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2012 WNBA Season Summary

2011 WNBA Season 2013 WNBA Season

League Champion: Indiana Fever

Most Valuable Player: Tina Charles

PPG Leader: Angel McCoughtry (21.4)

RPG Leader: Tina Charles (10.5)

APG Leader: Lindsay Whalen (5.4)

WS Leader: Tamika Catchings (7.8)

League Standings

* Indicates playoff appearance

League Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Connecticut Sun*	25	9	.735	—	81.6	77.4	23	11
Indiana Fever*	22	12	.647	3.0	78.3	72.3	26	8
Atlanta Dream*	19	15	.559	6.0	78.6	75.8	21	13
New York Liberty*	15	19	.441	10.0	73.1	77.2	11	23
Chicago Sky	14	20	.412	11.0	75.2	75.5	17	17
Washington Mystics	5	29	.147	20.0	68.6	78.3	5	29

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	PW	PL
Minnesota Lynx*	27	7	.794	—	86.0	76.2	29	5
Los Angeles Sparks*	24	10	.706	3.0	84.0	78.3	25	9
San Antonio Silver Stars*	21	13	.618	6.0	82.1	76.9	24	10
Seattle Storm*	16	18	.471	11.0	71.2	71.6	16	18
Tulsa Shock	9	25	.265	18.0	77.2	84.2	8	26
Phoenix Mercury	7	27	.206	20.0	74.5	86.7	4	30

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	Minnesota Lynx*	34	202.2	32.4	68.4	.473	6.6	16.6	.400	25.7	51.8	.496	14.6	19.4	.755	11.2	26.6	37.8	20.8	7.6	4.7	15.2	17.7	86.0
2	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	200.7	31.1	68.0	.458	5.7	15.9	.359	25.4	52.1	.488	16.0	20.2	.793	11.2	25.6	36.9	17.8	8.9	5.3	16.2	18.3	84.0
3	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	201.5	30.1	67.7	.445	7.4	19.9	.375	22.7	47.8	.474	14.4	18.6	.775	9.6	23.6	33.2	18.9	8.9	3.4	13.1	15.6	82.1
4	Connecticut Sun*	34	202.9	29.8	69.1	.431	5.9	16.4	.356	23.9	52.7	.454	16.1	19.5	.827	10.3	24.1	34.4	17.1	8.0	3.1	14.5	15.9	81.6
5	Atlanta Dream*	34	203.7	29.5	68.1	.434	4.2	14.3	.296	25.3	53.8	.470	15.3	20.7	.739	10.3	24.6	34.8	18.0	9.8	4.7	16.4	17.3	78.6
6	Indiana Fever*	34	201.5	27.4	65.5	.418	7.9	19.9	.400	19.4	45.6	.426	15.7	19.3	.814	9.9	22.3	32.2	16.6	9.5	4.3	13.6	16.8	78.3
7	Tulsa Shock	34	202.2	27.4	67.7	.405	8.0	21.0	.380	19.4	46.7	.416	14.4	19.9	.725	9.7	19.7	29.5	15.3	9.7	2.8	14.7	19.1	77.2
8	Chicago Sky	34	204.4	28.1	65.3	.431	6.1	18.1	.340	22.0	47.2	.466	12.8	17.5	.730	10.7	24.2	34.9	16.3	8.7	3.8	17.8	19.5	75.2
9	Phoenix Mercury	34	201.5	27.1	70.4	.384	5.7	19.3	.295	21.4	51.2	.418	14.7	19.3	.761	12.3	25.1	37.4	13.7	7.1	3.8	16.5	20.5	74.5
10	New York Liberty*	34	200.0	28.5	67.1	.425	6.0	16.9	.355	22.5	50.1	.448	10.1	13.4	.756	10.0	23.4	33.4	15.6	7.4	4.2	16.3	16.9	73.1
11	Seattle Storm*	34	200.7	25.6	59.0	.434	7.0	20.0	.351	18.6	39.0	.476	13.1	17.4	.751	6.7	25.1	31.9	17.0	6.0	3.0	17.0	17.7	71.2
12	Washington Mystics	34	200.7	25.9	62.9	.412	4.2	14.1	.301	21.7	48.9	.444	12.4	17.3	.719	10.0	21.2	31.2	15.6	8.6	3.5	16.8	18.5	68.6
	League Average	34	201.8	28.6	66.6	.429	6.2	17.7	.353	22.3	48.9	.457	14.1	18.5	.763	10.2	23.8	34.0	16.9	8.4	3.9	15.7	17.8	77.5

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	Seattle Storm*	34	200.7	25.8	66.0	.391	6.2	18.2	.342	19.6	47.8	.409	13.8	18.1	.764	10.6	23.1	33.7	15.0	9.0	3.6	13.6	17.4	71.6
2	Indiana Fever*	34	201.5	27.2	63.4	.429	5.2	15.8	.331	22.0	47.6	.462	12.7	16.9	.748	10.5	23.9	34.4	14.3	7.1	4.9	17.4	18.9	72.3
3	Chicago Sky	34	204.4	27.1	63.1	.429	5.7	16.2	.354	21.4	46.9	.456	15.5	20.3	.764	8.1	21.9	30.1	16.8	8.9	4.5	15.8	16.8	75.5
4	Atlanta Dream*	34	203.7	27.9	67.1	.415	6.0	16.8	.359	21.8	50.3	.434	14.0	18.1	.774	10.1	24.4	34.5	16.9	9.2	3.6	17.6	19.2	75.8
5	Minnesota Lynx*	34	202.2	27.9	68.5	.407	6.5	19.9	.327	21.3	48.5	.439	13.9	18.4	.757	10.0	21.0	31.0	15.6	7.9	3.1	14.5	19.3	76.2
6	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	201.5	28.8	66.6	.432	6.9	18.1	.384	21.8	48.5	.450	12.5	16.0	.778	10.0	24.9	34.9	16.6	7.1	3.5	15.6	17.9	76.9
7	New York Liberty*	34	200.0	28.6	66.6	.429	6.1	18.1	.339	22.4	48.5	.463	13.9	18.6	.747	10.8	23.6	34.4	16.7	8.7	3.7	14.4	15.1	77.2
8	Connecticut Sun*	34	202.9	29.6	68.9	.430	6.2	18.1	.342	23.4	50.8	.461	11.9	15.9	.745	10.2	25.1	35.3	17.4	8.3	3.2	16.0	18.7	77.4
9	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	200.7	29.2	70.1	.416	6.1	19.0	.322	23.1	51.2	.451	13.8	18.9	.732	11.2	22.3	33.6	17.3	8.9	3.1	15.8	17.8	78.3
10	Washington Mystics	34	200.7	28.9	62.7	.460	5.0	13.6	.368	23.9	49.1	.486	15.6	19.9	.781	9.6	23.0	32.6	17.7	8.9	3.8	15.6	15.9	78.3
11	Tulsa Shock	34	202.2	30.8	64.6	.477	7.1	18.7	.378	23.7	45.9	.517	15.6	19.6	.792	10.1	27.0	37.1	19.6	7.8	4.5	18.4	19.1	84.2
12	Phoenix Mercury	34	201.5	31.3	71.6	.437	7.6	19.7	.387	23.6	51.9	.456	16.6	21.6	.767	10.8	25.4	36.1	18.6	8.7	4.9	13.4	17.4	86.7
	League Average	34	201.8

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	Minnesota Lynx*	34	6875	1100	2326	.473	226	565	.400	874	1761	.496	497	658	.755	380	905	1285	706	260	159	517	602	2923
2	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6825	1059	2312	.458	194	540	.359	865	1772	.488	545	687	.793	382	872	1254	604	303	179	550	621	2857
3	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	6850	1024	2301	.445	253	675	.375	771	1626	.474	489	631	.775	325	803	1128	642	302	116	444	531	2790
4	Connecticut Sun*	34	6900	1013	2350	.431	199	559	.356	814	1791	.454	549	664	.827	351	819	1170	580	271	107	493	540	2774
5	Atlanta Dream*	34	6925	1004	2315	.434	144	487	.296	860	1828	.470	520	704	.739	349	835	1184	613	333	159	559	589	2672
6	Indiana Fever*	34	6850	930	2226	.418	270	675	.400	660	1551	.426	533	655	.814	338	757	1095	563	324	146	464	570	2663
7	Tulsa Shock	34	6875	932	2302	.405	271	714	.380	661	1588	.416	491	677	.725	331	671	1002	521	329	94	501	649	2626
8	Chicago Sky	34	6950	957	2221	.431	209	615	.340	748	1606	.466	435	596	.730	364	824	1188	553	297	129	605	664	2558
9	Phoenix Mercury	34	6850	920	2395	.384	193	655	.295	727	1740	.418	500	657	.761	417	855	1272	465	243	129	561	696	2533
10	New York Liberty*	34	6800	968	2280	.425	204	575	.355	764	1705	.448	344	455	.756	341	794	1135	532	252	142	555	574	2484
11	Seattle Storm*	34	6825	870	2006	.434	238	679	.351	632	1327	.476	444	591	.751	228	855	1083	577	205	101	578	602	2422
12	Washington Mystics	34	6825	882	2140	.412	144	478	.301	738	1662	.444	423	588	.719	340	721	1061	530	293	118	571	628	2331
	League Average	34	6863	972	2265	.429	212	601	.353	760	1663	.457	481	630	.763	346	809	1155	574	284	132	533	606	2636

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	Seattle Storm*	34	6825	877	2244	.391	212	620	.342	665	1624	.409	470	615	.764	360	785	1145	511	307	123	462	592	2436
2	Indiana Fever*	34	6850	925	2154	.429	178	537	.331	747	1617	.462	431	576	.748	356	813	1169	485	242	168	592	644	2459
3	Chicago Sky	34	6950	922	2147	.429	195	551	.354	727	1596	.456	527	690	.764	276	746	1022	570	301	154	538	571	2566
4	Atlanta Dream*	34	6925	947	2282	.415	205	571	.359	742	1711	.434	477	616	.774	343	831	1174	573	313	123	600	654	2576
5	Minnesota Lynx*	34	6875	947	2328	.407	222	678	.327	725	1650	.439	474	626	.757	340	713	1053	530	267	105	493	656	2590
6	San Antonio Silver Stars*	34	6850	978	2263	.432	236	615	.384	742	1648	.450	424	545	.778	340	847	1187	565	240	118	532	609	2616
7	New York Liberty*	34	6800	972	2264	.429	209	616	.339	763	1648	.463	472	632	.747	367	801	1168	567	295	127	491	515	2625
8	Connecticut Sun*	34	6900	1008	2344	.430	211	617	.342	797	1727	.461	404	542	.745	348	853	1201	593	283	110	545	635	2631
9	Los Angeles Sparks*	34	6825	992	2385	.416	208	645	.322	784	1740	.451	469	641	.732	382	759	1141	589	302	104	536	606	2661
10	Washington Mystics	34	6825	981	2132	.460	170	462	.368	811	1670	.486	529	677	.781	325	782	1107	602	301	128	530	542	2661
11	Tulsa Shock	34	6875	1047	2197	.477	240	635	.378	807	1562	.517	529	668	.792	342	919	1261	668	265	154	624	651	2863
12	Phoenix Mercury	34	6850	1063	2434	.437	259	670	.387	804	1764	.456	564	735	.767	367	862	1229	633	296	165	455	591	2949
	League Average	34	6863

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	Minnesota Lynx*	28.1	27	7	29	5	9.79	-0.98	8.81	109.9	97.4	+12.5	77.3	.283	.243	.559	.521	16.5	34.8	.214	.454	15.9	72.7	.204	Target Center
2	Indiana Fever*	28.0	22	12	26	8	6.00	-0.65	5.36	104.4	96.4	+8.0	74.5	.294	.303	.530	.478	15.6	29.4	.239	.471	19.7	68.0	.200	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
3	Los Angeles Sparks*	27.0	24	10	25	9	5.76	-0.82	4.94	105.6	98.3	+7.3	79.2	.297	.234	.546	.500	17.4	33.5	.236	.460	16.7	69.5	.197	STAPLES Center
4	San Antonio Silver Stars*	27.6	21	13	24	10	5.12	-0.38	4.74	106.8	100.2	+6.6	76.2	.274	.293	.541	.500	14.7	27.7	.213	.484	17.5	70.3	.187	AT&T Center
5	Connecticut Sun*	26.4	25	9	23	11	4.21	-0.86	3.35	103.3	98.0	+5.3	77.8	.283	.238	.525	.473	15.7	29.2	.234	.475	17.4	70.2	.172	Mohegan Sun Arena
6	Atlanta Dream*	26.9	19	15	21	13	2.82	-0.24	2.59	98.0	94.5	+3.5	78.7	.304	.210	.509	.465	17.6	29.6	.225	.460	19.0	70.9	.209	Philips Arena
7	Chicago Sky	27.1	14	20	17	17	-0.24	0.16	-0.08	97.4	97.7	-0.3	75.6	.268	.277	.515	.478	19.6	32.8	.196	.475	18.0	74.9	.245	Allstate Arena
8	Seattle Storm*	30.0	16	18	16	18	-0.41	-0.03	-0.44	95.6	96.2	-0.6	74.2	.295	.338	.534	.493	20.3	22.5	.221	.438	15.5	70.4	.209	KeyArena at Seattle Center
9	New York Liberty*	28.1	15	19	11	23	-4.15	0.22	-3.93	96.1	101.6	-5.5	76.0	.200	.252	.501	.469	18.3	29.9	.151	.475	16.2	68.4	.208	Prudential Center
10	Tulsa Shock	25.6	9	25	8	26	-6.97	1.17	-5.80	98.0	106.9	-8.9	77.9	.294	.310	.505	.464	16.2	26.5	.213	.531	20.0	66.2	.241	BOK Center
11	Washington Mystics	26.7	5	29	5	29	-9.71	0.93	-8.78	91.6	104.6	-13.0	74.6	.275	.223	.486	.446	19.2	30.3	.198	.500	17.9	68.9	.248	Verizon Center
12	Phoenix Mercury	25.2	7	27	4	30	-12.24	1.49	-10.75	93.0	108.3	-15.3	79.5	.274	.273	.472	.424	17.3	32.6	.209	.490	14.2	70.0	.232	US Airways Center
	League Average	27.2			17	17	0.00	0.00	0.00	100.0	100.0		76.8	.278	.266	.519	.476	17.3	29.9	.212	.476	17.3	70.1	.212

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