2006 WNBA Playoffs

The 2006 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2006 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion Sacramento Monarchs 3-2.

2006 WNBA Playoffs
DatesAugust 17 - September 9
ChampionsDetroit Shock (Finals Champion)
East championDetroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer)
West championSacramento Monarchs (Coach: John Whisenant)
← 2005 2007 →
Standings
Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
1st Connecticut1st Los Angeles
2nd Detroit2nd Sacramento
3rd Indiana3rd Houston
4th Washington4th Seattle

Format
  • The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
    • All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
  • The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
  • The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
  • Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.

Playoff qualifying

Eastern Conference

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:

  1. Connecticut Sun (26–8)
  2. Detroit Shock (23–11)
  3. Indiana Fever (21–13)
  4. Washington Mystics (18–16)

Western Conference

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:

  1. Los Angeles Sparks (25–9)
  2. Sacramento Monarchs (21–13)
  3. Houston Comets (18–16)
  4. Seattle Storm (18–16)

Bracket

This was the outlook for the 2006 WNBA Playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.

Conference Semi-Finals
Best-of-3 		Conference Finals
Best-of-3 		WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
         
E1 Connecticut 2
E4 Washington 0
E1 Connecticut 1
E2 Detroit 2
E2 Detroit 2
E3 Indiana 0
E2 Detroit 3
W2 Sacramento 2
W1 Los Angeles 2
W4 Seattle 1
W1 Los Angeles 0
W2 Sacramento 2
W2 Sacramento 2
W3 Houston 0

Eastern Conference

First Round

(1) Connecticut Sun vs. (4) Washington Mystics
August 20
Washington Mystics 65, Connecticut Sun 68
Connecticut wins series, 2–0

(2) Detroit Shock vs. (3) Indiana Fever
August 17
Detroit Shock 68, Indiana Fever 56
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
August 19
Indiana Fever 83, Detroit Shock 98
Detroit wins series, 2–0

Conference Finals

(1) Connecticut Sun vs. (2) Detroit Shock
August 27
Detroit Shock 79, Connecticut Sun 55
Detroit wins series, 2–1

Western Conference

First Round

(1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (4) Seattle Storm
August 18
Los Angeles Sparks 72, Seattle Storm 84
KeyArena, Seattle
August 22
Seattle Storm 63, Los Angeles Sparks 68
Los Angeles wins series, 2–1

(2) Sacramento Monarchs vs. (3) Houston Comets
August 17
Sacramento Monarchs 93, Houston Comets 78
Toyota Center, Houston
August 19
Houston Comets 64, Sacramento Monarchs 92
Sacramento wins series, 2–0
ARCO Arena, Sacramento

Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Sparks vs. (2) Sacramento Monarchs
August 26
Sacramento Monarchs 72, Los Angeles Sparks 58
Sacramento wins series, 2–0

WNBA Finals: (2) Sacramento Monarchs vs. (2) Detroit Shock
Main article: 2006 WNBA Finals
September 3
Detroit Shock 69, Sacramento Monarchs 89
ARCO Arena, Sacramento
September 6
Detroit Shock 72, Sacramento Monarchs 52
ARCO Arena, Sacramento
September 9
Sacramento Monarchs 75, Detroit Shock 80
Detroit wins series, 3–2

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