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2009 WNBA Season Summary

2008 WNBA Season 2010 WNBA Season

League Champion: Phoenix Mercury

Most Valuable Player: Diana Taurasi

PPG Leader: Diana Taurasi (20.4)

RPG Leader: Candace Parker (9.8)

APG Leader: Sue Bird (5.8)

WS Leader: Tamika Catchings (6.1)

League Standings

* Indicates playoff appearance

League Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Indiana Fever*	22	12	.647	—	76.6	73.6	22	12
Atlanta Dream*	18	16	.529	4.0	84.1	82.3	20	14
Detroit Shock*	18	16	.529	4.0	78.0	77.8	17	17
Washington Mystics*	16	18	.471	6.0	76.0	77.1	15	19
Chicago Sky	16	18	.471	6.0	75.7	79.2	12	22
Connecticut Sun	16	18	.471	6.0	78.0	78.1	17	17
New York Liberty	13	21	.382	9.0	72.1	72.5	16	18

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Phoenix Mercury*	23	11	.676	—	92.8	89.1	22	12
Seattle Storm*	20	14	.588	3.0	74.8	72.8	20	14
Los Angeles Sparks*	18	16	.529	5.0	72.5	71.7	18	16
San Antonio Silver Stars*	15	19	.441	8.0	76.9	78.3	15	19
Minnesota Lynx	14	20	.412	9.0	80.3	83.1	13	21
Sacramento Monarchs	12	22	.353	11.0	76.8	79.1	13	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	Phoenix Mercury*	34	202.9	33.2	72.2	.460	7.6	19.6	.386	25.6	52.6	.487	18.9	22.1	.855	8.4	26.6	35.0	18.4	6.6	5.3	14.7	21.8	92.8
2	Atlanta Dream*	34	204.4	32.0	71.4	.449	3.4	11.0	.305	28.7	60.4	.475	16.7	22.2	.754	11.9	25.1	37.0	16.1	9.7	3.6	17.4	21.8	84.1
3	Minnesota Lynx	34	202.2	27.9	66.4	.420	7.1	20.4	.348	20.8	45.9	.453	17.4	22.5	.772	9.6	22.4	32.0	15.0	8.9	3.8	15.1	20.4	80.3
4	Connecticut Sun	34	205.1	28.4	70.0	.406	5.9	18.8	.316	22.5	51.2	.439	15.2	20.4	.747	10.5	24.3	34.8	17.9	7.4	3.8	13.3	19.9	78.0
5	Detroit Shock*	34	205.1	28.8	67.0	.430	4.5	12.8	.351	24.3	54.1	.449	15.9	21.2	.748	11.0	25.1	36.1	16.9	7.7	2.9	16.1	22.5	78.0
6	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	204.4	27.5	64.4	.427	7.5	21.7	.346	20.0	42.7	.469	14.3	18.4	.778	8.3	22.6	30.9	17.6	7.6	3.4	15.0	17.5	76.9
7	Sacramento Monarchs	34	201.5	27.8	64.5	.431	3.9	11.4	.339	23.9	53.1	.451	17.2	21.9	.788	11.5	22.4	33.9	15.9	8.5	2.9	17.2	19.0	76.8
8	Indiana Fever*	34	203.7	26.2	65.1	.402	6.3	18.7	.334	19.9	46.3	.430	18.0	21.9	.822	10.1	22.9	33.0	15.5	11.0	3.4	15.6	20.4	76.6
9	Washington Mystics*	34	202.2	27.4	64.9	.423	4.1	12.5	.326	23.4	52.3	.446	17.1	24.3	.701	11.4	23.6	35.0	13.3	9.2	3.5	17.9	21.3	76.0
10	Chicago Sky	34	200.7	27.4	62.8	.435	5.5	13.9	.395	21.9	49.0	.447	15.5	20.4	.760	9.0	22.8	31.9	15.6	7.3	4.1	15.6	17.8	75.7
11	Seattle Storm*	34	206.6	26.7	62.2	.430	5.0	14.3	.352	21.7	47.9	.453	16.3	20.8	.785	9.3	23.2	32.5	15.8	8.1	4.4	16.3	20.9	74.8
12	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	197.8	27.8	64.9	.429	4.3	14.6	.294	23.5	50.3	.468	12.5	15.9	.787	10.5	25.1	35.6	16.9	6.2	4.9	16.1	16.8	72.5
13	New York Liberty	34	197.1	25.7	61.8	.417	7.4	20.4	.362	18.4	41.4	.443	13.3	16.9	.787	8.0	23.1	31.1	15.1	7.8	3.5	15.7	18.3	72.1
	League Average	34	202.6	28.2	66.0	.428	5.6	16.2	.345	22.7	49.8	.455	16.0	20.7	.775	10.0	23.8	33.7	16.2	8.1	3.8	15.8	19.9	78.1

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	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	197.8	25.8	64.5	.400	6.2	18.2	.339	19.6	46.3	.424	13.9	18.1	.769	9.2	21.0	30.2	14.9	8.5	3.4	13.3	17.8	71.7
2	New York Liberty	34	197.1	25.9	61.8	.419	5.5	15.8	.346	20.4	45.9	.444	15.4	19.5	.786	9.6	24.6	34.2	13.8	7.7	3.6	15.6	17.0	72.5
3	Seattle Storm*	34	206.6	25.9	63.2	.410	5.9	17.2	.345	20.0	46.0	.435	15.0	19.7	.760	9.8	21.9	31.7	15.2	8.1	3.9	16.3	19.8	72.8
4	Indiana Fever*	34	203.7	26.7	62.3	.429	4.5	14.2	.319	22.2	48.1	.462	15.6	20.4	.764	9.4	25.0	34.3	14.6	8.0	3.4	18.8	20.6	73.6
5	Washington Mystics*	34	202.2	27.8	64.2	.433	4.8	14.1	.339	23.0	50.2	.459	16.8	22.2	.755	9.5	23.2	32.7	15.4	9.3	4.6	16.9	22.9	77.1
6	Detroit Shock*	34	205.1	26.5	64.7	.410	6.1	18.0	.340	20.4	46.8	.436	18.6	23.9	.777	9.4	23.0	32.4	15.4	8.2	3.2	15.6	21.1	77.8
7	Connecticut Sun	34	205.1	28.0	65.8	.426	4.6	14.4	.322	23.4	51.4	.455	17.4	21.9	.792	9.7	27.8	37.5	15.4	7.3	3.7	16.1	20.1	78.1
8	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	204.4	29.4	67.0	.439	5.1	14.7	.347	24.3	52.4	.465	14.4	18.2	.787	10.7	24.2	34.9	15.6	7.9	3.5	14.8	18.9	78.3
9	Sacramento Monarchs	34	201.5	29.2	65.3	.448	6.6	17.8	.369	22.7	47.6	.477	14.1	17.2	.817	9.6	20.6	30.2	18.4	7.7	4.3	16.9	20.7	79.1
10	Chicago Sky	34	200.7	29.5	66.7	.442	6.1	17.4	.347	23.5	49.3	.476	14.1	18.0	.781	10.6	23.4	34.0	17.9	8.0	3.6	14.4	18.7	79.2
11	Atlanta Dream*	34	204.4	29.3	69.5	.421	5.3	15.6	.342	24.0	53.9	.445	18.4	23.7	.773	10.4	24.1	34.5	18.1	10.2	3.9	17.7	20.6	82.3
12	Minnesota Lynx	34	202.2	30.6	66.5	.461	5.7	15.0	.382	24.9	51.5	.483	16.2	20.9	.774	9.3	24.9	34.3	17.3	7.4	4.1	16.0	20.4	83.1
13	Phoenix Mercury*	34	202.9	32.2	75.9	.424	6.0	17.9	.337	26.1	58.1	.450	18.8	25.0	.750	12.4	25.4	37.8	17.9	7.6	4.2	13.5	19.7	89.1
	League Average	34	202.6

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	6900	1128	2454	.460	257	665	.386	871	1789	.487	643	752	.855	284	906	1190	625	225	181	500	740	3156
2	Atlanta Dream*	34	6950	1089	2428	.449	114	374	.305	975	2054	.475	569	755	.754	404	855	1259	547	329	121	590	741	2861
3	Minnesota Lynx	34	6875	949	2257	.420	242	695	.348	707	1562	.453	591	766	.772	325	762	1087	509	301	128	513	693	2731
4	Detroit Shock*	34	6975	980	2277	.430	153	436	.351	827	1841	.449	539	721	.748	373	853	1226	575	261	97	546	766	2652
5	Connecticut Sun	34	6975	966	2381	.406	202	639	.316	764	1742	.439	517	692	.747	358	826	1184	608	250	130	453	677	2651
6	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	6950	936	2190	.427	256	739	.346	680	1451	.469	487	626	.778	281	768	1049	598	257	116	509	596	2615
7	Sacramento Monarchs	34	6850	946	2194	.431	132	389	.339	814	1805	.451	586	744	.788	391	763	1154	540	289	98	584	645	2610
8	Indiana Fever*	34	6925	890	2212	.402	213	637	.334	677	1575	.430	613	746	.822	342	780	1122	527	373	117	531	692	2606
9	Washington Mystics*	34	6875	933	2205	.423	139	426	.326	794	1779	.446	580	827	.701	388	803	1191	453	314	118	607	725	2585
10	Chicago Sky	34	6825	930	2136	.435	186	471	.395	744	1665	.447	527	693	.760	307	776	1083	532	249	138	532	605	2573
11	Seattle Storm*	34	7025	909	2116	.430	171	486	.352	738	1630	.453	555	707	.785	316	788	1104	536	276	150	555	710	2544
12	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6725	946	2207	.429	146	496	.294	800	1711	.468	426	541	.787	358	852	1210	574	211	165	549	571	2464
13	New York Liberty	34	6700	875	2100	.417	251	693	.362	624	1407	.443	451	573	.787	273	785	1058	515	265	120	533	621	2452
	League Average	34	6888	960	2243	.428	189	550	.345	770	1693	.455	545	703	.775	338	809	1147	549	277	129	539	676	2654

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*	34	6725	878	2194	.400	210	619	.339	668	1575	.424	472	614	.769	313	713	1026	505	289	114	453	606	2438
2	New York Liberty	34	6700	879	2100	.419	186	538	.346	693	1562	.444	522	664	.786	326	838	1164	469	263	123	529	578	2466
3	Seattle Storm*	34	7025	882	2150	.410	202	585	.345	680	1565	.435	510	671	.760	332	746	1078	517	275	131	555	672	2476
4	Indiana Fever*	34	6925	909	2118	.429	154	483	.319	755	1635	.462	529	692	.764	318	849	1167	498	271	116	638	700	2501
5	Washington Mystics*	34	6875	945	2184	.433	162	478	.339	783	1706	.459	570	755	.755	322	789	1111	524	315	156	576	778	2622
6	Detroit Shock*	34	6975	902	2201	.410	208	611	.340	694	1590	.436	632	813	.777	320	781	1101	524	279	110	531	716	2644
7	Connecticut Sun	34	6975	953	2236	.426	157	488	.322	796	1748	.455	591	746	.792	329	945	1274	525	248	125	549	684	2654
8	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	6950	1000	2279	.439	173	499	.347	827	1780	.465	488	620	.787	364	824	1188	529	268	120	502	643	2661
9	Sacramento Monarchs	34	6850	994	2221	.448	223	604	.369	771	1617	.477	479	586	.817	326	702	1028	627	262	147	576	704	2690
10	Chicago Sky	34	6825	1004	2269	.442	206	593	.347	798	1676	.476	479	613	.781	359	797	1156	610	273	121	489	636	2693
11	Atlanta Dream*	34	6950	996	2363	.421	181	530	.342	815	1833	.445	624	807	.773	353	821	1174	615	347	133	601	700	2797
12	Minnesota Lynx	34	6875	1041	2260	.461	195	510	.382	846	1750	.483	550	711	.774	317	848	1165	589	250	140	543	694	2827
13	Phoenix Mercury*	34	6900	1094	2582	.424	205	608	.337	889	1974	.450	638	851	.750	421	864	1285	607	260	143	460	671	3031
	League Average	34	6888

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	Phoenix Mercury*	26.6	23	11	22	12	3.68	-0.37	3.31	109.2	104.9	+4.3	83.7	.306	.271	.567		.512	15.2	24.7	.262		.463	13.5	68.3	.247		US Airways Center
2	Indiana Fever*	28.7	22	12	22	12	3.09	-0.36	2.73	98.5	94.5	+4.0	76.4	.337	.288	.513		.450	17.3	28.7	.277		.466	20.8	71.0	.250		Conseco Fieldhouse
3	Seattle Storm*	27.5	20	14	20	14	2.00	-0.19	1.81	99.0	96.3	+2.7	73.2	.334	.230	.524		.470	18.6	29.8	.262		.457	18.5	70.4	.237		KeyArena at Seattle Center
4	Atlanta Dream*	26.2	18	16	20	14	1.88	-0.19	1.69	100.3	98.0	+2.3	82.1	.311	.154	.518		.472	17.6	33.0	.234		.460	18.1	70.8	.264		Philips Arena
5	Los Angeles Sparks*	30.0	18	16	18	16	0.76	-0.09	0.94	97.9	96.8	+1.1	74.9	.245	.225	.504		.462	18.3	33.4	.193		.448	15.5	73.1	.215		STAPLES Center
6	Detroit Shock*	29.0	18	16	17	17	0.24	0.02	0.25	99.3	99.0	+0.3	76.6	.317	.191	.511		.464	17.4	32.3	.237		.457	17.2	72.7	.287		The Palace of Auburn Hills
7	Connecticut Sun	25.7	16	18	17	17	-0.09	0.12	0.03	98.4	98.5	-0.1	77.2	.291	.268	.494		.448	14.4	27.5	.217		.461	17.6	71.5	.264		Mohegan Sun Arena
8	New York Liberty	25.2	13	21	16	18	-0.41	-0.01	-0.69	97.1	97.6	-0.5	75.4	.273	.330	.521		.476	18.5	24.6	.215		.463	18.1	70.7	.249		Madison Square Garden (IV)
9	Washington Mystics*	26.2	16	18	15	19	-1.09	0.10	-0.99	96.2	97.5	-1.3	78.2	.375	.193	.503		.455	19.1	33.0	.263		.470	18.6	71.4	.261		Verizon Center
10	San Antonio Silver Stars*	29.3	15	19	15	19	-1.35	0.16	-1.19	100.6	102.4	-1.8	74.7	.286	.337	.530		.486	17.1	25.4	.222		.477	16.4	67.8	.214		AT&T Center
11	Sacramento Monarchs	27.7	12	22	13	21	-2.35	0.27	-2.09	99.7	102.7	-3.0	76.4	.339	.177	.518		.461	18.8	35.8	.267		.498	18.9	70.1	.216		ARCO Arena (II)
12	Minnesota Lynx	23.7	14	20	13	21	-2.82	0.32	-2.51	101.3	104.8	-3.5	78.4	.339	.308	.526		.474	16.5	27.7	.262		.504	17.4	70.6	.243		Target Center
13	Chicago Sky	26.2	16	18	12	22	-3.53	0.32	-3.21	99.7	104.4	-4.7	75.7	.324	.221	.527		.479	17.9	27.8	.247		.488	16.2	68.4	.211		UIC Pavilion
	League Average	27.0			17	17	0.00	0.01	0.01	99.9	99.9		77.2	.314	.245	.520		.470	17.4	29.5	.243		.470	17.4	70.5	.243

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