WNBA Finals
History
The WNBA Finals were originally a single championship game to decide the WNBA champion. However, in 1998, after the addition of two teams, the WNBA Finals were turned into a best-of-three games series.

WNBA Finals

Section Title: History
Table Section Text: The WNBA Finals were originally a single championship game to decide the WNBA champion. However, in 1998, after the addition of two teams, the WNBA Finals were turned into a best-of-three games series.

Year	Winner	Result	Loser	Finals MVP

1997	Houston Comets	65–51	New York Liberty	Cynthia Cooper

1998	Houston Comets	2–1	Phoenix Mercury	Cynthia Cooper

1999	Houston Comets	2–1	New York Liberty	Cynthia Cooper

2000	Houston Comets	2–0	New York Liberty	Cynthia Cooper

2001	Los Angeles Sparks	2–0	Charlotte Sting	Lisa Leslie

2002	Los Angeles Sparks	2–0	New York Liberty	Lisa Leslie

2003	Detroit Shock	2–1	Los Angeles Sparks	Ruth Riley

2004	Seattle Storm	2–1	Connecticut Sun	Betty Lennox

2005	Sacramento Monarchs	3–1	Connecticut Sun	Yolanda Griffith

2006	Detroit Shock	3–2	Sacramento Monarchs	Deanna Nolan

2007	Phoenix Mercury	3–2	Detroit Shock	Cappie Pondexter

2008	Detroit Shock	3–0	San Antonio Silver Stars	Katie Smith

2009	Phoenix Mercury	3–2	Indiana Fever	Diana Taurasi

2010	Seattle Storm	3–0	Atlanta Dream	Lauren Jackson

2011	Minnesota Lynx	3–0	Atlanta Dream	Seimone Augustus

2012	Indiana Fever	3–1	Minnesota Lynx	Tamika Catchings

2013	Minnesota Lynx	3–0	Atlanta Dream	Maya Moore

2014	Phoenix Mercury	3–0	Chicago Sky	Diana Taurasi

2015	Minnesota Lynx	3–2	Indiana Fever	Sylvia Fowles

2016	Los Angeles Sparks	3–2	Minnesota Lynx	Candace Parker

2017	Minnesota Lynx	3–2	Los Angeles Sparks	Sylvia Fowles

2018	Seattle Storm	3–0	Washington Mystics	Breanna Stewart

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The 2003 WNBA Finals were between Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock.

final_sentence: The 2003 WNBA Finals were between Los Angeles Sparks and Detroit Shock.