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2008 WNBA Finals

2008 season · playoff bracket · best of 5 · 2008-10-01 to 2008-10-05

◀ 2007 2009 ▶

Champion

Detroit Shock 3
22–12 season, coach Rick Mahorn

Runner-up

San Antonio Silver Stars 0
24–10 season, coach Dan Hughes

Series

3–0

Finals MVP

Katie Smith

Games

G	Date	Away	Score	Home	Series
1	2008-10-01	Shock	77–69	Silver Stars	DET 1–0
2	2008-10-03	Shock	69–61	Silver Stars	DET 2–0
3	2008-10-05	Silver Stars	60–76	Shock	DET 3–0

Finals leaders

Player	Team	G	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P	TS%
Katie Smith	Shock	3	36.7	65	21.7	6.7	3.3	0.0	0.3	.523	8-14	.642
Ann Wauters	Silver Stars	3	33.7	48	16.0	7.3	1.7	1.3	1.7	.435	0-4	.477
Sophia Young-Malcolm	Silver Stars	3	36.0	47	15.7	5.7	2.0	1.0	0.3	.392	0-1	.425
Taj McWilliams-Franklin	Shock	3	34.7	46	15.3	7.0	2.0	0.3	1.3	.526	0-0	.557
Becky Hammon	Silver Stars	3	38.0	42	14.0	2.7	5.0	1.7	0.0	.303	4-13	.489
Deanna Nolan	Shock	3	37.7	34	11.3	5.3	4.7	2.7	0.3	.289	2-9	.352
Kara Braxton	Shock	3	22.0	31	10.3	5.7	1.3	1.0	0.7	.517	0-0	.502
Vickie Johnson	Silver Stars	3	30.7	29	9.7	5.3	2.0	1.3	0.0	.565	1-1	.571
Alexis Hornbuckle	Shock	3	25.3	21	7.0	5.3	3.3	1.7	1.0	.375	2-5	.506
Erin Perperoglou	Silver Stars	3	27.3	10	3.3	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.0	.286	1-9	.334
Plenette Pierson	Shock	2	12.0	8	4.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	.444	0-0	.444
Elaine Powell	Shock	3	13.0	7	2.3	1.3	2.3	0.3	0.0	.600	0-0	.639

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2008 WNBA Finals

Games

Finals leaders