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The 2008 WNBA playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.

2008 WNBA playoffs
DatesSeptember 18 – October 5, 2008
Final positions
ChampionsDetroit Shock (Finals Champion)
East championDetroit Shock (Coach: Bill Laimbeer)
West championSan Antonio Silver Stars (Coach: Dan Hughes)
Tournament statistics
Attendance8,420 per game
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Format

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  • 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.
  • Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.

Playoff qualifying

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Eastern Conference

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The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:

  1. Detroit Shock (22–12)
  2. Connecticut Sun (21–13)
  3. New York Liberty (19–15)
  4. Indiana Fever (17–17)

Western Conference

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The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:

  1. San Antonio Silver Stars (24–10)
  2. Seattle Storm (22–12)
  3. Los Angeles Sparks (20–14)
  4. Sacramento Monarchs (18–16)

Bracket

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This was the outlook for the 2008 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.

Conference semifinals Conference finals WNBA Finals
         
E1 Detroit 2
E4 Indiana 1
E1 Detroit 2
Eastern Conference
E3 New York 1
E2 Connecticut 1
E3 New York 2
E1 Detroit 3
W1 San Antonio 0
W1 San Antonio 2
W4 Sacramento 1
W1 San Antonio 2
Western Conference
W3 Los Angeles 1
W2 Seattle 1
W3 Los Angeles 2
  • Bold – Series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Eastern Conference

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First round

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(1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) Indiana Fever

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(2) Connecticut Sun vs. (3) New York Liberty

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Conference finals

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(1) Detroit Shock vs. (3) New York Liberty

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Western Conference

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First round

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(1) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (4) Sacramento Monarchs

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(2) Seattle Storm vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks

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Conference finals

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(1) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks

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WNBA Finals

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References

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