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1999 WNBA Championship

US basketball championship

Cynthia Cooper (2010) Sheryl Swoopes (2016) Tina Thompson (2018) Liberty: Becky Hammon (2023) Rebecca Lobo (2017; did not play) Teresa Weatherspoon (2019) Coaches: Van Chancellor (2007)

The 1999 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 1999 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to one in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's third title.

The Comets made their third appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Liberty made their second Finals appearance.

Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997 and 1998).

The Comets had a 26–6 record (.813), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (18–14).

Road to the finals

Houston Comets	New York Liberty	[Regular season](2001-wnba-season)	Conference Semifinals	Conference Finals
26–6 (.813)
1st West, 1st overall	18–14 (.563)
1st East, 4th overall
Received a bye	Received a bye
Defeated the (2) Los Angeles Sparks, 2–1	Defeated the (3) Charlotte Sting, 2–1

Regular season series

The Comets and the Liberty split the regular season series:

Game summaries

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Game 1

Sally Bell
Derek Collins
Gary Zielinski

Game 2

June Corteau
Courtney Kirkland
Jason Phillips With Houston leading 67–65 over New York and the Liberty out of timeouts with only 2.4 seconds remaining on the clock after Tina Thompson's jumper, New York would have to go the length of the court if they had any hope of winning. Kym Hampton inbounded the ball to Teresa Weatherspoon who took a couple dribbles and let the ball fly 50 feet away from the basket. To the awe and ire of the Houston fans, the ball smacked off the backboard and banked into the basket and the Liberty won the game 68–67. The lasting image of this moment is Weatherspoon falling over on the ground smiling as her teammates mob her from the bench.

Game 3

Sally Bell
Stan Gaxiola
Michael Price

Awards

1999 WNBA champion: Houston Comets
Finals MVP: Cynthia Cooper

Rosters

References

Thompson, Jack. (30 May 2000). "WNBA Champs Pick Up Where They Left Off". [[Chicago Tribune]].

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