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Sports season

2010 WNBA season

League| Women's National Basketball Association
Sport| Basketball
Duration| May 15 – September 16, 2010
Number of games| 34
Number of teams| 12
Total attendance| 1,598,174
Average attendance| 7,834
TV partner(s)| ABC, ESPN, NBA TV
Top draft pick|  Tina Charles
Picked by| Connecticut Sun
Season MVP|  Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Eastern champions| Atlanta Dream
Eastern runners-up| New York Liberty
Western champions| Seattle Storm
Western runners-up| Phoenix Mercury
Finals champions| Seattle Storm
Runners-up| Atlanta Dream
Finals MVP|  Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
WNBA seasons

← 2009

2011 →

The 2010 WNBA season was the 14th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began with a televised (ESPN2) meeting between the defending champion Phoenix Mercury and the Los Angeles Sparks in Phoenix, Arizona on May 15. The Connecticut Sun hosted the 10th Annual All-Star Game which was broadcast live on ESPN on July 10. This year, it was a contest between Geno Auriemma's USA Basketball team and a single team of WNBA All-Stars. The Finals was a series between the Seattle Storm and the Atlanta Dream which Seattle won 3–0.

## 2009–2010 WNBA offseason

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* The new television deal with ESPN continued during the 2010 season (runs 2009–2016). For the first time ever, teams will be paid rights fees as part of this deal.
* As of the 2009 season, the maximum roster size per team was reduced from 13 to 11. Any team that falls below nine players able to play due to injury, pregnancy or any other factor outside of the control of the team will, upon request, be granted a roster hardship exception allowing the team to sign an additional player or players so that the team will have nine players able to play in an upcoming game or games. As soon as the injured (or otherwise sidelined) player(s) is able to play, the roster hardship player(s) – not any other player on the roster—must be waived.
* On September 29, 2009, Nolan Richardson was named head coach and general manager of a potential Tulsa, Oklahoma franchise.[1]
* On October 20, 2009, the Detroit Shock announced that the franchise would relocate to Tulsa as well as move to the Western Conference.[2]
* On November 20, 2009, the Sacramento Monarchs folded.[3]
* On December 3, 2009, the New York Liberty announced that previously interim head coach Anne Donovan would be named head coach.[4]
* On December 8, 2009, Cheryl Reeve was named head coach of the Minnesota Lynx.
* A dispersal draft was held on December 14, 2009, for all non-free agent Sacramento Monarchs players.[5]
* On January 7, 2010, the Los Angeles Sparks named former player Jennifer Gillom head coach.
* On February 25, 2010, Sandy Brondello was named head coach of the San Antonio Silver Stars when Dan Hughes stepped aside from the position.

## Transactions

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Main article: List of 2010 WNBA season transactions

## Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft

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Main article: 2010 WNBA dispersal draft

On December 14, 2009, the Sacramento Monarchs dispersal draft was held. This dispersal draft reassigned players from the Sacramento Monarchs who folded in November 2009, prior to the start of the 2010 WNBA season.[6][7] The remaining twelve active teams in the WNBA each selected one player from the 2009 Monarchs roster in the one-round draft.[8] Teams drafted in inverse order of their 2009 regular season finish.[9] Three former Monarchs players, Kara Lawson, Hamchetou Maiga-Ba, and Ticha Penicheiro were unrestricted free agents and therefore not eligible for the draft.[10] Teams selected based inversely on their 2009 regular season records. Four of the twelve teams making selections waived their picks.

The top four picks were:

Pick  | Player  | Nationality  | New Team  | Ref.

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1  | Nicole Powell |  United States | New York Liberty | [8]
2  | Rebekkah Brunson | Minnesota Lynx
3  | DeMya Walker | Connecticut Sun
4  | Courtney Paris | Chicago Sky

## Draft

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Main article: 2010 WNBA draft

The WNBA Draft lottery was held on November 5, 2009. The lottery teams were the Sacramento Monarchs, Minnesota Lynx (from N.Y.), Minnesota Lynx, Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky. The top pick was awarded to Minnesota. Since Sacramento folded after the lottery, all the teams following Sacramento in the draft simply moved up a pick. Minnesota subsequently traded the first overall pick to Connecticut.

The 2010 WNBA Draft was held on April 8, 2010, in Secaucus, New Jersey. Coverage of the first round was shown on ESPN2 (HD). Second and third round coverage was shown on ESPNU and NBA TV.

The top picks were:

1. Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun
2. Monica Wright, Minnesota Lynx
3. Kelsey Griffin, Minnesota Lynx
4. Epiphanny Prince, Chicago Sky
5. Jayne Appel, San Antonio Silver Stars

## Regular season

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### Standings

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Eastern Conference |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB  |  Home  |  Road  |  Conf.

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Washington Mystics x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 13–4 | 9–8 | 13–9
New York Liberty x | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 13–4 | 9–8 | 14–8
Indiana Fever x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 1.0 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 13–9
Atlanta Dream x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.0 | 10–7 | 9–8 | 10–12
Connecticut Sun o | 17 | 17 | .500 | 5.0 | 12–5 | 5–12 | 9–13
Chicago Sky o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 8.0 | 7–10 | 7–10 | 7–15
Western Conference |  W  |  L  |  PCT  |  GB  |  Home  |  Road  |  Conf.

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Seattle Storm x | 28 | 6 | .824 | – | 17–0 | 11–6 | 20–2
Phoenix Mercury x | 15 | 19 | .441 | 13.0 | 9–8 | 6–11 | 13–9
San Antonio Silver Stars x | 14 | 20 | .412 | 14.0 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 11–11
Los Angeles Sparks x | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 5–12 | 10–12
Minnesota Lynx o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 15.0 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 8–14
Tulsa Shock o | 6 | 28 | .176 | 22.0 | 4–13 | 2–15 | 4–18

### All-Star Game

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Main article: 2010 WNBA All-Star Game

The 2010 WNBA All-Star Game was hosted by the Connecticut Sun on July 10 at Mohegan Sun Arena. Coverage of the game began at 3:30pm on ESPN. This marks the third time the Sun have hosted the annual event. Unlike in previous years, this game was a contest between Geno Auriemma's USA basketball team and a team of WNBA all-stars.

ESPN (HD)

July 10
3:30pm

Report

USA 99, WNBA 72

Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 20–9, 26–16, 24–28
Pts: Fowles (23)
Rebs: Dupree, Fowles, Moore (8)
Asts: Pondexter (6) |  | Pts: Douglas (15)
Rebs: Harding (7)
Asts: Harding (4)

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
Attendance: 9,518
Referees: Michael Price, Cameron Inouye, Kurt Walker

### Statistic leaders

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The following shows the leaders for each statistic during the 2010 regular season.

Category  | Player  | Team  | Statistic

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Points per game | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury | 22.6 PPG
Rebounds per game | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun | 11.7 RPG
Assists per game | Ticha Penicheiro | Los Angeles Sparks | 6.9 APG
Steals per game | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | 2.26 SPG
Blocks per game | Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | 2.59 BPG
Field goal percentage | Candice Dupree | Phoenix Mercury | 66.4% (231–348)
Three point FG percentage | Leilani Mitchell | New York Liberty | 48.6% (72–148)
Free throw percentage | Becky Hammon | San Antonio Silver Stars | 96.0% (97–101)
Points per game | Team Stat | Phoenix Mercury | 93.88 PPG
Least points allowed | Team Stat | Washington Mystics | 73.27 PPG
Field goal percentage | Team Stat | Phoenix Mercury | 47.3%
Least FG% allowed | Team Stat | Seattle Storm | 41.3%

### Schedule

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2010 WNBA preseason

Preseason

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Thu April 8 | 3:00 | 2010 WNBA Draft: first round | ESPN2 | Secaucus, New Jersey
4:00 | 2010 WNBA Draft: later rounds | ESPNU, NBA TV | Secaucus, New Jersey
Fri April 30 | 1:00 | Chicago | @ | Minnesota |  | 87–78
CHI | Wright, Young (18) | Marginean (9) | Whitcomb (5) | Concordia University
633
Sat May 1 | 10:00 | China | @ | Los Angeles |  | 78–58
LA | Junaid (15) | Mohammed (12) | Penicheiro (7) | Viejas Arena
3,874
Sun May 2 | 4:00 | Phoenix | @ | Seattle |  | 77–58
SEA | Williams (19) | Paris (9) | Lacey (5) | KeyArena
4,912
Tue May 4 | 11:00am | Atlanta | @ | Connecticut |  | 86–79
CON | Charles (21) | Charles (9) | Price (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena
3,779
8:00 | China | @ | San Antonio |  | 91–57
SA | N/A | N/A | N/A | Incarnate Word
N/A
Wed May 5 | 11:30am | New York | @ | Washington |  | 65–60
WAS | Coleman (15) | McWilliams-Franklin (11) | Mitchell (4) | Verizon Center
7,152
Thu May 6 | 12:30 | Minnesota | @ | Chicago |  | 74–65
CHI | Kraayeveld (20) | 4 players (6) | Whalen (10) | Allstate Arena
N/A
Fri May 7 | 12:00 | Chicago | @ | Indiana |  | 69–63
IND | Murphy (20) | Owino (11) | Battle (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,291
7:30 | Poland | @ | Connecticut |  | 89–46
CON | Charles, Kotsopoulos (15) | Charles (9) | Montgomery (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena
5,059
Sat May 8 | 3:30 | San Antonio | @ | Los Angeles |  | 86–77
SA | Snell (17) | Clark (7) | Bobbitt, Darling, Quinn (4) | Walter Pyramid
1,521
10:00 | China | @ | Phoenix |  | 106–78
PHO | Johnson (21) | Bonner, Liwei (7) | Zengyu (8) | US Airways Center
2,393
Sun May 9 | 2:00 | Washington | @ | Atlanta |  | 77–58
WAS | Currie (16) | Atkinson, Langhorne (8) | 4 players (3) | Eblen Center
2,219
2:00 | Seattle | @ | Tulsa |  | 90–80
TUL | Jackson (15) | Black (8) | Lacy, Pierson, Wright (4) | BOK Center
N/A
Mon May 10 | 12:30 | Indiana | @ | Chicago |  | 84–71
CHI | Murphy (15) | Davenport (8) | Canty (6) | Allstate Arena
N/A
Tue May 11 | 10:30am | Connecticut | @ | New York |  | 89–84 (3OT)
NY | Charles (22) | Charles, Walker (13) | Pondexter (8) | Madison Square Garden
19,763

2010 WNBA regular season

May

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Sat 15 | 2:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Phoenix | ESPN2 | 78–77
PHO | Parker (24) | Parker (12) | Riley (4) | US Airways Center
14,772
3:30 | Chicago | @ | Connecticut | CN100 | 74–61
CON | Jekabsone-Zogota (18) | Charles, Griffin (10) | Christon (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena
8,072
7:00 | Washington | @ | Indiana |  | 72–65
WAS | Currie (21) | Langhorne (8) | January (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse
9,752
8:00 | Atlanta | @ | San Antonio | FSSW | 75–70
ATL | Castro Marques (23) | de Souza (15) | Lehning (6) | AT&T Center
9,409
8:00 | Minnesota | @ | Tulsa | NBA TV
CST | 80–74
MIN | Houston (21) | Black (10) | Whalen (6) | BOK Center
7,806
Sun 16 | 4:00 | Chicago | @ | New York | NBA TV
CN100
MSG | 85–82
NY | Fowles (23) | Perkins (7) | Mitchell (9) | Madison Square Garden
12,088
7:00 | Washington | @ | Minnesota | FSNN | 87–76
WAS | Currie (27) | Langhorne, Melvin (9) | Whalen (7) | Target Center
9,985
7:00 | Indiana | @ | Atlanta | SSO | 66–62
ATL | Catchings (18) | de Souza (11) | Douglas, Miller (6) | Philips Arena
7,337
9:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Seattle | KONG | 81–67
SEA | Jackson (23) | Parker (11) | Penicheiro (6) | KeyArena
9,686
Wed 19 | 10:00 | Minnesota | @ | Seattle | KING | 79–76
SEA | Cash (24) | Anosike (10) | Bird (10) | KeyArena
6,687
Thu 20 | 12:30 | San Antonio | @ | Tulsa | NBA TV
FSSW
FSOK | 83–74
SA | Young (24) | Snow (15) | Hammon (7) | BOK Center
4,636
Fri 21 | 7:00 | New York | @ | Washington |  | 77–61
WAS | Harding (21) | Langhorne (11) | Pondexter (8) | Verizon Center
10,158
7:00 | Connecticut | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
CSN-NE
FSSO | 97–82
ATL | McCoughtry (32) | Lyttle (17) | Lehning (10) | Philips Arena
4,092
Sat 22 | 8:00 | Los Angeles | @ | San Antonio | NBA TV
FSSW | 88–81
SA | Milton-Jones (20) | Snow (12) | Milton-Jones (6) | AT&T Center
7,862
8:00 | Indiana | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 92–86 (OT)
IND | Catchings (28) | Fowles (12) | Douglas, Murphy (6) | Allstate Arena
6,477
10:00 | Seattle | @ | Phoenix |  | 95–89 (OT)
SEA | Jackson (25) | Bonner (12) | Bird (8) | US Airways Center
10,144
Sun 23 | 3:00 | Washington | @ | Connecticut |  | 80–65
CON | Langhorne (16) | Charles (8) | Harding (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena
7,614
4:00 | Atlanta | @ | New York |  | 86–77
ATL | McCoughtry, Pondexter (21) | Bales, de Souza (10) | McCoughtry (6) | Madison Square Garden
9,548
6:00 | Chicago | @ | Indiana | CN100
FSI | 69–61
IND | Murphy (16) | Fowles, Murphy (9) | Douglas (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,665
7:00 | Tulsa | @ | Minnesota |  | 94–82
TUL | Houston (23) | Black (17) | Lacy (7) | Target Center
6,822
Tue 25 | 7:00 | Phoenix | @ | Tulsa | ESPN2 | 110–96
PHO | Taurasi (35) | Dupree (14) | Lacy, Taylor (7) | BOK Center
4,100
10:00 | Washington | @ | Seattle |  | 82–76
SEA | Currie (24) | Jackson (7) | Bird (7) | KeyArena
6,612
Thu 27 | 7:30 | Minnesota | @ | Connecticut |  | 105–79
CON | Montgomery (23) | Charles (10) | Lawson, Montgomery (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,401
8:00 | Seattle | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 84–75
CHI | Fowles (19) | Jackson (11) | Bird, Canty (4) | Allstate Arena
2,923
Fri 28 | 8:00 | New York | @ | San Antonio |  | 77–71
NY | Pondexter (21) | McCarville, Powell (7) | Hammon (8) | AT&T Center
5,293
10:00 | Atlanta | @ | Phoenix |  | 96–93
ATL | Taurasi (30) | Lyttle (17) | Taylor (7) | US Airways Center
7,986
10:30 | Washington | @ | Los Angeles | PRIME | 81–75
LA | Parker (30) | Langhorne, Parker (10) | Harding (8) | Staples Center
13,154
Sat 29 | 8:00 | Chicago | @ | Minnesota | CN100 | 73–58
CHI | Fowles (18) | Brunson (9) | Canty, Prince (4) | Target Center
6,129
8:00 | Indiana | @ | Tulsa | NBA TV
FSOK | 79–74
TUL | Holt (16) | Black (11) | Catchings (7) | BOK Center
4,005
Sun 30 | 3:00 | Seattle | @ | San Antonio |  | 84–56
SEA | Jackson (27) | Cash (8) | Bird (6) | AT&T Center
4,924
4:00 | Connecticut | @ | Washington |  | 69–65
WAS | Currie (18) | Langhorne (16) | Harding (9) | Verizon Center
8,602
8:00 | Atlanta | @ | Los Angeles |  | 101–82
ATL | Parker (33) | Lyttle (13) | Penicheiro (6) | Staples Center
8,404

June

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Tue 1 | 7:30 | Phoenix | @ | Minnesota | ESPN2 | 92–82
MIN | Wright (32) | Brunson (15) | Anosike, Johnson, Whalen (5) | Target Center
6,854
9:30 | Atlanta | @ | Seattle | ESPN2 | 90–72
SEA | Jackson (32) | Jackson (10) | Bird (6) | KeyArena
7,586
Thu 3 | 7:00 | San Antonio | @ | Indiana | FSSW
FSI | 79–57
IND | Douglas (22) | Catchings (7) | Lawson-Wade (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,574
Fri 4 | 7:00 | Chicago | @ | Atlanta | CN100
FSSO | 80–70
CHI | Fowles (19) | Fowles (9) | Christon (8) | Philips Arena
2,515
7:30 | New York | @ | Connecticut |  | 75–68
CON | White (18) | Charles (15) | Lawson (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,493
8:00 | Minnesota | @ | Tulsa | FSOK | 92–79
TUL | Brunson (23) | Black, Brunson (11) | Lacy (6) | BOK Center
4,521
10:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Phoenix |  | 90–89
PHO | Parker (26) | Parker (12) | Penicheiro (10) | US Airways Center
6,485
Sat 5 | 7:00 | Atlanta | @ | Washington |  | 86–79 (OT)
ATL | de Souza, Langhorne, McCoughtry (23) | Lyttle (17) | Castro Marques, K. Miller (6) | Verizon Center
8,986
7:00 | New York | @ | Indiana |  | 78–73
IND | Pondexter (21) | Sutton-Brown (8) | Catchings (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse
8,090
8:00 | Tulsa | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 95–70
CHI | Fowles (32) | Fowles (13) | Lacy (7) | Allstate Arena
4,549
11:00 | Seattle | @ | Los Angeles | NBA TV
FSW | 79–75
SEA | Parker (24) | Jackson (9) | Bird (6) | Home Depot Center
6,026
Sun 6 | 1:00 | San Antonio | @ | Connecticut |  | 81–68
CON | Young (21) | Charles (11) | Lawson-Wade (9) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,292
7:00 | Indiana | @ | Minnesota | FSNN | 89–51
IND | Catchings (27) | Brunson (12) | Anosike, Wiggins (3) | Target Center
6,444
9:00 | Phoenix | @ | Seattle | KONG | 97–74
SEA | Cash, Jackson, Little (16) | T. Smith (8) | Bird (11) | KeyArena
7,827
Tue 8 | 8:00 | New York | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 85–70
NYL | Pondexter (31) | McWilliams-Franklin (9) | 7 players (3) | Allstate Arena
2,408
10:30 | Phoenix | @ | Los Angeles | PRIME | 92–91
LAS | Parker (22) | Parker (12) | Johnson, Taylor, Quinn (7) | Staples Center
7,993
Thu 10 | 10:00 | Minnesota | @ | Phoenix | FSA | 99–88
PHO | Taurasi (31) | Brunson (12) | Johnson (10) | US Airways Center
5,504
Fri 11 | 7:30 | Atlanta | @ | New York |  | 91–79
NYL | Pondexter (25) | Lyttle (14) | Pondexter (7) | Madison Square Garden
8,332
7:30 | Indiana | @ | Connecticut | CSN-NE | 86–77
CON | Montgomery (29) | Charles (12) | Douglas, Jekabsone-Zogota (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena
7,603
8:00 | Tulsa | @ | San Antonio |  | 87–75
SAN | Holdsclaw (19) | Holdsclaw (11) | Lawson-Wade (9) | AT&T Center
7,076
8:30 | Washington | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 95–78
WAS | Harding (25) | Currie, Langhorne (8) | Currie, Harding (5) | Allstate Arena
3,107
10:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Seattle | KONG | 82–60
SEA | Jackson (17) | Jackson (9) | Bird (5) | KeyArena
7,286
Sat 12 | 7:00 | New York | @ | Washington | CSN-MA | 82–65
WAS | Pondexter, Currie (20) | Langhorne (9) | Currie (4) | Verizon Center
8,492
10:00 | Tulsa | @ | Phoenix |  | 116–84
PHX | Dupree, Taurasi (18) | Hornbuckle (8) | Taylor (8) | US Airways Center
6,580
Sun 13 | 3:00 | San Antonio | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
SSO | 90–83
ATL | Lyttle, Young (24) | Lyttle (12) | Lehning (8) | Philips Arena
6,050
3:00 | Minnesota | @ | Los Angeles |  | 88–84
LAS | Milton-Jones (22) | Brunson (15) | Whalen (7) | Staples Center
7,005
6:00 | Connecticut | @ | Indiana |  | 77–67
IND | Douglas (20) | Catchings (13) | Douglas, Jekabsone-Zogota (3) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,302
Tue 15 | 8:00 | Atlanta | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 93–86
ATL | Castro Marques (31) | de Souza (13) | Lehning (9) | Allstate Arena
3,292
Thu 17 | 7:00 | Seattle | @ | Indiana | FSI | 72–65
IND | Jackson (17) | Jackson (9) | Cash, Douglas (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,520
Fri 18 | 7:30 | Seattle | @ | New York |  | 92–84
SEA | Pondexter (24) | Jackson (12) | Bird (10) | Madison Square Garden
8,883
8:00 | Tulsa | @ | Minnesota |  | 78–67
MIN | Augustus (27) | Anosike (9) | Whalen (12) | Target Center
6,953
10:00 | San Antonio | @ | Phoenix |  | 108–105
SAN | Taurasi (39) | Dupree (11) | Hammon (10) | US Airways Center
6,147
10:30 | Connecticut | @ | Los Angeles |  | 78–75
CON | Charles (26) | Charles (19) | Penicheiro (8) | Staples Center
8,852
Sat 19 | 7:00 | Chicago | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CN100
CSN-MA | 65–61 (OT)
WAS | Fowles, Smith (17) | Langhorne (10) | Sanford (6) | Verizon Center
9,034
7:00 | Atlanta | @ | Indiana |  | 94–91
IND | McCoughtry,
Marques (21) | Lyttle (20) | Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse
8,187
8:00 | Minnesota | @ | Tulsa | CST | 92–78
MIN | Wiggins (19) | Brunson (11) | Whalen (6) | BOK Center
5,013
Sun 20 | 6:00 | Connecticut | @ | Phoenix | NBA TV
FSA | 96–94
CON | Charles,
Taurasi (24) | Charles (12) | Lawson (5) | US Airways Center
6,068
9:00 | San Antonio | @ | Seattle | NBA TV
FSSW | 82–61
SEA | Cash (22) | Jackson (14) | Wright (6) | KeyArena
8,086
Tue 22 | 7:30 | Minnesota | @ | New York |  | 75–68
MIN | Brunson (21) | Brunson (13) | Pondexter (5) | Madison Square Garden
7,537
7:30 | Chicago | @ | Connecticut | CN100 | 86–77
CHI | Prince (19) | Charles (16) | Montgomery (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,981
Wed 23 | 12:00 | Tulsa | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
FSOK
SSO | 96–90
ATL | McCoughtry (29) | Black,
Lyttle (12) | Marques (8) | Philips Arena
9,598
Thu 24 | 7:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Washington | CSN-MA | 68–53
WAS | Langhorne (27) | Langhorne (14) | Penicheiro (4) | Verizon Center
8,160
Fri 25 | 7:30 | Phoenix | @ | Connecticut | CSN-NE | 82–79
CON | Taurasi (26) | Charles (23) | Taurasi,
Montgomery (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
9,518
8:00 | New York | @ | Tulsa | CST | 92–78
NY | Mitchell (20) | Franklin (11) | Powell,
Franklin (6) | BOK Center
4,554
8:30 | Washington | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 79–72
CHI | Langhorne (25) | Langhorne (13) | Perkins (5) | Allstate Arena
3,419
10:00 | Indiana | @ | Seattle |  | 85–81
SEA | Douglas (29) | Jackson (7) | Wright (10) | KeyArena
9,083
Sat 26 | 8:00 | Minnesota | @ | San Antonio | NBA TV
FSSW | 80–66
SAN | Snow (23) | Brunson,
Snow (9) | Hammon (10) | AT&T Center
10,184
Sun 27 | 3:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
SSO | 89–81
ATL | Marques (25) | Jones,
Lyttle (11) | Penicheiro (10) | Philips Arena
7,855
4:00 | Connecticut | @ | New York | CSN-NE | 77–68
NY | Pondexter (19) | Charles (16) | Montgomery,
Pondexter (5) | Madison Square Garden
15,293
4:00 | Seattle | @ | Tulsa | CST | 83–72
SEA | Jackson (24) | Little (9) | Wright (10) | BOK Center
4,865
4:00 | Phoenix | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CSN-MA | 95–85
WAS | Langhorne (31) | Langhorne (10) | Smith (6) | Verizon Center
7,547
6:00 | Indiana | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 70–64
IND | Thorn (15) | Fowles (17) | Catchings,
Douglas (4) | Allstate Arena
4,051
Tue 29 | 7:00 | Indiana | @ | Washington | ESPN2 | 68–65
WAS | Smith (21) | Langhorne (10) | Douglas (5) | Verizon Center
8,464
7:00 | Phoenix | @ | Atlanta | SSO | 94–88
ATL | Taylor (31) | Bonner,
Leuchanka (9) | Johnson (12) | Philips Arena
4,073
8:00 | Connecticut | @ | Tulsa | CST | 101–89
CON | Robinson (19) | Charles (12) | Brown (7) | BOK Center
3,649
10:00 | San Antonio | @ | Seattle |  | 86–72
SEA | Jackson (31) | Jackson (15) | Wright (12) | KeyArena
7,823
10:30 | New York | @ | Los Angeles | NBA TV
PRIME | 80–68
NY | Quinn (24) | Powell,
McCarville (7) | Pondexter,
Mitchell (5) | Staples Center
8,602

July

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Thu 1 | 7:00 | Minnesota | @ | Atlanta | SSO | 76–58
ATL | Marques (22) | Lyttle (14) | Shalee Lehning (5) | Philips Arena
4,020
8:00 | Connecticut | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 92–80
CHI | Fowles (26) | Fowles (11) | Montgomery,
Bass,
Canty (5) | Allstate Arena
3,061
10:00 | Washington | @ | Phoenix | FSA | 107–104
WAS | Smith (25) | Crystal Langhorne,
Dupree (9) | Johnson (11) | US Airways Center
5,509
10:30 | San Antonio | @ | Los Angeles |  | 73–63
LA | Thompson (24) | Thompson (10) | Lawson (5) | Staples Center
7,803
Sat 3 | 5:00 | Seattle | @ | Los Angeles | ESPN2 | 75–62
SEA | Jackson (20) | Thompson,
Hylton (10) | Bird (7) | Staples Center
9,319
7:00 | Chicago | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
CN100
SSO | 88–82
CHI | Fowles (22) | Souza (15) | Lyttle,
Miller (3) | Philips Arena
6,920
8:00 | Washington | @ | Tulsa | CST | 69–54
WAS | Currie (17) | Coleman (10) | Smith,
Harding,
Coleman (4) | BOK Center
3,516
10:00 | New York | @ | Phoenix |  | 97–82
PHO | Dupree (24) | Smith (10) | Mitchell,
Taurasi (5) | US Airways Center
6,780
Tue 6 | 3:00 | New York | @ | Seattle |  | 78–70
SEA | Franklin,
Cash (20) | Cash (11) | Pondexter (5) | KeyArena
11,012
8:00 | Connecticut | @ | San Antonio | ESPN2 | 79–66
SA | Young (19) | Charles (13) | Snow (8) | AT&T Center
7,264
8:00 | Indiana | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 58–51
IND | Fowles (26) | Fowles (18) | January (5) | Allstate Arena
3,732
10:00 | Phoenix | @ | Los Angeles | ESPN2 | 98–89
PHO | Johnson (30) | Dupree (12) | Taurasi (7) | Staples Center
8,336
Wed 7 | 7:00 | Connecticut | @ | Atlanta | SSO | 108–103
ATL (OT) | McCoughtry,
Marques (32) | Charles (20) | Lawson,
Lehning (8) | Philips Arena
5,305
Thu 8 | 7:00 | Tulsa | @ | Indiana |  | 100–72
IND | Catchings (24) | Black (12) | January (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,077
8:00 | San Antonio | @ | Minnesota |  | 89–66
MIN | Brunson (24) | Brunson (10) | Darling,
Augustus,
Whalen (5) | Target Center
7,182
Sat 10 | 3:30 | USA | @ | WNBA | ESPN | 99–72
USA | Fowles (23) | Fowles,
Dupree,
Moore (8) | Pondexter (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
9,518
Sun 11 | 4:00 | Chicago | @ | New York | MSG | 57–54
NY | Pondexter (30) | Fowles (19) | McCarville (4) | Madison Square Garden
9,644
Tue 13 | 7:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Tulsa | ESPN2 | 87–71
LA | Thompson (24) | Braxton (10) | Penicheiro (9) | BOK Center
7,073
Wed 14 | 12:30 | San Antonio | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 88–61
CHI | Young,
Fowles,
Perkins,
Prince (14) | Snow (8) | Canty,
Prince (5) | Allstate Arena
6,950
1:00 | Atlanta | @ | Minnesota |  | 83–81
MIN | McCoughtry (25) | Souza (20) | Whalen (7) | Target Center
12,311
1:00 | Connecticut | @ | Indiana |  | 77–68
CON | Catchings (22) | Catchings (9) | Lawson (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse
10,076
3:30 | Seattle | @ | Phoenix | FSA | 111–107
SEA (3 OT) | Taurasi (44) | Jackson (18) | Bird (8) | US Airways Center
13,508
Thu 15 | 12:00 | Washington | @ | New York |  | 75–67
NY | Langhorne (19) | McCarville (12) | Pondexter (7) | Madison Square Garden
18,162
Fri 16 | 7:00 | Atlanta | @ | Indiana |  | 89–70
IND | McCoughtry (27) | Catchings (11) | Catchings,
Douglas,
January (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,532
8:00 | Tulsa | @ | San Antonio |  | 75–70
TUL | Holdsclaw (20) | Young (12) | Latta,
Snow (4) | AT&T Center
9,298
8:30 | Los Angeles | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 80–68
CHI | Milton-Jones (21) | Fowles (10) | Penicheiro (9) | Allstate Arena
4,841
Sat 17 | 3:30 | Seattle | @ | Minnesota |  | 73–71
SEA | Jackson (26) | Cash (11) | Wright (10) | Target Center
7,216
7:00 | Atlanta | @ | Connecticut |  | 96–80
CON | McCoughtry (27) | Charles (14) | White (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena
7,378
10:00 | Tulsa | @ | Phoenix |  | 97–88
PHO | Taylor (29) | Black (13) | Taurasi (8) | US Airways Center
8,564
Sun 18 | 3:00 | Los Angeles | @ | San Antonio |  | 83–73
SAN | Hodges (24) | Thompson (8) | Hammon (7) | AT&T Center
6,542
4:00 | Indiana | @ | New York | MSG | 84–81
IND (OT) | Pondexter (40) | Catchings (10) | Catchings,
Pondexter (7) | Madison Square Garden
9,508
4:00 | Chicago | @ | Washington | CSN-MA | 61–59
CHI | Fowles (13) | Fowles (11) | Harding (6) | Verizon Center
8,790
Tue 20 | 12:30 | Seattle | @ | San Antonio | NBA TV
FSSW | 80–74
SEA | Jackson (21) | Cash,
Fowles,
Young (7) | Hammon (10) | AT&T Center
12,414
3:00 | Tulsa | @ | Los Angeles |  | 86–83
LA (OT) | Milton-Jones (23) | Jackson (9) | Penicheiro (13) | Staples Center
14,413
8:00 | New York | @ | Connecticut | ESPN2 | 82–74
NY (OT) | Pondexter (24) | Griffin (9) | Pondexter (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,478
Wed 21 | 11:30am | Atlanta | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CSN-MA | 82–72
WAS | Langhorne (24) | Langhorne (15) | Castro Marques (6) | Verizon Center
14,347
Thu 22 | 7:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Indiana | ESPN2 | 76–57
IND | Thompson (19) | Hoffman, Milton-Jones, Thompson (8) | Catchings, Penicheiro (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,898
8:00 | Phoenix | @ | Tulsa | CST | 123–91
PHO | Taurasi (26) | Jackson (9) | Johnson (7) | BOK Center
3,333
8:00 | San Antonio | @ | Minnesota |  | 74–72
SA | Augustus (22) | Brunson (14) | Whalen (8) | Target Center
6,126
Fri 23 | 8:30 | New York | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 79–71
NY | McWilliams-Franklin (18) | Fowles (16) | Canty, Pondexter (6) | Allstate Arena
5,256
Sat 24 | 7:00 | Indiana | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CSN-MA | 78–73
IND | January (19) | Langhorne (13) | January (8) | Verizon Center
9,786
7:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Connecticut | CSN-NE | 89–80
LA | Milton-Jones (20) | Charles, Jones (9) | Milton-Jones, Penicheiro (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena
8,097
8:00 | Chicago | @ | San Antonio | CN100 | 75–72
CHI | Fowles (23) | Fowles (12) | Canty (6) | AT&T Center
8,999
8:00 | Phoenix | @ | Minnesota | NBA TV
FSNN | 127–124 (2OT)
PHO | Augustus (36) | Brunson (17) | Whalen (10) | Target Center
8,518
Sun 25 | 3:00 | New York | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
SSO | 82–75
ATL | McCoughtry (28) | de Souza, McCoughtry (10) | McCoughtry, Pondexter (6) | Philips Arena
7,030
9:00 | Tulsa | @ | Seattle | KONG | 75–59
SEA | Crossley (19) | Willingham (10) | Bird, Wright (6) | KeyArena
9,686
Tue 27 | 1:30 | Atlanta | @ | Tulsa | NBA TV
CST | 105-89
ATL | Castro Marques, Latta (23) | Lyttle (14) | Latta, Lehning (6) | BOK Center
3,800
7:00 | Chicago | @ | Indiana | CN100 | 78-74
IND | Fowles (18) | Catchings (10) | Tamika Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse
6,853
7:30 | San Antonio | @ | New York | ESPN2 | 77-72
NY | Holdsclaw (18) | Holdsclaw (9) | Mitchell (8) | Madison Square Garden
10,712
7:30 | Washington | @ | Connecticut |  | 88-78
CON | Jones, Langhorne (23) | Charles, Currie (9) | Lawson (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,322
8:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Minnesota |  | 71-58
LA | Thompson (24) | Brunson (11) | Penicheiro (9) | Target Center
6,215
9:30 | Phoenix | @ | Seattle | ESPN2 | 91-85
SEA | Jackson (33) | Jackson (11) | Bird (7) | KeyArena
8,044
Thu 29 | 7:00 | San Antonio | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CSN-MA | 79-75
SA | Currie (22) | Langhorne (11) | Hammon (6) | Verizon Center
9,212
10:00 | Minnesota | @ | Phoenix |  | 110-92
PHO | Houston (26) | Houston (13) | Johnson (8) | US Airways Center
7,037
Fri 30 | 7:00 | Washington | @ | Indiana |  | 77-73
WAS | Harding (33) | Langhorne (11) | Catchings (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse
8,207
7:30 | Los Angeles | @ | New York |  | 88-79
NY | Pondexter (20) | McWilliams-Franklin (9) | Penicheiro (7) | Madison Square Garden
14,307
7:30 | Atlanta | @ | Connecticut |  | 94-62
ATL | McCoughtry (20) | de Souza (13) | Lawson, K. Miller, Price (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena
7,003
8:00 | San Antonio | @ | Tulsa | NBA TV
FSOK | 101-85
SA | Hammon (22) | Jackson, Snow (7) | Brown (5) | BOK Center
5,203
10:00 | Chicago | @ | Seattle | NBA TV
KONG | 80-60
SEA | Cash (16) | Bass, Little, Willingham (7) | Bird (8) | KeyArena
7,749

August

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Sun 1 | 3:00 | Indiana | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
SSO | 90-74
ATL | Catchings (24) | Davenport (12) | Lehning, McCoughtry (7) | Philips Arena
6,270
4:00 | Connecticut | @ | New York | MSG | 71-67
NY | Pondexter (24) | Charles (10) | Montgomery, Powell (5) | Madison Square Garden
9,341
4:00 | Tulsa | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CSN-MA | 87-62
WAS | Currie, Smith (15) | Coleman (10) | Coleman, Harding (4) | Verizon Center
9,008
6:00 | Chicago | @ | Phoenix | NBA TV
CN100
FSA | 97-96
PHO | Fowles, Taurasi (35) | Fowles (8) | Taurasi (11) | US Airways Center
11,237
7:00 | Seattle | @ | Minnesota | NBA TV
FSNN | 72-71
MIN | Augustus (24) | Brunson (8) | Bird (10) | Target Center
7,312
Tue 3 | 7:00 | New York | @ | Indiana | FSI | 82-72
NY | Powell (20) | McCarville (10) | Pondexter (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,540
7:30 | Washington | @ | Atlanta | ESPN2 | 86-78
WAS | McCoughtry (30) | Langhorne (12) | Harding, Lehning (6) | Philips Arena
9,072
8:00 | Phoenix | @ | San Antonio |  | 103-92
PHO | Dupree, Young (24) | Dupree (12) | Hammon (11) | AT&T Center
6,116
8:00 | Seattle | @ | Tulsa | CST | 84-75
TUL | Robinson (21) | Bird (7) | Latta, Wright (7) | BOK Center
3,697
8:00 | Connecticut | @ | Minnesota | CSN-NE | 111-103 (OT)
MIN | Montgomery (33) | Charles (21) | Whalen (12) | Target Center
5,954
Wed 4 | 10:30 | Chicago | @ | Los Angeles | NBA TV
CN100 | 82-77
LA | Milton-Jones (22) | Wisdom-Hylton (13) | Penicheiro (15) | Staples Center
9,732
Thu 5 | 10:30 | Connecticut | @ | Seattle | ESPN2 | 83-82
SEA | Jackson (31) | Jones (9) | Montgomery (10) | KeyArena
7,539
Fri 6 | 7:00 | Atlanta | @ | Indiana |  | 95-93
IND | McCoughtry (31) | Catchings, Lyttle (8) | Lehning (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse
9,214
7:30 | Washington | @ | New York |  | 85-77
NY | Currie, Pondexter (23) | Currie, Melvin (6) | Mitchell (6) | Madison Square Garden
11,465
10:00 | San Antonio | @ | Phoenix |  | 103-87
PHO | Hammon, Holdsclaw (21) | Holdsclaw (9) | Taylor (8) | US Airways Center
12,909
10:30 | Tulsa | @ | Los Angeles |  | 77-70
LA | Milton-Jones (23) | Jackson (9) | Penicheiro (13) | Staples Center
8,962
Sat 7 | 3:00 | Minnesota | @ | Chicago | ESPN2 | 87-82 (OT)
MIN | Augustus (27) | Fowles (11) | Whalen (7) | Allstate Arena
4,992
10:00 | Tulsa | @ | Seattle | KONG | 111-65
SEA | Abrosimova (20) | Jackson (10) | Abrosimova (8) | KeyArena
9,686
Sun 8 | 5:00 | Washington | @ | Connecticut |  | 76-67
CON | Charles, Jones (17) | Charles (14) | Montgomery (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena
7,076
6:00 | Indiana | @ | Phoenix |  | 104-82
IND | Douglas (28) | Catchings (10) | Taurasi (7) | US Airways Center
10,995
7:00 | New York | @ | Minnesota | NBA TV
FSNN | 74-72
NY | Powell (21) | Brunson (18) | Mitchell, Pondexter, Powell (4) | Target Center
9,016
8:00 | San Antonio | @ | Los Angeles | NBA TV
FSSW
FSW | 92-83
SA | Thompson (23) | Young (10) | Penicheiro (8) | Staples Center
9,793
Tue 10 | 7:00 | Connecticut | @ | Washington | NBA TV
CSN-MA | 84-74
WAS | Langhorne (23) | Charles (15) | Harding (6) | Verizon Center
8,180
7:00 | Seattle | @ | Atlanta | FSSO | 80-70
SEA | McCoughtry (16) | Lyttle (17) | Abrosimova, Lehning (6) | Philips Arena
6,042
8:00 | Minnesota | @ | San Antonio |  | 73-68
MIN | Augustus (20) | Brunson (12) | Hammon (8) | AT&T Center
5,142
8:00 | Phoenix | @ | Chicago |  | 91-82
CHI | Taurasi (28) | Fowles (14) | Taylor (6) | Allstate Arena
4,089
10:00 | Indiana | @ | Los Angeles | ESPN2 | 82-76
IND | Thompson (23) | Thompson (13) | Bevilaqua, Riley (6) | Staples Center
10,586
Thu 12 | 8:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Minnesota |  | 78-77
LA | Houston (24) | Brunson (14) | Penicheiro (10) | Target Center
7,867
Fri 13 | 7:00 | Minnesota | @ | Washington |  | 61-58
WAS | Harding (15) | Langhorne (14) | Whalen (5) | Verizon Center
7,752
7:00 | Phoenix | @ | Indiana |  | 110-90
IND | Catchings (29) | Catchings (7) | Catchings (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse
10,002
7:00 | New York | @ | Atlanta | SSO | 90-83
NY | Pondexter (31) | Lyttle (13) | Lehning (8) | Philips Arena
6,025
7:30 | Seattle | @ | Connecticut |  | 88-68
CON | Jones (19) | Gruda (9) | Abrosimova (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena
9,197
8:00 | Tulsa | @ | San Antonio |  | 94-74
SA | Holdsclaw (18) | Kelly (9) | Hammon (8) | AT&T Center
10,244
Sat 14 | 7:30 | Phoenix | @ | New York | NBA TV
MSG | 107-69
NY | Pondexter (28) | Braxton, Dupree (8) | McCarville (6) | Madison Square Garden
9,645
8:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Tulsa | CST | 92-87
LA | Latta (26) | Jackson (13) | Penicheiro (9) | BOK Center
5,719
8:00 | Atlanta | @ | Chicago | CN100 | 98-74
ATL | Prince (18) | Bales (12) | Price (6) | Allstate Arena
4,214
Sun 15 | 4:00 | Seattle | @ | Washington |  | 80-71
WAS | Currie (25) | Langhorne (7) | Bird (7) | Verizon Center
9,438
5:00 | Indiana | @ | Connecticut |  | 79-66
IND | Catchings (26) | Charles (13) | Montgomery (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena
7,915
7:00 | San Antonio | @ | Minnesota | NBA TV
FSSW
FSNN | 84-78
MIN | Hammon (30) | Brunson, Houston (8) | Whalen (12) | Target Center
8,678
Tue 17 | 7:00 | Chicago | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
FSSO | 84-79
CHI | Castro Marques (19) | Fowles (14) | Young (5) | Philips Arena
5,209
7:30 | Indiana | @ | New York |  | 78-57
NY | Catchings (25) | McWilliams-Franklin (10) | Pondexter (6) | Madison Square Garden
8,953
7:30 | Tulsa | @ | Connecticut | CSN-NE | 90-62
CON | Montgomery (22) | Charles (10) | Charles (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena
8,828
8:00 | Washington | @ | San Antonio |  | 76-66
WAS | Langhorne (21) | Langhorne (12) | Smith (6) | AT&T Center
6,801
10:00 | Minnesota | @ | Seattle |  | 68-64
SEA | Jackson (24) | Little (14) | Bird (8) | KeyArena
7,394
10:30 | Phoenix | @ | Los Angeles | NBA TV
PRIME | 90-84
PHO | Thompson (33) | Dupree, Taylor (11) | Penicheiro (11) | Staples Center
8,817
Thu 19 | 7:30 | Tulsa | @ | New York |  | 95-85
NY | Powell (20) | Black (9) | Mitchell (8) | Madison Square Garden
8,766
Fri 20 | 7:00 | New York | @ | Washington |  | 75-74
WAS | Pondexter (28) | Langhorne (7) | Powell (5) | Verizon Center
13,109
8:00 | Indiana | @ | San Antonio |  | 75-61
SA | Young (22) | Snow (8) | Snow,
Hammon (6) | AT&T Center
10,807
8:30 | Connecticut | @ | Chicago | NBA TV
CN100 | 78-71
CON | Montgomery (20) | Griffin (11) | Canty (7) | Allstate Arena
5,598
10:00 | Seattle | @ | Phoenix |  | 78-73
SEA | Braxton (15) | Bird,
Bonner (7) | Bird (5) | US Airways Center
12,459
10:30 | Minnesota | @ | Los Angeles |  | 98-91
LA | Thompson (26) | Thompson (9) | Penicheiro (12) | Staples Center
13,154
Sat 21 | 8:00 | Chicago | @ | Tulsa | NBA TV
FSOK | 84-71
TUL | Crossley, Jackson (17) | Jackson (9) | Canty, Latta (5) | BOK Center
6,321
11:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Seattle | ESPN2 | 75-74
SEA | Little (22) | Milton-Jones (9) | Bird (9) | KeyArena
9,686
Sun 22 | 3:00 | Phoenix | @ | San Antonio |  | 83-82
SA | Hammon (30) | Bonner (12) | Hodges (6) | AT&T Center
8,331
3:00 | Washington | @ | Atlanta | SSO | 90-81
WAS | Currie (20) | Langhorne, Lyttle (11) | Harding (8) | Philips Arena
9,570
4:00 | Connecticut | @ | New York | MSG | 88-87 (OT)
NY | Pondexter (31) | Charles (13) | Pondexter (6) | Madison Square Garden
15,989
5:00 | Minnesota | @ | Indiana | NBA TV
FSI | 83-79 (OT)
MIN | Augustus (25) | Catchings (14) | January (7) | Conseco Fieldhouse
10,015

2010 WNBA postseason

Conference Semifinals (August 25-September 1)

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Wed 25 | 8:00 | Atlanta | @ | Washington | NBA TV | 95-90
ATL | McCoughtry (28) | Currie (11) | Price (8) | Verizon Center
10,322
11:00 | Los Angeles | @ | Seattle | ESPN2 | 79-66
SEA | Cash (20) | Jackson (9) | Bird (12) | KeyArena
10,589
Thu 26 | 7:00 | Indiana | @ | New York | NBA TV
MSG | 85-73
NY | Pondexter (28) | McWilliams-Franklin (10) | McCarville (7) | Madison Square Garden
14,624
9:00 | San Antonio | @ | Phoenix | ESPN2 | 106-93
PHO | Dupree (32) | Young (9) | Taurasi (10) | US Airways Center
8,927
Fri 27 | 7:30 | Washington | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
FSSO | 101-77
ATL | Castro Marques, McCoughtry (21) | Lyttle (10) | Lehning (9) | Philips Arena
7,890
Sat 28 | 1:00 | Phoenix | @ | San Antonio | ESPN2 | 92-73
PHO | Taurasi (23) | Dupree (11) | Taylor (12) | AT&T Center
6,763
3:00 | Seattle | @ | Los Angeles | ESPN2 | 81-66
SEA | Jackson (24) | Jackson (9) | Jackson,
Cash (5) | Staples Center
8,326
Sun 29 | 8:00 | New York | @ | Indiana | ESPN2 | 75-67
IND | Pondexter (24) | Catchings (13) | Douglas (5) | Conseco Fieldhouse
7,535
Wed 1 | 7:30 | Indiana | @ | New York | NBA TV
MSG | 77-74
NY | Pondexter (30) | McWilliams-Franklin (11) | Douglas,
McWilliams-Franklin,
Mitchell
Pondexter (4) | Madison Square Garden
16,682

Conference Finals (September 2-8)

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Thu 2 | 10:00 | Phoenix | @ | Seattle | NBA TV | 82-74
SEA | Jackson (23) | Jackson (17) | Bird (10) | KeyArena
9,686
Sun 5 | 3:00 | Seattle | @ | Phoenix | ABC | 91-88
SEA | Taurasi (28) | Cash,
Jackson,
Little (8) | Johnson (12) | US Airways Center
9,010
7:00 | Atlanta | @ | New York | NBA TV
MSG | 81-75
ATL | Pondexter (24) | Lyttle (13) | Mitchell (6) | Madison Square Garden
14,248
Tue 7 | 7:30 | New York | @ | Atlanta | NBA TV
FSSO
MSG | 105-93
ATL | McCoughtry (42) | de Souza, McWilliams-Franklin (6) | Pondexter (9) | Philips Arena
9,045

WNBA Finals (September 12-21)

| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | TV | Result | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location/Attendance

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Sun 12 | 3:00 | Atlanta | @ | Seattle | ABC | 79-77
SEA | Jackson (26) | Lyttle (14) | Bird (8) | KeyArena
15,084
Tue 14 | 9:00 | Atlanta | @ | Seattle | ESPN2 | 87-84
SEA | Jackson (26) | Little, McCoughtry (9) | C. Miller (8) | KeyArena
13,898
Thu 16 | 8:00 | Seattle | @ | Atlanta | ESPN2 | 87-84
SEA | McCoughtry (35) | de Souza (14) | Bird (7) | Philips Arena
10,522

## Playoffs

[edit]

Main article: 2010 WNBA playoffs

See also: 2010 WNBA Finals

| Conference semifinals
Best-of-3 | | | Conference finals
Best-of-3 | | | WNBA Finals
Best-of-5 |

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| E1 | Washington | 0 | | |
| E4 | Atlanta | 2 |
| | E4 | Atlanta | 2 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | E2 | New York | 0 |
| E2 | New York | 2 |

| E3 | Indiana | 1 |
| | E4 | Atlanta | 0 |
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| | | W1 | Seattle | 3 |
| W1 | Seattle | 2 | |

| W4 | Los Angeles | 0 |
| | W1 | Seattle | 2 |
| Western Conference |
| | | W2 | Phoenix | 0 |
| W2 | Phoenix | 2 |

| W3 | San Antonio | 0 |

* Bold – Series winner
* Italics – Team with home-court advantage

## Awards

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Reference:[11]

### Individual

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Most Valuable Player (MVP) | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm | Forward  | 323 out of 1002[12]
Finals MVP | Lauren Jackson  | Seattle Storm  | Forward  |
Rookie of the Year | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun | Center  | 39 out of 39
Most Improved Player | Leilani Mitchell | New York Liberty | Guard  | 29 out of 39
Defensive Player of the Year | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | Forward  | 30 out of 39
Sixth Woman of the Year | DeWanna Bonner | Phoenix Mercury | Guard/Forward  | 16 out of 39
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award | Tamika Catchings  | Indiana Fever  | Forward  | 10 out of 38
Peak Performers | Scoring | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury  | Guard/Forward  | 22.6 PPG
Rebounding | Tina Charles  | Connecticut Sun  | Center  | 11.7 RPG
Assists | Ticha Penicheiro | Los Angeles Sparks | Guard  | 6.9 APG
Coach of the Year | Brian Agler | Seattle Storm  | Coach  | 17 out of 39

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All-WNBA | First Team | Cappie Pondexter | Diana Taurasi | Tamika Catchings | Lauren Jackson | Sylvia Fowles
Second Team | Sue Bird | Katie Douglas | Angel McCoughtry | Crystal Langhorne | Tina Charles
All-Defensive | First Team | Cappie Pondexter | Tanisha Wright | Tamika Catchings | Angel McCoughtry | Sylvia Fowles
Second Team | Tully Bevilaqua
Katie Douglas | Lindsey Harding | Sancho Lyttle | Rebekkah Brunson | Lauren Jackson
All-Rookie Team | Epiphanny Prince | Kalana Greene | Monica Wright | Kelsey Griffin | Tina Charles

### Players of the Week

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
May 24 | Angel McCoughtry.(2) | Atlanta Dream | Lauren Jackson | Seattle Storm
June 2 | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks
June 7 | Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | Lauren Jackson (2) | Seattle Storm
June 14 | Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty | Diana Taurasi | Phoenix Mercury
June 21 | Tina Charles | Connecticut Sun | Seimone Augustus | Minnesota Lynx
June 28 | Crystal Langhorne | Washington Mystics | Lauren Jackson (4) | Seattle Storm
July 6 | Sylvia Fowles (2) | Chicago Sky
July 12 | Iziane Castro Marques | Atlanta Dream | Candice Dupree | Phoenix Mercury
July 19 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | Lauren Jackson (5) | Seattle Storm
July 26 | Cappie Pondexter (3) | New York Liberty | Diana Taurasi (3) | Phoenix Mercury
August 2
August 9 | Tamika Catchings (2) | Indiana Fever | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx
August 16 | Cappie Pondexter (5) | New York Liberty | Tina Thompson(2) | Los Angeles Sparks
August 23

### Players of the Month

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Player  | Team  | Player  | Team
May | Angel McCoughtry | Atlanta Dream | Lauren Jackson (3) | Seattle Storm
June | Crystal Langhorne | Washington Mystics
July | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever
August | Cappie Pondexter | New York Liberty | Tina Thompson | Los Angeles Sparks

### Rookies of the Month

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May | Tina Charles (4) | Connecticut Sun
June
July
August

## Coaches

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### Eastern Conference

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* Atlanta Dream: Marynell Meadors
* Chicago Sky: Steven Key
* Connecticut Sun: Mike Thibault
* Indiana Fever: Lin Dunn
* New York Liberty: Anne Donovan
* Washington Mystics: Julie Plank

### Western Conference

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* Los Angeles Sparks: Jennifer Gillom
* Minnesota Lynx: Cheryl Reeve
* Phoenix Mercury: Corey Gaines
* San Antonio Silver Stars: Sandy Brondello
* Seattle Storm: Brian Agler
* Tulsa Shock: Nolan Richardson

## See also

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* WNBA
* WNBA draft
* WNBA All-Star Game
* WNBA Playoffs
* WNBA Finals

## References

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1. ^ "Nolan Richardson Hired By WNBA Tulsa Group". Coach and Athletic Director. September 30, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
2. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (October 20, 2009). "Voepel: A sad but not surprising move expected for Shock". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
3. ^ "Monarchs fold; WNBA seeks Bay Area owners". ESPN.com. November 20, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
4. ^ "Anne Donovan Named New York Liberty Head Coach". Old Dominion University. December 4, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
5. ^ Coward, Cheryl (December 14, 2009). "Nicole Powell is first pick in Dispersal Draft of Sacramento Monarchs players". Archived from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
6. ^ "WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs fold". Bay Area News Group. November 20, 2009.
7. ^ "Sun pick up F DeMya Walker in dispersal draft". ESPN. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
8. ^ a b "2010 WNBA Draft Overview". The Best Sports Blog. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
9. ^ "Sacramento Monarchs Dispersal Draft Analysis". WNBA. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
10. ^ "Liberty draft Powell first overall". ESPN. December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
11. ^ "2010 WNBA Season Awards - WNBA". www.wnba.com. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
12. ^ "Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson Named 2010 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented by Kia Motors". WNBA. September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2024.

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