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{{Infobox Basketball-Saison Nordamerika
| ligalang = [[Women’s National Basketball Association]]
| liga = WNBA
| liga_logo = Women National Basketball Association.svg
| aktuelle = 2000
| vorherige = WNBA 1999
| naechste = WNBA 2001
| zeitspanne = 29. Mai – 26. August
| spiele_anzahl = 32
| mannschaften_anzahl = 16
| zuschauerzahlen = 2.322.822 (∅: 9.074 pro Spiel)
| saison = Reguläre Saison
| meister = {{WNBA-LAS1997}}
| MVP = {{USA|#}} [[Sheryl Swoopes]]
| MVP_link = WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
| top_scorer = {{USA|#}} [[Sheryl Swoopes]]
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs = Playoffs
| playoffs_link = WNBA_2000#Playoffs
| conf1 = Eastern
| conf1_link = Eastern Conference (WNBA)
| conf1_meister = {{WNBA-NYL1997}}
| conf1_vizemeister= ''{{WNBA-CLE1997|WIDTH=15}}''
| conf2 = Western
| conf2_link = Western Conference (WNBA)
| conf2_meister = {{WNBA-HOU1997}}
| conf2_vizemeister= ''{{WNBA-LAS1997|WIDTH=15}}''
| finals = Finals
| finals_link = WNBA_2000#Finals_(Runde 3)
| finals_meister = {{WNBA-HOU1997}}
| finals_vizemeister = ''{{WNBA-NYL1997|WIDTH=15}}''
| finals_MVP = {{USA|#}} [[Cynthia Cooper]]
| finals_MVP_link = WNBA Finals MVP Award
}}

Die '''Saison 2000''' der '''Women’s National Basketball Association''' war die vierte ausgespielte Saison der [[Women’s National Basketball Association|nordamerikanischen Damen-Basketball-Profiliga]]. Die [[Regular Season|reguläre Saison]] begann am 29. Mai 2000 mit der Auftaktpartie zwischen den [[New York Liberty]] und den [[Houston Comets]]. Dies war auch die letzte Begegnung in der [[WNBA 1999|vorherigen Saison]]. Nach Abschluss der regulären Saison, die bis zum 9. August 2000 ausgetragen wurde, begannen die Playoffs um die WNBA-Meisterschaft, die die Houston Comets am 26. August im Finalspiel gegen die New York Liberty für sich entschieden. Zudem fand am 17. Juli 2000 in der [[US Airways Center|America West Arena]], der Heimspielstätte der [[Phoenix Mercury]], in [[Phoenix (Arizona)|Phoenix]] das zweite [[WNBA All-Star Game]] statt.

== Besondere Vorkommnisse ==
=== Neuer Spielmodus ===
Die vierte Spielzeit der WNBA brachte erneut Veränderungen mit sich, so qualifizierten sich erstmals die vier besten Mannschaften jeder Conference für die Playoffs.

=== Ligaerweiterung ===
Am 7. Juni 1999 entschied sich die WNBA für eine Ligaerweiterung von zwölf auf sechzehn Mannschaften. Bei dieser Erweiterung wurde den Städten [[Indianapolis]], [[Miami]], [[Portland (Oregon)|Portland]] und [[Seattle]] ein WNBA-Franchise zugesichert, wobei alle vier Franchises zu dieser Saison ihren Spielbetrieb aufnehmen sollen.<ref>{{internetquelle |autor= |hrsg=WNBA |url=https://www.wnba.com/history/timeline_milestones_bydate.html |sprache=englisch |titel=WNBA Timeline - By Date |seiten= |datum= |zugriff=1. Juli 2012}}</ref> Während die Liga die [[Portland Fire (2000–2002)|Portland Fire]] und [[Seattle Storm]] in die [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]] platzierte, wurden die [[Indiana Fever]] und [[Miami Sol]] in die [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]] platziert.

== Draft ==
{{Hauptartikel|WNBA Draft 2000}}

Der [[WNBA Draft 2000|vierte WNBA Draft]] fand am 25. April 2000 in den NBA Entertainment Studios in [[Secaucus]], [[New Jersey]] statt. Den ersten Draft-Pick erhielten die [[Cleveland Rockers]], da sie die vergangene Spielzeit als schlechtestes Team beendeten. Die vier Expansion-Franchises erhielten den siebten ([[Portland Fire (2000–2002)|Portland Fire]]), achten ([[Miami Sol]]), neunten ([[Seattle Storm]]) und zehnten ([[Indiana Fever]]) Draft-Pick.

An erster Position wählten die Rockers die Belgierin [[Ann Wauters]] vom [[BC Volgaburmash]] aus. Zudem entschieden sich die Rockers in der vierten Runde (49. Stellte) für die Deutsche [[Sophie von Saldern]] von der [[University of California, Berkeley]]. Insgesamt sicherten sich die sechzehn Franchises die Rechte an 64 Spielerinnen. Den Hauptanteil mit 54 Spielerinnen stellten die Vereinigten Staaten.

Vor dem ersten WNBA Draft fand für die vier [[Expansion Team]]s ein [[Expansion Draft]] statt, bei dem sich die Franchises in sechs Runden die Rechte an Spielerinnen von den restlichen WNBA-Franchises sicherten.

=== Top-5-Picks ===
'''Abkürzungen:''' Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center, ABL = American Basketball League
{{Tabellenstile}}
{| class="wikitable mw-datatable"
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | #
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Spielerin
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Nationalität
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Pos
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | WNBA-Mannschaft
! bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | College/Profi-Team
|-
| 1.
| [[Ann Wauters]]
| {{BEL}}
| align="center" | C
| {{WNBA-CLE1997}}
| [[BC Volgaburmash]]
|-
| 2.
| [[Tausha Mills]]
| {{USA}}
| align="center" | C
| {{WNBA-WAS1998}}
| [[University of Alabama]]
|-
| 3.
| [[Edwina Brown]]
| {{USA}}
| align="center" | G
| {{WNBA-DET1998}}
| [[University of Texas at Austin]]
|-
| 4.
| [[Cintia Dos Santos]]
| {{BRA}}
| align="center" | F/C
| {{WNBA-ORL1999}}
| [[Brasilien]]
|-
| 5.
| [[Grace Daley]]
| {{USA}}
| align="center" | G
| {{WNBA-MIN1999}}
| [[Tulane University]]
|}

== Reguläre Saison ==
=== WNBA All-Star Game ===
Das [[WNBA All-Star Game 2000|zweite WNBA All-Star Game]] fand am 17. Juli 2000 in der [[US Airways Center|America West Arena]], der Heimspielstätte der [[Phoenix Mercury]], in [[Phoenix (Arizona)|Phoenix]] statt.

=== Abschlusstabellen ===
'''Abkürzungen:''' Pl.=Platz, Sp. = Spiele, S = Siege, N = Niederlagen, GB = Spiele hinter dem Führenden der Conference

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Pl.
! width="200" | [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]]
! Sp.
! S
! N
! width="50" |Siege in %
! GB
! Heim
! Auswärts
|-
| bgcolor="#00FF00" | 1. || align="left" | {{WNBA-NYL1997}} || 32 || 20 || 12 || 62,5 || – || 12:4 || 8:8
|-
| bgcolor="#00FFF" | 2. || align="left" | {{WNBA-CLE1997}} || 32 || 17 || 15 || 53,1 || 3 || 13:3 || 4:12
|-
| bgcolor="#00FFF" | 3. || align="left" | {{WNBA-ORL1999}} || 32 || 16 || 16 || 50,0 || 4 || 11:5 || 5:11
|-
| bgcolor="#00FFF" | 4. || align="left" | {{WNBA-WAS1998}} || 32 || 14 || 18 || 43,8 || 6 || 7:9 || 7:9
|-
| 5. || align="left" | {{WNBA-DET1998}} || 32 || 14 || 18 || 43,8 || 6 || 8:8 || 6:10
|-
| 6. || align="left" | {{WNBA-MIA2000}} || 32 || 13 || 19 || 40,6 || 7 || 9:7 || 4:12
|-
| 7. || align="left" | {{WNBA-IND2000}} || 32 || 9 || 23 || 28,1 || 11 || 5:11 || 4:12
|-
| 8. || align="left" | {{WNBA-CHA1997}} || 32 || 8 || 24 || 25,0 || 12 || 5:11 || 3:13
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Pl.
! width="200" | [[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]]
! Sp.
! S
! N
! width="50" |Siege in %
! GB
! Heim
! Auswärts
|-
| bgcolor="#00FF00" | 1. || align="left" | {{WNBA-LAS1997}} || 32 || 28 || 4 || 87,5 || – || 15:1 || 13:3
|-
| bgcolor="#00FFF" | 2. || align="left" | {{WNBA-HOU1997}} || 32 || 27 || 5 || 84,4 || 1 || 14:2 || 13:3
|-
| bgcolor="#00FFF" | 3. || align="left" | {{WNBA-SAC1997}} || 32 || 21 || 11 || 65,6 || 7 || 13:3 || 8:8
|-
| bgcolor="#00FFF" | 4. || align="left" | {{WNBA-PHO1997}} || 32 || 20 || 12 || 62,5 || 8 || 11:5 || 9:7
|-
| 5. || align="left" | {{WNBA-UTA1997}} || 32 || 18 || 14 || 56,3 || 10 || 12:4 || 6:10
|-
| 6. || align="left" | {{WNBA-MIN1999}} || 32 || 15 || 17 || 46,9 || 13 || 8:8 || 7:9
|-
| 7. || align="left" | {{WNBA-POR2000}} || 32 || 10 || 22 || 31,3 || 18 || 6:10 || 4:12
|-
| 8. || align="left" | {{WNBA-SEA2000}} || 32 || 6 || 26 || 18,8 || 22 || 4:12 || 2:14
|}

{{Farblegende/Kopf}}
{{Farblegende|#00FFFF|Playoff-Qualifikation}}
{{Farblegende|#00FF00|Conference-Sieger}}

== Playoffs ==
=== Modus ===

Nachdem sich die beiden Conference-Sieger, sowie die Zweit-, Dritt- und Viertplatzierten jeder Conference qualifiziert haben, starten die im [[K.-o.-System]] ausgetragenen [[Play-off|Playoffs]]. Die Mannschaften jeder Conference sind absteigend nach ihrer aus der regulären Saison gewonnenen Anzahl an Spielen an die Positionen 1 bis 4 gesetzt.

Jede Conference spielt in der Folge in den Conference Semifinals ([[Deutsche Sprache|dt]]. ''Conference Halbfinale'') und in den Conference Finals (dt. ''Conference Finale'') ihren Sieger aus, der dann in den Finals (dt. Finale) um die Meisterschaft antritt. Dabei trifft die auf der Setzliste am höchsten befindliche Mannschaft in den Conference Semifinals auf die niedrigst gesetzte. Alle Serien jeder Runde werden im [[Best-of-Modus|Best-of-Three]]-Modus ausgespielt, das heißt, dass eine Mannschaft zwei Siege zum Erreichen der nächsten Runde benötigt. Das niedriger gesetzte Team hat dabei im ersten Spiel Heimrecht, im nächsten das gegnerische Team. Sollte bis dahin kein Sieger aus der Runde hervorgegangen sein, hat das höher gesetzte Team im dritten Spiel erneut Heimvorteil. Bei Spielen, die nach der regulären Spielzeit von 40 Minuten unentschieden bleiben, folgt die [[Overtime (Basketball)|Overtime]], wobei so lange gespielt wird, bis eine Mannschaft eine Overtime mit mehr Punkten beendet.

=== Playoff-Baum ===
{{Turnierplan8
| RD1=Conference Semifinals
| RD2=Conference Finals
| RD3=WNBA Finals
| group1= {{WNBA-WNBA1997|#}} ''[[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|Eastern Conference]]''
| group2= {{WNBA-WNBA1997|#}} ''[[Western Conference (WNBA)|Western Conference]]''
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1= {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} '''[[New York Liberty]]'''
| RD1-score1= '''2'''
| RD1-seed2= 4
| RD1-team2= {{WNBA-WAS1998|#}} [[Washington Mystics]]
| RD1-score2= 0
| RD1-seed3= 2
| RD1-team3= {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} '''[[Cleveland Rockers]]'''
| RD1-score3= '''2'''
| RD1-seed4= 3
| RD1-team4= {{WNBA-ORL1999|#}} [[Orlando Miracle]]
| RD1-score4= 1
| RD1-seed5= 1
| RD1-team5= {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''[[Los Angeles Sparks]]'''
| RD1-score5= '''2'''
| RD1-seed6= 4
| RD1-team6= {{WNBA-PHO1997|#}} [[Phoenix Mercury]]
| RD1-score6= 0
| RD1-seed7= 2
| RD1-team7= {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''[[Houston Comets]]'''
| RD1-score7= '''2'''
| RD1-seed8= 3
| RD1-team8= {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} [[Sacramento Monarchs]]
| RD1-score8= 0
| RD2-seed1= 1
| RD2-team1= {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} '''New York Liberty'''
| RD2-score1= '''2'''
| RD2-seed2= 2
| RD2-team2= {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} Cleveland Rockers
| RD2-score2= 1
| RD2-seed3= 1
| RD2-team3= {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} Los Angeles Sparks
| RD2-score3= 0
| RD2-seed4= 2
| RD2-team4= {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| RD2-score4= '''2'''
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} New York Liberty
| RD3-score1= 0
| RD3-seed2= 2
| RD3-team2= {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| RD3-score2= '''2'''
}}

=== Conference Semifinals (Runde 1) ===
==== Eastern Conference ====
===== (1) New York Liberty – (4) Washington Mystics =====
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| date = 12. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://wnba.com/games2000/20000812/nylwas/boxscore.html | wayback=20000918034005 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-WAS1998|#}} Washington Mystics
| teamB = {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} '''New York Liberty'''
| scoreA = 63
| scoreB = 72
| H1 = 28:40
| H2 = 35:32
| OT =
| points1 = [[Vicky Bullet|Bullet]] (22)
| points2 = [[Tri Phillips|Phillips]], [[Vickie Johnson|Johnson]] (20)
| rebounds1 = Bullet, [[Chamique Holdsclaw|Holdsclaw]] (8)
| rebounds2 = Johnson (8)
| assist1 = [[Nikki McCray|McCray]] (11)
| assist2 = [[Teresa Weatherspoon|Weatherspoon]] (9)
| place = [[Verizon Center|MCI Center]], Washington, D.C.
| attendance = 16.331
| series = ''Stand:'' 0:1
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg =
| date = 14. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000814/WASNYL/boxscore.html | wayback=20001120191400 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} '''New York Liberty'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-WAS1998|#}} Washington Mystics
| scoreA = 78
| scoreB = 57
| H1 = 40:25
| H2 = 38:32
| OT =
| points1 = [[Becky Hammon|Hammon]] (19)
| points2 = [[Chamique Holdsclaw|Holdsclaw]], [[Markita Aldridge|Aldridge]] (12)
| rebounds1 = [[Tri Phillips|Phillips]] (10)
| rebounds2 = Aldridge (4)
| assist1 = [[Teresa Weatherspoon|Weatherspoon]] (10)
| assist2 = Aldridge (5)
| place = [[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, New York
| attendance = 15.309
| series = ''Endstand:'' 2:0
}}

===== (2) Cleveland Rockers – (3) Orlando Miracle =====
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| bg = #eee
| date = 11. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://wnba.com/games2000/20000811/CLEORL/boxscore.html | wayback=20001202165100 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-ORL1999|#}} '''Orlando Miracle'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} Cleveland Rockers
| scoreA = 62
| scoreB = 55
| H1 = 28:29
| H2 = 34:26
| OT =
| points1 = [[Taj McWilliams|McWilliams]] (22)
| points2 = [[Merlakia Jones|Jones]] (18)
| rebounds1 = McWilliams (10)
| rebounds2 = [[Rushia Brown|Brown]], Jones (6)
| assist1 = [[Shannon Johnson|Johnson]] (5)
| assist2 = Brown (4)
| place = [[Amway Arena|TD Waterhouse Centre]], Orlando, Florida
| attendance = 6.265
| series = ''Stand:'' 1:0
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg =
| date = 13. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000813/orlcle/boxscore.html | wayback=20001120153000 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} '''Cleveland Rockers'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-ORL1999|#}} Orlando Miracle
| scoreA = 63
| scoreB = 54
| H1 = 36:15
| H2 = 27:39
| OT =
| points1 = [[Merlakia Jones|Jones]], [[Helen Darling|Darling]] (15)
| points2 = [[Adrienne Johnson|Johnson]] (17)
| rebounds1 = [[Chasity Melvin|Melvin]] (10)
| rebounds2 = Johnson (9)
| assist1 = [[Suzie McConnell-Serio|McConnell-Serio]] (6)
| assist2 = Johnson (7)
| place = [[Quicken Loans Arena|Gund Arena]], Cleveland, Ohio
| attendance = 9.755
| series = ''Stand:'' 1:1
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg = #eee
| date = 15. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://wnba.com/games2000/20000815/ORLCLE/boxscore.html | wayback=20001203000000 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} '''Cleveland Rockers'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-ORL1999|#}} Orlando Miracle
| scoreA = 72
| scoreB = 43
| H1 = 32:21
| H2 = 40:22
| OT =
| points1 = [[Ann Wauters|Wauters]] (12)
| points2 = [[Nykesha Sales|Sales]] (13)
| rebounds1 = [[Vickie Hall|Hall]], [[Merlakia Jones|Jones]] (7)
| rebounds2 = [[Taj McWilliams|McWilliams]] (8)
| assist1 = [[Suzie McConnell-Serio|McConnell-Serio]] (7)
| assist2 = [[Cintia Dos Santos|Dos Santos]], [[Shannon Johnson|Johnson]], [[Adrienne Johnson|Johnson]], McWilliams (2)
| place = [[Quicken Loans Arena|Gund Arena]], Cleveland, Ohio
| attendance = 9.528
| series = ''Endstand:'' 2:1
}}

==== Western Conference ====
===== (1) Los Angeles Sparks – (4) Phoenix Mercury =====
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| date = 11. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000811/LOSPHO/boxscore.html | wayback=20001120094200 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-PHO1997|#}} Phoenix Mercury
| teamB = {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
| scoreA = 71
| scoreB = 86
| H1 = 24:43
| H2 = 47:43
| OT =
| points1 = [[Brandy Reed|Reed]] (17)
| points2 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (20)
| rebounds1 = [[Lisa Harrison|Harrison]] (9)
| rebounds2 = Leslie (11)
| assist1 = Reed (6)
| assist2 = [[Tamecka Dixon|Dixon]] (5)
| place = [[US Airways Center|America West Arena]], Phoenix, Arizona
| attendance = 6.167
| series = ''Stand:'' 0:1
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg =
| date = 13. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000813/PHOLOS/boxscore.html | wayback=20001120144000 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-PHO1997|#}} Phoenix Mercury
| scoreA = 101
| scoreB = 76
| H1 = 42:36
| H2 = 59:40
| OT =
| points1 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (29)
| points2 = [[Jennifer Gillom|Gillom]], [[Lisa Harrison|Harrison]] (16)
| rebounds1 = Leslie, [[Mwadi Mabika|Mabika]] (8)
| rebounds2 = [[Michelle Brogan-Griffiths|Griffiths]] (6)
| assist1 = [[Tamecka Dixon|Dixon]] (7)
| assist2 = Harrison (5)
| place = [[The Forum|Great Western Forum]], Los Angeles, Kalifornien
| attendance = 9.811
| series = ''Endstand:'' 2:0
}}

===== (2) Houston Comets – (3) Sacramento Monarchs =====
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| bg = #eee
| date = 12. August 2000
| time =
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| teamA = {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} Sacramento Monarchs
| teamB = {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| scoreA = 64
| scoreB = 72
| H1 = 37:35
| H2 = 27:37
| OT =
| points1 = [[Ruthie Bolton|Bolton]] (16)
| points2 = [[Cynthia Cooper|Cooper]] (25)
| rebounds1 = [[Yolanda Griffith|Griffith]] (14)
| rebounds2 = [[Tiffani Johnson|Johnson]] (8)
| assist1 = [[Ticha Penicheiro|Penicheiro]] (5)
| assist2 = Cooper, [[Tina Thompson|Thompson]] (3)
| place = [[Power Balance Pavilion|ARCO Arena]], Orlando, Florida
| attendance = 8.053
| series = ''Stand:'' 0:1
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg =
| date = 14. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000814/SACHOU/boxscore.html | wayback=20001115013900 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} Sacramento Monarchs
| scoreA = 75
| scoreB = 70
| H1 = 38:37
| H2 = 37:33
| OT =
| points1 = [[Sheryl Swoopes|Swoopes]] (27)
| points2 = [[Ruthie Bolton|Bolton]] (23)
| rebounds1 = [[Tina Thompson|Thompson]] (14)
| rebounds2 = [[Yolanda Griffith|Griffith]] (10)
| assist1 = Swoopes (6)
| assist2 = [[Ticha Penicheiro|Penicheiro]] (10)
| place = [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|Compaq Center]], Houston, Texas
| attendance = 11.664
| series = ''Endstand:'' 2:0
}}

=== Conference Finals (Runde 2) ===
==== Eastern Conference ====
===== (1) New York Liberty – (2) Cleveland Rockers =====
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| date = 17. August 2000
| time =
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| teamA = {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} '''Cleveland Rockers'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} New York Liberty
| scoreA = 56
| scoreB = 43
| H1 = 29:21
| H2 = 27:22
| OT =
| points1 = [[Rushia Brown|Brown]] (18)
| points2 = [[Tari Phillips|Phillips]] (11)
| rebounds1 = [[Chasity Melvin|Melvin]] (9)
| rebounds2 = Phillips (6)
| assist1 = Brown (3)
| assist2 = [[Teresa Weatherspoon|Weatherspoon]] (3)
| place = [[Quicken Loans Arena|Gund Arena]], Cleveland, Ohio
| attendance = 11.686
| series = ''Stand:'' 1:0
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg =
| date = 20. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://wnba.com/games2000/20000820/CLENYL/boxscore.html | wayback=20001219163600 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} '''New York Liberty'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} Cleveland Rockers
| scoreA = 51
| scoreB = 45
| H1 = 36:17
| H2 = 15:28
| OT =
| points1 = [[Becky Hammon|Hammon]] (13)
| points2 = [[Merlakia Jones|Jones]] (18)
| rebounds1 = [[Tri Phillips|Phillips]] (6)
| rebounds2 = Jones (12)
| assist1 = [[Teresa Weatherspoon|Weatherspoon]] (5)
| assist2 = [[Helen Darling|Darling]] (5)
| place = [[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, New York
| attendance = 15.865
| series = ''Stand:'' 1:1
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg = #eee
| date = 21. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000821/clenyl/boxscore.html | wayback=20001121052100 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} '''New York Liberty'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-CLE1997|#}} Cleveland Rockers
| scoreA = 81
| scoreB = 67
| H1 = 46:27
| H2 = 35:40
| OT =
| points1 = [[Tamika Whitmore|Whitmore]] (19)
| points2 = [[Merlakia Jones|Jones]], [[Suzie McConnell-Serio|McConnell-Serio]] (13)
| rebounds1 = [[Vickie Johnson|Johnson]] (6)
| rebounds2 = [[Chasity Melvin|Melvin]] (9)
| assist1 = Johnson (10)
| assist2 = [[Helen Darling|Darling]] (4)
| place = [[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, New York
| attendance = 15.309
| series = ''Endstand:'' 2:1
}}

==== Western Conference ====
===== (1) Los Angeles Sparks – (2) Houston Comets =====
{{Basketballbox
| bg = #eee
| date = 17. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://wnba.com/games2000/20000817/LOSHOU/boxscore.html | wayback=20001023071407 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} Los Angeles Sparks
| scoreA = 77
| scoreB = 56
| H1 = 40:23
| H2 = 37:33
| OT =
| points1 = [[Sheryl Swoopes]] (22)
| points2 = [[Mwadi Mabika|Mabika]] (21)
| rebounds1 = [[Janeth Arcain|Arcain]], Swoopes (6)
| rebounds2 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (8)
| assist1 = Arcain, [[Tina Thompson|Thompson]] (3)
| assist2 = [[Ukari Figgs|Figgs]], [[DeLisha Milton-Jones|Milton-Jones]] (4)
| place = [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|Compaq Center]], Houston, Texas
| attendance = 14.597
| series = ''Stand:'' 1:0
}}
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| bg =
| date = 20. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://wnba.com/games2000/20000820/HOULOS/boxscore.html | wayback=20001023083143 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} Los Angeles Sparks
| teamB = {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| scoreA = 69
| scoreB = 74
| H1 = 35:40
| H2 = 34:34
| OT =
| points1 = [[Mwadi Mabika|Mabika]] (19)
| points2 = [[Cynthia Cooper|Cooper]] (29)
| rebounds1 = [[Lisa Leslie|Leslie]] (14)
| rebounds2 = [[Tina Thompson|Thompson]] (6)
| assist1 = [[Ukari Figgs|Figgs]], Leslie (5)
| assist2 = [[Sheryl Swoopes|Swoopes]] (6)
| place = [[The Forum|Great Western Forum]], Los Angeles, Kalifornien
| attendance = 13.884
| series = ''Endstand:'' 0:2
}}

=== Finals (Runde 3) ===
==== (W2) Houston Comets – (E1) New York Liberty ====
{{Basketballbox
| bg = #eee
| date = 24. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000824/hounyl/boxscore.html | wayback=20001018093034 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}} New York Liberty
| teamB = {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| scoreA = 52
| scoreB = 59
| H1 = 22:29
| H2 = 30:30
| OT =
| points1 = [[Tari Phillips|Phillips]] (24)
| points2 = [[Cynthia Cooper|Cooper]] (20)
| rebounds1 = Phillips (15)
| rebounds2 = [[Tiffani Johnson|Johnson]] (8)
| assist1 = [[Teresa Weatherspoon|Weatherspoon]] (5)
| assist2 = Cooper (5)
| place = [[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, New York
| attendance = 19.563
| series = ''Stand:'' 0:1
}}
{{Basketballbox
| bg =
| date = 26. August 2000
| time =
| report = {{Webarchiv | url=http://www.wnba.com/games2000/20000826/nylhou/boxscore.html | wayback=20001018145434 | text=Spielbericht}}
| teamA = {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} '''Houston Comets'''
| teamB = {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}} New York Liberty
| scoreA = 79
| scoreB = 73
| H1 = 27:25
| H2 = 37:39
| OT = 15:9
| points1 = [[Sheryl Swoopes|Swoopes]] (31)
| points2 = [[Tari Phillips|Phillips]] (20)
| rebounds1 = [[Tina Thompson|Thompson]] (8)
| rebounds2 = Phillips (7)
| assist1 = [[Cynthia Cooper|Cooper]] (7)
| assist2 = [[Teresa Weatherspoon|Weatherspoon]] (8)
| place = [[Lakewood Church Central Campus|Compaq Center]], Houston, Texas
| attendance = 11.664
| series = ''Endstand:'' 2:0 Finals MVP: [[Cynthia Cooper]]
}}

==== WNBA-Meistermannschaft ====
(Teilnahme an mindestens einem Playoff-Spiel)
{| class="wikitable"
| width="180" align="center"| '''WNBA Meister''' {{WNBA-HOU1997|#|WIDTH=80}} '''Houston Comets'''
|
'''Guards:''' [[Cynthia Cooper]] (Finals MVP), [[Jennifer Rizzotti]], [[Coquese Washington]]

'''Forwards:''' [[Janeth Arcain]], [[Tammy Jackson]], [[Sheryl Swoopes]], [[Tina Thompson]], [[Amaya Valdemoro]]

'''Forwards/Guards:''' [[Kelley Gibson]]

'''Center:''' [[Tiffani Johnson]]

<div style="font-size:90%;">
'''Cheftrainer:''' [[Van Chancellor]] 
</div>
|}

== WNBA Awards und vergebene Trophäen ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Auszeichnung
! Spielerin
! Mannschaft
|-
| [[WNBA Finals MVP Award]] || [[Cynthia Cooper]] || [[Houston Comets]]
|-
| [[WNBA Most Valuable Player Award]] || [[Sheryl Swoopes]] || [[Houston Comets]]
|-
| [[WNBA Rookie of the Year Award]] || [[Betty Lennox]] || [[Minnesota Lynx]]
|-
| [[WNBA Most Improved Player Award]] || [[Tari Phillips]] || [[New York Liberty]]
|-
| [[WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award]] || [[Sheryl Swoopes]] || [[Houston Comets]]
|-
| [[WNBA Peak Performers|Bud Light Shooting Champions]] (Wurfquote) || [[Murriel Page]] || [[Washington Mystics]]
|-
| [[WNBA Peak Performers|Bud Light Shooting Champions]] (Freiwurfquote) || [[Jennifer Azzi]] || [[Utah Starzz]]
|-
| [[Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award]] || [[Suzie McConnell-Serio]] || [[Cleveland Rockers]]
|-
| [[WNBA Coach of the Year Award]] || [[Michael Cooper (Basketballtrainer)|Michael Cooper]] || [[Los Angeles Sparks]]
|}

=== All-WNBA Teams ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|colspan="2" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''All-WNBA First Team'''
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width="80" | '''Guards:''' || width="470" | {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}}[[Sacramento Monarchs|(SAC)]] [[Ticha Penicheiro]] – {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} [[Cynthia Cooper]]
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | '''Forwards:''' || {{WNBA-UTA1997|#}} [[Natalie Williams (Basketballspielerin)|Natalie Williams]] – {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} [[Sheryl Swoopes]]
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | '''Center:''' || {{WNBA-LAS1997|#}} [[Lisa Leslie]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|colspan="2" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''All-WNBA Second Team'''
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0" width="80" | '''Guards:''' || width="470" | {{WNBA-NYL1997|#}}[[New York Liberty|(NYL)]] [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] – {{WNBA-ORL1999|#}} [[Shannon Johnson]]/{{WNBA-MIN1999|#}}[[Minnesota Lynx|(MIN)]] [[Betty Lennox]]
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | '''Forwards:''' || {{WNBA-HOU1997|#}} [[Tina Thompson]] – {{WNBA-MIN1999|#}}[[Minnesota Lynx|(MIN)]] [[Katie Smith]]
|-
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | '''Center:''' || {{WNBA-SAC1997|#}}[[Sacramento Monarchs|(SAC)]] [[Yolanda Griffith]]
|}

== Weblinks ==
*[https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/history/awards_2000.html WNBA Award Winners 2000 auf WNBA.com] (engl.)
*[https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/history/history_2000.html WNBA Playoffs 2000 auf WNBA.com] (engl.)
*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/years/2000.html Statistiken zur WNBA Saison 2000 auf basketball-reference.com] (engl.)
*[https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/about_us/wnba_history_timeline_2012_04_30.html Wichtige Daten der WNBA-Geschichte] (engl.)

== Einzelnachweise ==
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