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2000 WNBA Championship

US basketball competition

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 2000 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2000 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, second-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the New York Liberty, first-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Houston's fourth title.

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

Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had won a WNBA championship (1997–1999).

The Comets had a 27–5 record (.844), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Liberty (20–12). It did not matter, however, as the Comets swept the Liberty.

Road to the finals

Houston Comets	New York Liberty	[Regular season](2001-wnba-season)	Conference Semifinals	Conference Finals
27–5 (.844)
2nd West, 2nd overall	20–12 (.562)
1st East, 4th overall
Defeated the (3) Sacramento Monarchs, 2–0	Defeated the (4) Washington Mystics, 2–0
Defeated the (1) Los Angeles Sparks, 2–0	Defeated the (2) Cleveland Rockers, 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
Dennis DeMayo
Gary Zielinski

Game 2

June Corteau
Courtney Kirkland
Michael Price

Rosters

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