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2005 WNBA Finals

2005 season · playoff bracket · best of 5 · 2005-09-14 to 2005-09-20

◀ 2004 2006 ▶

Champion

Sacramento Monarchs 3
25–9 season, coach Tom Abatermarco

Runner-up

Connecticut Sun 1
26–8 season, coach Scott Hawk

Series

3–1

Finals MVP

Yolanda Griffith

Games

G	Date	Away	Score	Home	Series
1	2005-09-14	Monarchs	69–65	Sun	SAC 1–0
2	2005-09-15	Monarchs	70–77	Sun	SAC 1–1
3	2005-09-18	Sun	55–66	Monarchs	SAC 2–1
4	2005-09-20	Sun	59–62	Monarchs	SAC 3–1

Finals leaders

Player	Team	G	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P	TS%
Yolanda Griffith	Monarchs	4	30.8	74	18.5	9.8	1.2	1.2	0.5	.491	0-0	.530
Nykesha Sales	Sun	4	35.0	69	17.2	2.8	3.0	1.8	0.8	.365	10-24	.485
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Sun	4	35.5	58	14.5	12.2	1.5	0.8	1.5	.500	0-1	.526
Nicole Powell	Monarchs	4	34.0	51	12.8	3.0	1.2	1.0	0.2	.375	13-25	.511
Katie Douglas	Sun	4	34.5	51	12.8	4.5	2.2	1.8	0.2	.452	6-19	.540
Kara Lawson	Monarchs	4	25.8	41	10.2	2.2	1.5	1.0	0.2	.414	5-10	.591
DeMya Walker	Monarchs	4	28.0	37	9.2	2.5	3.5	0.8	0.0	.447	0-0	.464
Asjha Jones	Sun	4	23.0	33	8.2	3.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	.462	0-1	.498
Rebekkah Brunson	Monarchs	4	22.2	23	5.8	5.0	1.2	0.5	0.2	.370	0-0	.398
Chelsea Newton	Monarchs	4	18.8	17	4.2	2.0	1.0	0.2	0.0	.389	0-2	.427
Lindsay Whalen	Sun	3	24.7	12	4.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.3	.263	0-4	.287
Brooke Wyckoff	Sun	4	15.0	11	2.8	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	.400	3-8	.550

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2005 WNBA Finals

Games

Finals leaders