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Wednesday, October 13, 2004 - Page updated at 12:37 A.M.
Storm
Storm charts
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| 2004 WNBA title series |
| Gm. |
Score |
Highlight |
| 1 |
At Sun 68, Storm 64 |
Katie Douglas 18 points, 3 for 6 on three-pointers |
| 2 |
At Storm 67, Sun 65 |
Betty Lennox 27 points, 11 for 16 from the field |
| 3 |
At Storm 74, Sun 60 |
Lennox scores 23, Storm pulls away in second half |
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| Last night's key matchup |
| Player, team |
FG-FGA |
3-pts. |
FT-FTA |
Pts |
Reb |
Stl |
Ast |
| Betty Lennox, Storm |
7-17 |
0-1 |
9-11 |
23 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Katie Douglas, Sun |
0-11 |
0-6 |
6-6 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
| Bottom line: Douglas, who averaged 16 points the first two games of the series, didn't make a shot from the floor, going 0 for 11 (0 for 6 from three-point range). Lennox, the most valuable player of the series, scored 23, and averaged 22.3 for the series. |
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| WNBA Finals history |
| Year |
Result |
Coach |
MVP |
| 1997 |
Houston def. New York, 1-0 |
Van Chancellor |
Cynthia Cooper |
| 1998 |
Houston def. Phoenix, 2-1 |
Van Chancellor |
Cynthia Cooper |
| 1999 |
Houston def. New York, 2-1 |
Van Chancellor |
Cynthia Cooper |
| 2000 |
Houston def. New York, 2-0 |
Van Chancellor |
Cynthia Cooper |
| 2001 |
Los Angeles def. Charlotte, 2-0 |
Michael Cooper |
Lisa Leslie |
| 2002 |
Los Angeles def. New York, 2-0 |
Michael Cooper |
Lisa Leslie |
| 2003 |
Detroit def. Los Angeles, 2-1 |
Bill Laimbeer |
Ruth Riley |
| 2004 |
Seattle def. Connecticut, 2-1 |
Anne Donovan |
Betty Lennox |
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| Storm history |
| Year |
W-L |
Leading scorer |
Att. |
Playoffs |
| 2000 |
6-26 |
Edna Campbell 13.9 |
8,912 |
None |
| 2001 |
10-22 |
Lauren Jackson 15.2 |
5,954 |
None |
| 2002 |
17-15 |
Lauren Jackson 17.2 |
6,986 |
Lost 2-0 to L.A., first round |
| 2003 |
18-16 |
Lauren Jackson 21.3* |
7,109 |
None |
| 2004 |
20-14 |
Lauren Jackson 20.6 |
7,960 |
Won WNBA title |
| *League MVP |
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