4	61.8	.411	5.2	16.1	.322	20.2	45.7	.442	14.1	19.0	.741	9.8	22.4	32.2	15.3	7.9	3.3	12.8	19.5	70.1
5	Minnesota Lynx*	34	201.5	25.7	58.2	.442	5.3	15.4	.344	20.4	42.8	.478	13.2	18.4	.721	10.6	21.1	31.7	17.1	7.1	3.0	16.4	18.6	70.0
6	Indiana Fever	34	202.2	24.7	59.1	.417	6.2	17.6	.350	18.5	41.5	.446	13.2	16.6	.798	9.8	19.2	29.1	15.9	8.8	3.6	13.9	19.6	68.7
7	Washington Mystics	34	202.2	26.4	64.4	.409	4.6	14.9	.311	21.7	49.6	.438	11.2	14.9	.751	11.2	20.7	31.9	16.7	6.3	2.9	13.6	19.9	68.5
8	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	200.7	25.4	62.0	.409	4.4	13.9	.317	20.9	48.1	.436	12.5	18.4	.679	10.3	21.1	31.4	16.7	8.7	3.6	13.6	18.9	67.6
9	Houston Comets*	34	200.7	24.4	56.4	.432	3.4	10.1	.334	21.0	46.2	.454	13.9	17.6	.788	7.8	22.5	30.3	13.7	6.8	3.8	13.2	14.4	66.0
10	New York Liberty	34	201.5	24.3	56.6	.429	5.3	14.7	.362	18.9	41.9	.453	12.1	15.8	.767	8.0	20.2	28.1	15.5	7.7	3.8	13.8	17.3	66.0
11	Cleveland Rockers*	34	200.7	24.0	58.1	.413	4.0	12.5	.318	20.0	45.6	.439	13.6	18.9	.722	10.3	21.2	31.4	15.2	6.6	2.5	13.7	18.8	65.6
12	Charlotte Sting*	34	201.5	23.1	55.3	.418	5.5	15.2	.362	17.6	40.1	.440	13.4	17.4	.773	10.1	18.5	28.6	14.7	8.2	3.4	14.6	20.5	65.2
13	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	200.7	23.3	60.8	.383	2.7	9.3	.295	20.6	51.6	.399	15.8	21.6	.731	10.3	23.4	33.7	12.6	5.5	4.9	15.1	21.4	65.1
14	Phoenix Mercury	34	203.7	23.6	61.6	.382	3.4	10.3	.332	20.1	51.4	.392	11.1	16.4	.682	10.5	18.9	29.4	13.6	9.1	3.3	14.1	19.5	61.7
	League Average	34	201.8	24.9	59.7	.417	4.6	13.6	.336	20.4	46.2	.441	13.7	18.4	.743	10.0	21.4	31.4	15.4	7.5	3.7	14.3	18.9	68.1

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*	34	200.7	24.2	59.7	.406	5.0	14.7	.338	19.3	45.0	.428	9.6	13.2	.725	8.8	20.8	29.6	15.2	6.7	3.6	12.6	18.6	63.0
2	Charlotte Sting*	34	201.5	23.2	55.9	.415	4.1	12.0	.339	19.2	44.0	.436	14.0	19.6	.715	11.4	18.3	29.6	14.4	7.8	3.1	13.8	17.8	64.6
3	Cleveland Rockers*	34	200.7	23.8	56.7	.420	3.7	10.4	.358	20.1	46.2	.434	13.7	17.9	.766	8.8	20.7	29.5	15.0	6.6	4.0	13.7	19.4	65.0
4	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	200.7	24.0	58.6	.410	4.4	13.7	.319	19.6	44.8	.438	12.8	17.6	.729	10.1	22.1	32.2	15.2	6.6	4.1	16.9	18.8	65.2
5	New York Liberty	34	201.5	24.1	57.6	.419	4.6	13.7	.332	19.6	43.9	.446	13.5	17.1	.790	9.6	21.6	31.2	14.9	7.9	2.8	14.1	18.1	66.4
6	Phoenix Mercury	34	203.7	24.5	54.9	.447	4.0	10.9	.367	20.5	44.0	.467	13.7	18.4	.744	8.9	23.9	32.8	15.0	8.1	4.3	17.9	19.6	66.8
7	Seattle Storm	34	201.5	24.8	60.0	.414	4.3	12.9	.332	20.6	47.1	.436	13.0	17.4	.746	10.4	20.3	30.6	13.4	7.2	3.1	13.5	16.8	66.9
8	Indiana Fever	34	202.2	24.6	56.1	.439	4.6	12.4	.373	20.0	43.7	.457	14.4	18.8	.768	9.1	19.9	29.0	16.8	6.7	5.0	15.1	18.6	68.3
9	Minnesota Lynx*	34	201.5	25.8	60.8	.425	4.1	13.1	.316	21.7	47.7	.455	13.9	18.6	.747	9.9	19.2	29.1	15.5	8.0	3.7	13.9	19.6	69.7
10	Detroit Shock*	34	202.9	26.8	67.2	.399	4.7	15.9	.298	22.1	51.3	.430	12.1	16.4	.741	11.5	19.8	31.3	14.8	9.1	3.8	14.6	22.8	70.4
11	Connecticut Sun*	34	202.2	25.4	61.9	.411	5.1	15.8	.321	20.4	46.1	.441	15.0	19.8	.756	10.8	23.9	34.6	16.3	7.4	2.6	14.0	19.7	70.9
12	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	200.7	25.5	64.0	.398	4.4	14.2	.309	21.1	49.8	.424	16.0	21.9	.730	11.4	23.0	34.5	15.6	8.1	4.1	12.5	19.7	71.4
13	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	202.9	25.5	63.1	.403	5.8	15.9	.363	19.7	47.3	.417	14.8	20.6	.718	9.3	23.2	32.5	16.8	7.1	3.7	13.8	19.2	71.5
14	Washington Mystics	34	202.2	26.7	59.8	.447	5.0	14.2	.355	21.7	45.6	.476	15.0	20.3	.737	9.8	23.0	32.8	17.4	7.4	3.5	13.8	16.6	73.5
	League Average	34	201.8

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	Detroit Shock*	34	6900	902	2004	.450	125	323	.387	777	1681	.462	624	882	.707	379	851	1230	545	263	158	608	605	2553
2	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6900	894	2140	.418	174	528	.330	720	1612	.447	537	678	.792	336	813	1149	587	242	161	470	682	2499
3	Seattle Storm	34	6850	890	2045	.435	166	500	.332	724	1545	.469	442	567	.780	342	732	1074	548	232	138	465	644	2388
4	Connecticut Sun*	34	6875	864	2102	.411	177	549	.322	687	1553	.442	479	646	.741	333	762	1095	520	270	111	434	663	2384
5	Minnesota Lynx*	34	6850	875	1978	.442	180	524	.344	695	1454	.478	450	624	.721	361	718	1079	580	242	101	558	634	2380
6	Indiana Fever	34	6875	839	2011	.417	210	600	.350	629	1411	.446	449	563	.798	334	654	988	539	299	121	474	668	2337
7	Washington Mystics	34	6875	896	2191	.409	157	505	.311	739	1686	.438	381	507	.751	382	703	1085	568	213	99	462	676	2330
8	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	6825	862	2107	.409	150	473	.317	712	1634	.436	425	626	.679	349	718	1067	568	297	122	461	641	2299
9	Houston Comets*	34	6825	828	1916	.432	115	344	.334	713	1572	.454	473	600	.788	266	764	1030	465	231	129	450	490	2244
10	New York Liberty	34	6850	825	1923	.429	181	500	.362	644	1423	.453	412	537	.767	271	686	957	527	262	128	470	587	2243
11	Cleveland Rockers*	34	6825	815	1975	.413	135	425	.318	680	1550	.439	464	643	.722	349	720	1069	517	226	86	466	639	2229
12	Charlotte Sting*	34	6850	787	1881	.418	187	517	.362	600	1364	.440	456	590	.773	342	629	971	499	279	115	497	697	2217
13	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	6825	792	2068	.383	93	315	.295	699	1753	.399	538	736	.731	350	795	1145	428	187	167	513	728	2215
14	Phoenix Mercury	34	6925	801	2095	.382	116	349	.332	685	1746	.392	379	556	.682	357	643	1000	461	310	111	479	664	2097
	League Average	34	6861	848	2031	.417	155	461	.336	693	1570	.441	465	625	.743	339	728	1067	525	254	125	486	644	2315

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*	34	6825	824	2030	.406	169	500	.338	655	1530	.428	325	448	.725	298	708	1006	516	227	122	430	634	2142
2	Charlotte Sting*	34	6850	790	1902	.415	138	407	.339	652	1495	.436	477	667	.715	386	621	1007	491	264	104	469	606	2195
3	Cleveland Rockers*	34	6825	809	1927	.420	127	355	.358	682	1572	.434	465	607	.766	300	704	1004	510	223	135	467	659	2210
4	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	6825	816	1991	.410	149	467	.319	667	1524	.438	435	597	.729	345	751	1096	516	224	141	576	640	2216
5	New York Liberty	34	6850	821	1959	.419	155	467	.332	666	1492	.446	459	581	.790	326	736	1062	506	269	96	480	614	2256
6	Phoenix Mercury	34	6925	834	1867	.447	136	371	.367	698	1496	.467	466	626	.744	303	811	1114	509	275	146	610	667	2270
7	Seattle Storm	34	6850	844	2039	.414	145	437	.332	699	1602	.436	441	591	.746	352	689	1041	456	245	104	459	570	2274
8	Indiana Fever	34	6875	837	1908	.439	157	421	.373	680	1487	.457	490	638	.768	309	677	986	570	227	170	512	631	2321
9	Minnesota Lynx*	34	6850	878	2067	.425	141	446	.316	737	1621	.455	473	633	.747	337	652	989	528	271	126	471	666	2370
10	Detroit Shock*	34	6900	911	2286	.399	161	541	.298	750	1745	.430	412	556	.741	390	674	1064	504	309	129	497	774	2395
11	Connecticut Sun*	34	6875	864	2104	.411	172	536	.321	692	1568	.441	509	673	.756	366	812	1178	553	252	88	476	669	2409
12	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	6825	867	2176	.398	149	482	.309	718	1694	.424	544	745	.730	389	783	1172	530	275	140	424	669	2427
13	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6900	866	2147	.403	196	540	.363	670	1607	.417	504	702	.718	316	789	1105	572	241	127	468	654	2432
14	Washington Mystics	34	6875	909	2033	.447	171	482	.355	738	1551	.476	509	691	.737	334	781	1115	591	251	119	468	565	2498
	League Average	34	6861

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	Detroit Shock*	24.2	25	9	24	10	4.65	-0.64	4.01	100.4	94.2	+6.2	73.7	.440	.161	.534		.481	20.3	36.0	.311		.434	16.4	68.6	.180		The Palace of Auburn Hills
2	Seattle Storm	26.6	18	16	23	11	3.35	-0.25	3.10	102.8	97.9	+4.9	67.8	.277	.244	.520		.476	16.9	33.2	.216		.449	16.6	67.5	.216		KeyArena at Seattle Center
3	Houston Comets*	28.5	20	14	22	12	3.00	-0.36	2.64	98.3	93.8	+4.5	66.9	.313	.180	.515		.462	17.1	27.3	.247		.448	16.2	71.9	.160		Compaq Center
4	Sacramento Monarchs*	28.7	19	15	21	13	2.44	-0.40	2.04	95.9	92.5	+3.4	70.2	.297	.224	.482		.445	16.2	31.7	.202		.447	20.4	67.5	.218		ARCO Arena (II)
5	Los Angeles Sparks*	28.0	24	10	20	14	1.97	-0.36	1.61	100.1	97.4	+2.7	72.4	.317	.247	.512		.458	16.2	29.9	.251		.449	16.0	72.0	.235		STAPLES Center
6	Charlotte Sting*	28.7	18	16	18	16	0.65	-0.05	0.60	101.1	100.1	+1.0	64.0	.314	.275	.518		.468	18.8	35.5	.242		.452	17.6	62.0	.251		Charlotte Coliseum
7	Cleveland Rockers*	25.1	17	17	18	16	0.56	-0.09	0.47	97.5	96.7	+0.8	67.0	.326	.215	.494		.447	17.1	33.1	.235		.453	17.5	70.6	.241		Gund Arena
8	Indiana Fever	26.9	16	18	18	16	0.47	0.14	0.61	101.5	100.8	+0.7	67.0	.280	.298	.517		.469	17.3	33.0	.223		.480	19.0	67.9	.257		Conseco Fieldhouse
9	Minnesota Lynx*	27.3	18	16	18	16	0.29	-0.05	0.24	100.2	99.8	+0.4	69.3	.315	.265	.528		.488	19.9	35.6	.228		.459	16.7	68.1	.229		Target Center
10	New York Liberty	29.8	16	18	16	18	-0.38	0.08	-0.30	98.1	98.7	-0.6	66.7	.279	.260	.519		.476	17.9	26.9	.214		.459	17.8	67.8	.234		Madison Square Garden (IV)
11	Connecticut Sun*	27.9	18	16	16	18	-0.74	0.23	-0.50	98.8	99.8	-1.0	70.2	.307	.261	.500		.453	15.4	29.1	.228		.452	16.6	67.6	.242		Mohegan Sun Arena
12	Washington Mystics	25.4	9	25	9	25	-4.94	0.50	-4.44	97.3	104.3	-7.0	69.7	.231	.230	.483		.445	16.1	32.8	.174		.489	16.7	67.8	.250		MCI Center
13	Phoenix Mercury	25.3	8	26	8	26	-5.09	0.61	-4.48	88.4	95.6	-7.2	68.6	.265	.167	.448		.410	17.0	30.6	.181		.483	22.2	68.0	.250		America West Arena
14	San Antonio Silver Stars	28.4	12	22	7	27	-6.24	0.63	-5.61	90.6	99.2	-8.6	71.7	.356	.152	.463		.405	17.7	30.9	.260		.433	14.5	67.1	.250		AT&T Center
	League Average	27.2			17	17	0.00	0.00	0.00	97.9	97.9		68.9	.308	.227	.502		.456	17.4	31.8	.229		.456	17.4	68.2	.229

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