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2006 WNBA Season Summary

2005 WNBA Season 2007 WNBA Season

League Champion: Detroit Shock

Most Valuable Player: Lisa Leslie

PPG Leader: Diana Taurasi (25.3)

RPG Leader: Cheryl Ford (11.3)

APG Leader: Nikki Teasley (5.4)

WS Leader: Lauren Jackson (8.8)

League Standings

* Indicates playoff appearance

League Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Connecticut Sun*	26	8	.765	—	78.9	71.1	28	6
Detroit Shock*	23	11	.676	3.0	74.3	70.1	24	10
Indiana Fever*	21	13	.618	5.0	71.6	68.1	23	11
Washington Mystics*	18	16	.529	8.0	80.8	78.1	21	13
Charlotte Sting	11	23	.324	15.0	72.2	75.6	12	22
New York Liberty	11	23	.324	15.0	67.2	75.4	6	28
Chicago Sky	5	29	.147	21.0	68.3	79.0	4	30

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Los Angeles Sparks*	25	9	.735	—	75.7	72.8	22	12
Sacramento Monarchs*	21	13	.618	4.0	74.6	70.7	23	11
Houston Comets*	18	16	.529	7.0	73.7	72.0	20	14
Seattle Storm*	18	16	.529	7.0	77.8	75.7	20	14
Phoenix Mercury	18	16	.529	7.0	84.3	82.1	20	14
San Antonio Silver Stars	13	21	.382	12.0	74.2	76.6	13	21
Minnesota Lynx	10	24	.294	15.0	74.2	80.4	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	Phoenix Mercury	34	196.3	30.8	69.2	.445	7.4	20.5	.364	23.3	48.7	.479	15.3	19.6	.781	9.5	23.0	32.5	18.2	7.8	3.6	12.6	21.1	84.3
2	Washington Mystics*	34	201.5	29.9	64.7	.462	5.5	15.4	.358	24.4	49.3	.494	15.5	21.0	.738	9.7	22.6	32.4	16.9	9.0	3.3	15.9	23.1	80.8
3	Connecticut Sun*	34	200.7	28.9	65.2	.443	5.1	15.0	.341	23.8	50.2	.474	16.0	19.9	.807	10.1	27.2	37.3	18.5	7.4	4.5	15.1	15.6	78.9
4	Seattle Storm*	34	200.0	28.3	62.5	.452	4.7	14.0	.337	23.6	48.5	.486	16.5	20.9	.789	9.6	24.1	33.8	15.1	6.8	3.7	16.8	20.1	77.8
5	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	200.7	28.3	64.6	.438	3.3	11.1	.294	25.0	53.5	.468	15.9	21.4	.744	10.3	25.1	35.4	17.9	8.7	3.8	15.7	20.0	75.7
6	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	202.2	27.0	64.4	.420	4.6	13.6	.341	22.4	50.9	.441	15.9	21.8	.731	12.3	21.2	33.5	15.0	9.7	2.6	15.9	19.7	74.6
7	Detroit Shock*	34	200.7	27.0	65.3	.414	4.0	12.2	.329	23.0	53.1	.434	16.3	21.9	.741	11.9	25.9	37.8	16.8	6.3	4.0	15.8	20.9	74.3
8	Minnesota Lynx	34	200.7	27.8	65.0	.427	4.4	12.3	.353	23.4	52.7	.445	14.3	20.0	.712	10.0	23.6	33.6	14.4	5.7	3.3	15.6	19.2	74.2
9	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	200.0	26.9	66.3	.406	5.6	16.4	.340	21.4	50.0	.427	14.8	19.8	.750	10.4	23.9	34.4	15.9	7.2	2.4	14.4	17.9	74.2
10	Houston Comets*	34	203.7	27.3	61.7	.442	5.0	13.9	.358	22.3	47.8	.467	14.2	19.9	.711	8.9	24.2	33.1	15.6	7.4	2.5	16.6	18.1	73.7
11	Charlotte Sting	34	200.7	25.4	64.1	.397	5.2	16.0	.324	20.2	48.1	.421	16.2	22.9	.710	10.2	22.0	32.2	15.5	9.3	4.6	16.9	21.6	72.2
12	Indiana Fever*	34	201.5	25.7	63.1	.407	5.0	16.2	.310	20.6	46.9	.441	15.2	19.9	.766	10.0	22.2	32.2	14.7	10.4	2.7	15.5	17.8	71.6
13	Chicago Sky	34	200.0	25.2	64.0	.394	4.6	15.8	.293	20.6	48.2	.428	13.2	18.9	.698	10.5	20.0	30.5	15.0	8.1	3.7	15.5	19.8	68.3
14	New York Liberty	34	195.6	23.4	58.5	.399	6.0	18.2	.330	17.4	40.4	.430	14.5	18.4	.788	8.1	20.8	28.9	13.4	7.2	3.1	16.4	19.1	67.2
	League Average	34	200.3	27.3	64.2	.425	5.0	15.0	.334	22.2	49.2	.453	15.3	20.4	.747	10.1	23.3	33.4	15.9	7.9	3.4	15.6	19.6	74.9

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	Indiana Fever*	34	201.5	26.0	60.1	.432	4.0	13.1	.309	21.9	47.0	.467	12.1	16.4	.739	8.5	22.7	31.2	14.9	7.6	3.1	18.1	20.1	68.1
2	Detroit Shock*	34	200.7	24.7	63.6	.388	5.1	16.5	.312	19.6	47.1	.415	15.6	20.6	.754	9.5	22.4	31.9	13.9	8.1	3.2	14.9	21.6	70.1
3	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	202.2	25.6	59.4	.431	4.6	14.9	.308	21.1	44.5	.473	14.8	19.4	.762	8.6	21.3	30.0	14.9	7.2	4.2	18.6	20.2	70.7
4	Connecticut Sun*	34	200.7	27.9	69.3	.402	4.8	14.9	.321	23.1	54.4	.425	10.5	14.7	.716	10.8	23.0	33.9	15.5	8.0	3.0	14.3	19.0	71.1
5	Houston Comets*	34	203.7	27.3	65.6	.416	4.4	14.6	.298	22.9	51.1	.449	13.1	18.1	.724	9.9	23.1	33.1	15.5	8.8	2.6	15.3	20.7	72.0
6	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	200.7	25.7	64.2	.400	5.8	16.8	.344	19.9	47.5	.419	15.7	21.2	.741	9.9	21.9	31.8	16.6	8.4	3.8	16.4	18.7	72.8
7	New York Liberty	34	195.6	27.5	61.0	.451	4.7	12.8	.366	22.8	48.2	.473	15.8	20.7	.762	9.7	23.6	33.3	14.3	7.7	3.8	13.9	18.9	75.4
8	Charlotte Sting	34	200.7	26.8	63.2	.424	4.6	13.7	.333	22.2	49.5	.449	17.5	23.3	.751	10.9	25.6	36.5	15.4	8.4	3.7	18.2	20.8	75.6
9	Seattle Storm*	34	200.0	27.6	65.2	.424	4.8	14.2	.339	22.8	51.0	.448	15.6	20.8	.751	9.5	20.9	30.3	15.3	8.7	3.4	14.3	20.1	75.7
10	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	200.0	28.6	66.5	.431	4.9	13.5	.359	23.8	53.0	.449	14.4	18.8	.766	10.9	25.4	36.4	16.5	7.5	3.8	14.1	18.9	76.6
11	Washington Mystics*	34	201.5	26.7	61.8	.432	6.0	16.3	.369	20.7	45.6	.455	18.7	25.0	.746	9.4	21.2	30.6	17.1	7.4	2.6	16.9	20.2	78.1
12	Chicago Sky	34	200.0	28.6	63.1	.452	5.9	15.8	.373	22.7	47.4	.479	16.0	21.6	.740	11.1	25.3	36.4	18.3	7.7	3.5	15.7	17.2	79.0
13	Minnesota Lynx	34	200.7	29.5	68.1	.434	5.3	15.9	.330	24.3	52.1	.466	16.1	21.1	.762	10.9	24.5	35.4	18.4	9.1	3.6	12.9	18.6	80.4
14	Phoenix Mercury	34	196.3	29.3	67.1	.436	5.6	17.4	.323	23.6	49.7	.476	17.9	24.3	.738	11.6	24.9	36.6	16.5	6.6	3.6	15.3	18.9	82.1
	League Average	34	200.3

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	Phoenix Mercury	34	6675	1046	2352	.445	253	696	.364	793	1656	.479	521	667	.781	323	781	1104	619	266	121	430	716	2866
2	Washington Mystics*	34	6850	1016	2199	.462	187	522	.358	829	1677	.494	528	715	.738	330	770	1100	576	306	113	541	784	2747
3	Connecticut Sun*	34	6825	982	2216	.443	174	510	.341	808	1706	.474	545	675	.807	342	926	1268	630	252	153	515	530	2683
4	Seattle Storm*	34	6800	961	2124	.452	160	475	.337	801	1649	.486	562	712	.789	327	821	1148	514	232	127	570	682	2644
5	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6825	962	2195	.438	111	377	.294	851	1818	.468	540	726	.744	350	852	1202	610	296	129	534	679	2575
6	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	6875	919	2190	.420	157	461	.341	762	1729	.441	542	741	.731	418	720	1138	509	330	88	542	670	2537
7	Detroit Shock*	34	6825	919	2220	.414	136	414	.329	783	1806	.434	553	746	.741	406	880	1286	572	213	137	538	711	2527
8	Minnesota Lynx	34	6825	945	2211	.427	148	419	.353	797	1792	.445	485	681	.712	340	804	1144	491	193	113	530	654	2523
9	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	6800	915	2255	.406	189	556	.340	726	1699	.427	504	672	.750	354	814	1168	540	246	83	488	610	2523
10	Houston Comets*	34	6925	928	2098	.442	169	472	.358	759	1626	.467	482	678	.711	303	822	1125	532	252	84	566	617	2507
11	Charlotte Sting	34	6825	864	2178	.397	176	544	.324	688	1634	.421	552	777	.710	347	747	1094	527	315	155	574	734	2456
12	Indiana Fever*	34	6850	873	2144	.407	171	551	.310	702	1593	.441	518	676	.766	339	755	1094	501	354	93	528	606	2435
13	Chicago Sky	34	6800	858	2175	.394	157	536	.293	701	1639	.428	449	643	.698	357	680	1037	509	277	125	527	674	2322
14	New York Liberty	34	6650	794	1990	.399	204	618	.330	590	1372	.430	492	624	.788	274	707	981	457	246	107	559	648	2284
	League Average	34	6811	927	2182	.425	171	511	.334	756	1671	.453	520	695	.747	344	791	1135	542	270	116	532	665	2545

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	Indiana Fever*	34	6850	883	2043	.432	137	444	.309	746	1599	.467	413	559	.739	288	773	1061	507	259	105	617	685	2316
2	Detroit Shock*	34	6825	840	2164	.388	175	561	.312	665	1603	.415	529	702	.754	324	760	1084	474	275	108	507	734	2384
3	Sacramento Monarchs*	34	6875	872	2021	.431	156	507	.308	716	1514	.473	504	661	.762	294	725	1019	507	244	143	634	687	2404
4	Connecticut Sun*	34	6825	948	2357	.402	163	508	.321	785	1849	.425	358	500	.716	368	783	1151	528	273	103	486	646	2417
5	Houston Comets*	34	6925	928	2232	.416	148	496	.298	780	1736	.449	445	615	.724	337	787	1124	526	298	89	519	705	2449
6	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6825	873	2184	.400	196	570	.344	677	1614	.419	534	721	.741	336	746	1082	565	284	128	556	636	2476
7	New York Liberty	34	6650	934	2073	.451	159	435	.366	775	1638	.473	537	705	.762	331	802	1133	487	261	128	473	643	2564
8	Charlotte Sting	34	6825	911	2149	.424	155	465	.333	756	1684	.449	594	791	.751	370	870	1240	522	286	125	619	707	2571
9	Seattle Storm*	34	6800	940	2218	.424	164	484	.339	776	1734	.448	531	707	.751	322	709	1031	520	297	115	485	683	2575
10	San Antonio Silver Stars	34	6800	974	2262	.431	165	459	.359	809	1803	.449	490	640	.766	372	865	1237	560	254	129	480	641	2603
11	Washington Mystics*	34	6850	909	2102	.432	204	553	.369	705	1549	.455	635	851	.746	321	720	1041	583	252	89	573	687	2657
12	Chicago Sky	34	6800	971	2147	.452	200	536	.373	771	1611	.479	545	736	.740	379	860	1239	623	262	120	535	584	2687
13	Minnesota Lynx	34	6825	1004	2314	.434	179	542	.330	825	1772	.466	548	719	.762	372	832	1204	625	308	124	438	633	2735
14	Phoenix Mercury	34	6675	995	2281	.436	191	591	.323	804	1690	.476	610	826	.738	396	847	1243	560	225	122	520	644	2791
	League Average	34	6811

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	Connecticut Sun*	27.2	26	8	28	6	7.82	-1.07	6.76	102.9	92.7	+10.2	76.4	.305	.230	.534		.482	17.0	30.4	.246		.437	15.9	71.6	.152		Mohegan Sun Arena
2	Detroit Shock*	26.7	23	11	24	10	4.21	-0.67	3.54	98.3	92.7	+5.6	75.3	.336	.186	.496		.445	17.4	34.8	.249		.429	17.0	73.1	.244		The Palace of Auburn Hills
3	Sacramento Monarchs*	27.1	21	13	23	11	3.91	-0.07	3.84	99.6	94.4	+5.2	74.1	.338	.211	.504		.455	17.7	36.6	.247		.470	21.5	71.0	.249		ARCO Arena (II)
4	Indiana Fever*	27.4	21	13	23	11	3.50	-0.60	2.90	96.1	91.4	+4.7	74.0	.315	.257	.499		.447	17.8	30.5	.242		.466	21.2	72.4	.202		Conseco Fieldhouse
5	Los Angeles Sparks*	26.6	25	9	22	12	2.91	-0.08	2.83	98.5	94.7	+3.8	76.7	.331	.172	.512		.464	17.5	31.9	.246		.445	18.2	71.7	.245		STAPLES Center
6	Washington Mystics*	28.2	18	16	21	13	2.65	-0.65	2.00	104.3	100.9	+3.4	76.9	.325	.237	.546		.505	17.7	31.4	.240		.481	18.8	70.6	.302		Verizon Center
7	Phoenix Mercury	25.7	18	16	20	14	2.21	0.09	2.47	107.5	104.7	+2.8	79.8	.284	.296	.542		.499	14.0	27.6	.222		.478	16.4	66.4	.267		US Airways Center
8	Seattle Storm*	25.8	18	16	20	14	2.03	0.15	2.18	102.0	99.3	+2.7	76.2	.335	.224	.542		.490	19.0	31.6	.265		.461	16.1	71.8	.239		KeyArena at Seattle Center
9	Houston Comets*	29.8	18	16	20	14	1.71	-0.04	1.66	96.8	94.6	+2.2	74.7	.323	.225	.523		.483	19.1	27.8	.230		.449	17.2	70.9	.199		Toyota Center
10	San Antonio Silver Stars	26.0	13	21	13	21	-2.35	0.26	-2.09	97.8	100.9	-3.1	75.9	.298	.247	.495		.448	16.1	29.0	.224		.467	15.9	68.6	.217		AT&T Center
11	Charlotte Sting	26.4	11	23	12	22	-3.38	0.37	-3.01	92.5	96.9	-4.4	77.7	.357	.250	.487		.437	18.6	28.5	.253		.460	19.9	66.9	.276		Time Warner Cable Arena
12	Minnesota Lynx	24.0	10	24	8	26	-6.24	0.64	-5.60	96.7	104.9	-8.2	76.4	.308	.190	.502		.461	17.4	29.0	.219		.473	14.3	68.4	.237		Target Center
13	New York Liberty	25.3	11	23	6	28	-8.24	0.78	-7.64	93.0	104.4	-11.4	73.8	.314	.311	.504		.450	19.8	25.5	.247		.489	16.6	68.1	.259		Madison Square Garden (IV)
14	Chicago Sky	25.0	5	29	4	30	-10.74	0.90	-9.83	91.6	106.0	-14.4	74.6	.296	.246	.472		.431	17.7	29.3	.206		.499	17.8	64.2	.254		UIC Pavilion
	League Average	26.5			17	17	0.00	0.00	0.00	98.4	98.4		75.9	.319	.234	.511		.464	17.6	30.3	.238		.464	17.6	69.7	.238

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