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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">WNBA 1997</span></h1>
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<td bgcolor="#dddddd" align="center" colspan="3" style="font-size: 105%;"><b><a href="Women%E2%80%99s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women’s National Basketball Association">Women’s National Basketball Association</a></b>
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<td width="80" align="center"><b>Saison 1997</b>
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<td width="60" align="center"><small><a href="WNBA_1998" title="WNBA 1998">nächste ►</a></small>
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<td colspan="2"><b>Dauer</b>
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<td colspan="2">21. Juni – 30. August
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<td colspan="2"><b>Saisonspiele je Team</b>
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<td colspan="2">28
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<td colspan="2"><b>Anzahl der Teams</b>
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<td colspan="2">8
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<td colspan="2"><b>Zuschauer (Gesamt)</b>
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<td colspan="2">1.082.963 <small>(∅: 9.669 pro Spiel)</small>
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<td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><b>Reguläre Saison</b>
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<td colspan="2"><b>Beste Bilanz</b>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
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<td colspan="2"><b>Saison</b> <b><a href="WNBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="WNBA Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></b>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a>
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<td style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2"><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a>
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<td colspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><b><a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Finale_(Runde_2)">Finale</a></b>
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<td colspan="2"><b>WNBA-Meister</b>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
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<td style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Vizemeister</b>
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<td style="font-size: 90%;" colspan="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <i><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span>&nbsp;<a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a></i>
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<td colspan="2"><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a>
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<p>Die <b>Saison 1997</b> der <a href="Women%E2%80%99s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women’s National Basketball Association">Women’s National Basketball Association</a> war die erste ausgespielte Saison der nordamerikanischen Damen-Basketball-Profiliga. Die reguläre Saison begann am 21. Juni 1997 mit den Auftaktpartien zwischen den <a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a> und <a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a> sowie den <a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a> und den <a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a> als auch den <a href="Sacramento_Monarchs" title="Sacramento Monarchs">Sacramento Monarchs</a> und den <a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz">Utah Starzz</a>. Nach Abschluss der regulären Saison, die bis zum 24. August 1997 ausgetragen wurde, begannen die Playoffs um die WNBA-Meisterschaft, die die Houston Comets am 30. August im Finalspiel gegen die New York Liberty für sich entschieden.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2></div>
<ul><li><i>Hauptartikel: <a href="WNBA_Draft_1997" title="WNBA Draft 1997">WNBA Draft 1997</a></i></li></ul>
<p>Der <a href="WNBA_Draft_2011" title="WNBA Draft 2011">erste WNBA Draft</a> fand am 28. April 1997 in <a href="Secaucus" title="Secaucus">Secaucus</a>, <a href="New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a> statt. An erster Position wählten die <a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a> die US-Amerikanerin <a href="Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">Tina Thompson</a> aus. Die beste Nicht-US-Amerikanerin war mit Rang vier die Tschechin Eva Nemcova, die von den <a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a> ausgewählt wurde. Insgesamt sicherten sich acht Franchises die Rechte an 32 Spielerinnen. Den Hauptanteil mit 29 Spielerinnen stellten die <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigten Staaten</a>.
</p><p>Vor dem ersten WNBA Draft fanden mit der <i>Initial Player Allocation</i>, wo jeder Mannschaft jeweils zwei Spielerinnen per Zufall zugeteilt wurden, sowie mit dem <i>Elite Draft</i>, bei dem sich die Franchises in zwei Runden die Rechte an Spielerinnen mit Erfahrung bei internationalen Profi-Klubs sichern konnten, zwei weitere Drafts statt. Als ersten Pick im <i>Elite Draft</i> zogen die <a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz">Utah Starzz</a> die US-Amerikanerin Dena Head. Danach wählten die <a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a> auf dem zweiten Platz <a href="Isabelle_Fijalkowski" title="Isabelle Fijalkowski">Isabelle Fijalkowski</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Top-5-Picks">Top-5-Picks</h3></div>
<p><small><b>Abkürzungen:</b> Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center</small>
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<td>Dena Head
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<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
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<td><span style="display:none;">Utah Starzz</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz">Utah Starzz</a>
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<td><a href="University_of_Tennessee" title="University of Tennessee">University of Tennessee</a>
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<td><a href="Isabelle_Fijalkowski" title="Isabelle Fijalkowski">Isabelle Fijalkowski</a>
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<td><span style="display:none;">Cleveland Rockers</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a>
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<td><a href="University_of_Colorado_at_Boulder" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Colorado at Boulder">University of Colorado at Boulder</a>
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<td>Rhonda Mapp
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<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
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<td><span style="display:none;">Charlotte Sting</span>&nbsp;<a href="Charlotte_Sting" title="Charlotte Sting">Charlotte Sting</a>
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<td><a href="North_Carolina_State_University" title="North Carolina State University">North Carolina State University</a>
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<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
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<td><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span>&nbsp;<a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a>
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<td><a href="Arizona_State_University" title="Arizona State University">Arizona State University</a>
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<td><a href="Wanda_Guyton" title="Wanda Guyton">Wanda Guyton</a>
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<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
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<td><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
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<td><a href="University_of_South_Florida" title="University of South Florida">University of South Florida</a>
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<th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="22.0%">Spielerin
</th>
<th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="16.0%">Nationalität
</th>
<th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="3.0%">Pos
</th>
<th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="27.0%">WNBA-Mannschaft
</th>
<th bgcolor="#e0e0e0" width="32.25%">College/Profi-Team
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">1.
</td>
<td><a href="Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">Tina Thompson</a>
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
</td>
<td align="center">F
</td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
</td>
<td><a href="University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">2.
</td>
<td>Pamela McGee
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
</td>
<td align="center">C
</td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Sacramento Monarchs</span>&nbsp;<a href="Sacramento_Monarchs" title="Sacramento Monarchs">Sacramento Monarchs</a>
</td>
<td><a href="University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">3.
</td>
<td>Jamila Wideman
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
</td>
<td align="center">G
</td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Los Angeles Sparks</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a>
</td>
<td><a href="Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">4.
</td>
<td>Eva Nemcova
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">Tschechien</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Tschechien" title="Tschechien"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Tschechien" title="Tschechien">Tschechien</a>
</td>
<td align="center">G
</td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Cleveland Rockers</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a>
</td>
<td><i>unbekannt</i>
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td align="center">5.
</td>
<td>Tammi Reiss
</td>
<td><span style="display:none">Vereinigte Staaten</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">Vereinigte Staaten</a>
</td>
<td align="center">G
</td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Utah Starzz</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz">Utah Starzz</a>
</td>
<td><a href="University_of_Virginia" title="University of Virginia">University of Virginia</a>
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reguläre_Saison"><span id="Regul.C3.A4re_Saison"></span>Reguläre Saison</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="WNBA_All-Star_Game">WNBA All-Star Game</h3></div>
<p>Das traditionelle <a href="WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="WNBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game der WNBA</a> wurde erst <a href="WNBA_All-Star_Game_1999" title="WNBA All-Star Game 1999">1999</a> eingeführt.
</p>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Abschlusstabelle">Abschlusstabelle</h3></div>
<div style="font-size:smaller;">
<p><b>Abkürzungen:</b> Pl.=Platz, Sp. = Spiele, S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, GB = Spiele hinter dem Führenden der Conference
</p><p><b>Erläuterungen:</b> <span style="background-color:#00FFFF;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> = Playoff-Qualifikation, <span style="background-color:#00FF00;"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span> = Conference-Sieger
</p>
</div>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<th>Pl.
</th>
<th width="200"><a href="Eastern_Conference_(WNBA)" title="Eastern Conference (WNBA)">Eastern Conference</a>
</th>
<th>Sp.
</th>
<th>S
</th>
<th>N
</th>
<th width="50">Siege in&nbsp;%
</th>
<th>GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#00FF00">1.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>64,3</td>
<td>–
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#00FFF">2.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span>&nbsp;<a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>60,7</td>
<td>1
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#00FFF">3.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Charlotte Sting</span>&nbsp;<a href="Charlotte_Sting" title="Charlotte Sting">Charlotte Sting</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>53,6</td>
<td>3
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>4.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Cleveland Rockers</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers">Cleveland Rockers</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>53,6</td>
<td>3
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center">
<tbody><tr>
<th>Pl.
</th>
<th width="200"><a href="Western_Conference_(WNBA)" title="Western Conference (WNBA)">Western Conference</a>
</th>
<th>Sp.
</th>
<th>S
</th>
<th>N
</th>
<th width="50">Siege in&nbsp;%
</th>
<th>GB
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#00FF00">1.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Phoenix Mercury</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>57,1</td>
<td>–
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Los Angeles Sparks</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>50,0</td>
<td>2
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>3.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Sacramento Monarchs</span>&nbsp;<a href="Sacramento_Monarchs" title="Sacramento Monarchs">Sacramento Monarchs</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>35,7</td>
<td>6
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>4.</td>
<td align="left"><span style="display:none;">Utah Starzz</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz">Utah Starzz</a></td>
<td>28</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>25,0</td>
<td>9
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modus">Modus</h3></div>
<p>Nachdem sich die beiden Conference-Sieger, sowie die zwei weiteren Teams mit der besten Bilanz der Liga qualifiziert haben, starten die im <a href="K.-o.-System" title="K.-o.-System">K.-o.-System</a> ausgetragenen <a href="Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="Playoffs">Playoffs</a>. Die Conference-Sieger sind absteigend nach ihrer aus der regulären Saison erzielten Siege an die Positionen 1 bis 2 gesetzt. Auf den Positionen 3 und 4 folgen die weiteren Teams, wobei es durchaus möglich ist, dass eines oder mehrere Teams mehr Spiele als einer der Conference-Sieger gewonnen hat.
</p><p>Über den Aufstieg in die nächste Runde entscheidet ein einzelnes Spiel, wobei die höher gesetzte Mannschaft das Heimrecht besitzt. Bei Spielen, die nach der regulären Spielzeit von 40 Minuten unentschieden bleiben, folgt die Overtime.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoff-Baum">Playoff-Baum</h3></div>
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<td colspan="3" class="hintergrundfarbe5 tpheader">Halbfinale
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<td colspan="2">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="hintergrundfarbe5 tpheader">Finale
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<td style="width:3px; height:10px;">
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<td style="width:80px">
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<td style="width:80px">
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<td style="width:60px">
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<td style="height:20px;">
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<td colspan="3" class="tpcaptiont">
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<td colspan="5">
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<td style="height:20px;">
</td>
<td class="tpseed">E1
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpteam"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span> <b><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a></b>
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpscore"><b>70</b>
</td>
<td class="tp0020">
</td>
<td class="tp0000">
</td>
<td colspan="3">
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<td style="height:20px;">
</td>
<td class="tpseed">E3
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpteam"><span style="display:none;">Charlotte Sting</span> <a href="Charlotte_Sting" title="Charlotte Sting">Charlotte Sting</a>
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpscore">54
</td>
<td class="tp2200">
</td>
<td class="tp0002">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="tpcaptionb">
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<td style="height:20px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="tpcaptiont">
</td>
<td class="tp0200">
</td>
<td class="tp0022">
</td>
<td class="tpseed">E1
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpteam"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span> <b>Houston Comets</b>
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpscore"><b>65</b>
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<td style="height:20px;">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="tpcaptionb">
</td>
<td class="tp0200">
</td>
<td class="tp2002">
</td>
<td class="tpseed">E2
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpteam"><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span> New York Liberty
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpscore">51
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<td class="tpseed">W1
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpteam"><span style="display:none;">Phoenix Mercury</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury"></a></span> <a href="Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury">Phoenix Mercury</a>
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpscore">41
</td>
<td class="tp0220">
</td>
<td class="tp0002">
</td>
<td colspan="3" class="tpcaptiont">
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<td style="height:20px;">
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<td class="tpseed">E2
</td>
<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpteam"><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span> <b><a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a></b>
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<td class="hintergrundfarbe1 tpscore"><b>59</b>
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<td class="tp2000">
</td>
<td class="tp0000">
</td>
<td colspan="3">
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<td style="height:20px;">
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<td colspan="3" class="tpcaptiont">
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Halbfinale_(Runde_1)"><span id="Halbfinale_.28Runde_1.29"></span>Halbfinale (Runde 1)</h3></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(E1)_Houston_Comets_–_(E3)_Charlotte_Sting"><span id=".28E1.29_Houston_Comets_.E2.80.93_.28E3.29_Charlotte_Sting"></span>(E1) Houston Comets – (E3) Charlotte Sting</h4></div>
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<td rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; width:13%;">28. August 1997
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<td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:8%;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r261891140">
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</style><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980208052108/http://www.wnba.com/boxscores/082897/charlotte_houston.html">Spielbericht</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 8. Februar 1998 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</small>
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<td style="text-align:right; width:20%;"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span> <b>Houston Comets</b>
</td>
<td style="text-align:center; width:10%;">70&nbsp;:&nbsp;54
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<td style="text-align:left; width:20%;"><span style="display:none;">Charlotte Sting</span> Charlotte Sting
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<td rowspan="4" style="width:29%; font-size:85%;">Houston, Texas<br><b>Zuschauer:</b> 11.510
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:85%;"><b>Punkte pro Halbzeit:</b> 29:33, 41:21.
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<td style="font-size:85%; width:21%; text-align:right;"><b>Punkte:</b> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cooper</a> (31)<br><b>Rebounds:</b> <a href="Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">Thompson</a> (12)<br><b>Assists:</b> Cooper (5)
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<td style="width:8%;">
</td>
<td style="font-size:85%; width:21%; text-align:left;"><b>Punkte:</b> Mapp, Congreaves (12)<br><b>Rebounds:</b> Bullet (9)<br><b>Assists:</b> Mapp, Levesque, Stinson (3)
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(W1)_Phoenix_Mercury_–_(E2)_New_York_Liberty"><span id=".28W1.29_Phoenix_Mercury_.E2.80.93_.28E2.29_New_York_Liberty"></span>(W1) Phoenix Mercury – (E2) New York Liberty</h4></div>
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<td rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; width:13%;">28. August 1997
</td>
<td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:8%;"><small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980208044135/http://www.wnba.com/boxscores/082897/newyork_phoenix.html">Spielbericht</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 8. Februar 1998 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</small>
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<td style="text-align:right; width:20%;"><span style="display:none;">Phoenix Mercury</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury"></a></span> Phoenix Mercury
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<td style="text-align:center; width:10%;">41&nbsp;:&nbsp;59
</td>
<td style="text-align:left; width:20%;"><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span> <b>New York Liberty</b>
</td>
<td rowspan="4" style="width:29%; font-size:85%;">Phoenix, Arizona<br><b>Zuschauer:</b> 16.751
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<tr>
<td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:85%;"><b>Punkte pro Halbzeit:</b> 18:23, 23:36.
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<td style="font-size:85%; width:21%; text-align:right;"><b>Punkte:</b> <a href="Jennifer_Gillom" title="Jennifer Gillom">Gillom</a>, <a href="Marlies_Askamp" title="Marlies Askamp">Askamp</a> (9)<br><b>Rebounds:</b> Gillom (7)<br><b>Assists:</b> Webb, Pettis (2)
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<td style="width:8%;">
</td>
<td style="font-size:85%; width:21%; text-align:left;"><b>Punkte:</b> <a href="Rebecca_Lobo" title="Rebecca Lobo">Lobo</a> (16)<br><b>Rebounds:</b> Hampton (14)<br><b>Assists:</b> <a href="Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Weatherspoon</a> (5)
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Finale_(Runde_2)"><span id="Finale_.28Runde_2.29"></span>Finale (Runde 2)</h3></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(E1)_Houston_Comets_–_(E2)_New_York_Liberty"><span id=".28E1.29_Houston_Comets_.E2.80.93_.28E2.29_New_York_Liberty"></span>(E1) Houston Comets – (E2) New York Liberty</h4></div>
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<td rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; width:13%;">30. August 1997
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<td rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:8%;"><small><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980208044354/http://www.wnba.com/boxscores/083097/newyork_houston.html">Spielbericht</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 8. Februar 1998 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</small>
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<td style="text-align:right; width:20%;"><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span> <b>Houston Comets</b>
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<td style="text-align:center; width:10%;">65&nbsp;:&nbsp;51
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<td style="text-align:left; width:20%;"><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span> New York Liberty
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<td rowspan="4" style="width:29%; font-size:85%;">Houston, Texas<br><b>Zuschauer:</b> 16.285
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<td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; width:50%; font-size:85%;"><b>Punkte pro Halbzeit:</b> 28:24, 37:27.
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<td style="font-size:85%; width:21%; text-align:right;"><b>Punkte:</b> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cooper</a> (25)<br><b>Rebounds:</b> Jackson (11)<br><b>Assists:</b> Cooper (4)
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<td style="font-size:85%; width:21%; text-align:left;"><b>Punkte:</b> Hampton (13)<br><b>Rebounds:</b> Hampton (13)<br><b>Assists:</b> <a href="Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Weatherspoon</a> (5)
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<td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"><small>Finals MVP: <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a></small>
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<p><small>(Teilnahme an mindestens einem Playoff-Spiel)</small>
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<td width="180" align="center"><b>WNBA Meister</b><br><br><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span><br><b>Houston Comets</b>
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<p><b>Guards:</b> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a> <small>(Finals MVP)</small>, <a href="Kim_Perrot" title="Kim Perrot">Kim Perrot</a>, Tiffany Woosley
</p><p><b>Forwards:</b> Janeth Arcain, <a href="Wanda_Guyton" title="Wanda Guyton">Wanda Guyton</a>, Yolanda Moore, <a href="Sheryl_Swoopes" title="Sheryl Swoopes">Sheryl Swoopes</a>, <a href="Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">Tina Thompson</a>
</p><p><b>Forward-Center:</b> Tammy Jackson
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<p><b>Cheftrainer:</b> <a href="Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Van Chancellor</a>&nbsp;
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="WNBA_Awards_und_vergebene_Trophäen"><span id="WNBA_Awards_und_vergebene_Troph.C3.A4en"></span>WNBA Awards und vergebene Trophäen</h2></div>
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<td><a href="WNBA_Finals_MVP_Award" title="WNBA Finals MVP Award">WNBA Finals MVP Award</a></td>
<td><a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a></td>
<td><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
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<td><a href="WNBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="WNBA Most Valuable Player Award">WNBA Most Valuable Player Award</a></td>
<td><a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a></td>
<td><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
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<td><a href="WNBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award</a></td>
<td><a href="Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Teresa Weatherspoon</a></td>
<td><a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">New York Liberty</a>
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<td rowspan="2"><a href="WNBA_Peak_Performers" title="WNBA Peak Performers">Bud Light Shooting Champions</a> <br>(meiste Punkte je Conference)</td>
<td>EC: Andrea Congreaves</td>
<td><a href="Charlotte_Sting" title="Charlotte Sting">Charlotte Sting</a>
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<td>WC: <a href="Zheng_Haixia" title="Zheng Haixia">Zheng Haixia</a></td>
<td><a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a>
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<td><a href="Kim_Perrot_Sportsmanship_Award" title="Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award">WNBA Sportsmanship Award</a></td>
<td><a href="Zheng_Haixia" title="Zheng Haixia">Zheng Haixia</a></td>
<td><a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks">Los Angeles Sparks</a>
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<td><a href="WNBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" title="WNBA Coach of the Year Award">WNBA Coach of the Year Award</a></td>
<td><a href="Van_Chancellor" title="Van Chancellor">Van Chancellor</a></td>
<td><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets">Houston Comets</a>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><b>All-WNBA First Team</b>
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<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width="100"><b>Guards:</b></td>
<td width="350"><span style="display:none;">Sacramento Monarchs</span><a href="Sacramento_Monarchs" title="Sacramento Monarchs">(SAC)</a> <a href="Ruthie_Bolton" title="Ruthie Bolton">Ruthie Bolton</a> – <span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span> <a href="Cynthia_Cooper" title="Cynthia Cooper">Cynthia Cooper</a>
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<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0"><b>Forwards:</b></td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Houston Comets</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Houston_Comets" title="Houston Comets"></a></span> <a href="Tina_Thompson" title="Tina Thompson">Tina Thompson</a> – <span style="display:none;">Cleveland Rockers</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Cleveland_Rockers" title="Cleveland Rockers"></a></span> Eva Nemcova
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<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0"><b>Center:</b></td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Los Angeles Sparks</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Los_Angeles_Sparks" title="Los Angeles Sparks"></a></span> <a href="Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a>
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<td colspan="2" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"><b>All-WNBA Second Team</b>
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<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width="100"><b>Guards:</b></td>
<td width="350"><span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span><a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">(NYL)</a> <a href="Teresa_Weatherspoon" title="Teresa Weatherspoon">Teresa Weatherspoon</a> – <span style="display:none;">Charlotte Sting</span><a href="Charlotte_Sting" title="Charlotte Sting">(CHA)</a> Andrea Stinson
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<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0"><b>Forwards:</b></td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Utah Starzz</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Utah_Starzz" title="Utah Starzz"></a></span> <a href="Wendy_Palmer" title="Wendy Palmer">Wendy Palmer</a> – <span style="display:none;">New York Liberty</span><a href="New_York_Liberty" title="New York Liberty">(NYL)</a> <a href="Rebecca_Lobo" title="Rebecca Lobo">Rebecca Lobo</a>
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<td bgcolor="#f0f0f0"><b>Center:</b></td>
<td><span style="display:none;">Phoenix Mercury</span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="Phoenix_Mercury" title="Phoenix Mercury"></a></span> <a href="Jennifer_Gillom" title="Jennifer Gillom">Jennifer Gillom</a>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/history/awards_1997.html">WNBA Award Winners 1997 auf WNBA.com</a> (engl.)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/history/history_1997.html">WNBA Playoffs 1997 auf WNBA.com</a> (engl.)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/1997.html">Statistiken zur WNBA Saison 1997 auf basketball-reference.com</a> (engl.)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/about_us/wnba_history_timeline_2012_04_30.html">Wichtige Daten der WNBA-Geschichte</a> (engl.)</li></ul>
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<p><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1997</a>&nbsp;|
<a href="WNBA_1998" title="WNBA 1998">1998</a>&nbsp;|
<a href="WNBA_1999" title="WNBA 1999">1999</a>
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