The 2009 WNBA Playoffs is the
postseason for the
Women's National Basketball Association's
2009 season.
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.
Playoff qualifying
;Eastern Conference
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
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Indiana Fever
The Indiana Fever are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the 2000 season began. The team is owned ...
(22–12)
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Atlanta Dream (18–16)
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Detroit Shock
The Detroit Shock were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. They were the 2003, 2006, and 2008 WNBA champions.
Debuting in 1998, the Shock were one of the league's first expansion franchises. ...
(18–16)
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Washington Mystics (16–18)
;Western Conference
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
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Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference (WNBA), Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded before the league ...
(23–11)
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Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm are an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The Storm competes in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was founded by Ginger Ackerl ...
(20–14)
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Los Angeles Sparks (18–16)
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San Antonio Silver Stars
The San Antonio Stars were a professional basketball team based in San Antonio, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Utah Starzz before the ...
(15–19)
Bracket
This is the outlook for the 2009 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.
Eastern Conference
First Round
(1) Indiana Fever vs. (4) Washington Mystics
(2) Atlanta Dream vs. (3) Detroit Shock
Conference Finals: (1) Indiana Fever vs. (3) Detroit Shock
Western Conference
First Round
(1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (4) San Antonio Silver Stars
(2) Seattle Storm vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks
Conference Finals: (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Finals: (1) Phoenix Mercury vs. (1) Indiana Fever
* ''All times Eastern''
References
{{WNBA Playoffs
Playoffs
Women's National Basketball Association Playoffs