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2002 WNBA Finals

2002 season · playoff bracket · best of 3 · 2002-08-29 to 2002-08-31

◀ 2001 2003 ▶

Champion

Los Angeles Sparks 2
25–7 season

Runner-up

New York Liberty 0
18–14 season

Series

2–0

Finals MVP

Lisa Leslie

Games

G	Date	Away	Score	Home	OT	Att.	Series
1	2002-08-29	Sparks	71–63	Liberty			LAS 1–0
2	2002-08-31	Liberty	66–69	Sparks			LAS 2–0

Finals leaders

Player	Team	G	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P	TS%
Mwadi Mabika	Sparks	2	38.0	32	16.0	6.5	3.5	1.0	0.0	.333	4-10	.482
Lisa Leslie	Sparks	2	40.0	32	16.0	8.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	.500	1-2	.557
Becky Hammon	Liberty	2	24.5	27	13.5	2.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	.556	5-12	.712
DeLisha Milton-Jones	Sparks	2	36.5	25	12.5	5.5	1.0	1.5	2.5	.526	1-3	.585
Tari Phillips	Liberty	2	32.5	24	12.0	6.0	1.5	1.0	1.5	.318	0-2	.419
Vickie Johnson	Liberty	2	32.5	24	12.0	4.0	2.5	0.5	0.0	.474	3-7	.561
Tamika Whitmore	Liberty	2	36.5	22	11.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	.318	0-1	.404
Nikki Teasley	Sparks	2	38.0	19	9.5	2.5	11.0	1.5	0.0	.333	1-8	.436
Latasha Byears	Sparks	2	32.5	16	8.0	11.0	0.5	1.5	0.5	.500	0-0	.489
Crystal Robinson	Liberty	2	31.0	13	6.5	2.5	1.0	0.5	1.0	.278	3-10	.361
Teresa Weatherspoon	Liberty	2	31.0	12	6.0	5.0	4.0	1.5	0.0	.300	0-2	.435
Sophia Witherspoon	Sparks	2	7.0	8	4.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	.500	2-3	.808

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2002 WNBA Finals

Games

Finals leaders