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2001 WNBA Championship

Women's basketball series

Lisa Leslie (2015) Sting: Dawn Staley (2013) Coaches: Michael Cooper (2024, player) Anne Donovan (1995, player)

The 2001 WNBA Championship was the championship series of the 2001 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, defeated the Charlotte Sting, fourth-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, two games to none in a best-of-three series. This was Los Angeles' first title.

The Sparks made their first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Sting also made their first Finals appearance.

Going into the series, no other team except the Houston Comets had ever won a WNBA championship (1997-2000).

The Sparks had a 28–4 record (.875), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Sting (18–14). It did not matter, however, as the Sparks swept the Sting.

Road to the finals

Los Angeles Sparks	Charlotte Sting	[Regular season](2001-wnba-season)	Conference Semifinals	Conference Finals
28–4 (.875)
1st West, 1st overall	18–14 (.562)
4th East, 8th overall
Defeated the (4) Houston Comets, 2–0	Defeated the (1) Cleveland Rockers, 2–1
Defeated the (2) Sacramento Monarchs, 2–1	Defeated the (2) New York Liberty, 2–1

Regular season series

The Sparks won the regular season series:

Game summaries

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

Game 1

Melissa Barlow
Michael Price
Gary Zielinski

Game 2

Patty Broderick
June Corteau
Bob Trammell

Awards

2001 WNBA champion: Los Angeles Sparks
Finals MVP: Lisa Leslie

Rosters

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