# 2008 WNBA playoffs

The 2008 WNBA Playoffs was the postseason for the Women's National Basketball Association's 2008 season which ended with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Shock defeating the Western Conference champion San Antonio Silver Stars 3-0.

## Format

* The top 4 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
** All 4 teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
* The series for rounds one and two are in a best-of-three format with Games 2 and 3 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
* The series for the WNBA Finals is in a best-of-five format with Games 1, 2 and 5 on the home court of the team with the higher seed.
* Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.

## Playoff qualifying
### Eastern Conference

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
* Detroit Shock (22–12)
* Connecticut Sun (21–13)
* New York Liberty (19–15)
* Indiana Fever (17–17)

### Western Conference

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
* San Antonio Silver Stars (24–10)
* Seattle Storm (22–12)
* Los Angeles Sparks (20–14)
* Sacramento Monarchs (18–16)

## Bracket

This was the outlook for the 2008 WNBA playoffs. Teams in italics had home court advantage. Teams in bold advanced to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | WNBA Finals | WNBA Finals | WNBA Finals |
| 1 | Detroit | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | Detroit | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 1 | Detroit | 2 | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | 3 | New York | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | New York | 1 | | | |
| 3 | New York | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | New York | 2 | | | | 1 | Detroit | 3 |
| | | | | | | 1 | San Antonio | 0 |
| 1 | San Antonio | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | San Antonio | 0 |
| 4 | Sacramento | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sacramento | 1 | 1 | San Antonio | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 1 | San Antonio | 2 | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | 3 | Los Angeles | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Seattle | 1 | 3 | Los Angeles | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 2 | | | | | | |

## Eastern Conference
### First round
#### (1) Detroit Shock vs. (4) Indiana Fever

* NBA TV
* September 19
* Game 1
* Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
* ESPN2
* September 21
* Game 2
* Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills
* ESPN2
* September 23
* Game 3
Indiana Fever 61, Detroit Shock 80 :
* Detroit wins series, 2–1 ||
* Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills

#### (2) Connecticut Sun vs. (3) New York Liberty

* NBA TV
* September 18
* Game 1
* Madison Square Garden, New York
* NBA TV
* September 20
* Game 2
* Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville
* ESPN2
* September 22
* Game 3
New York Liberty 66, Connecticut Sun 62 :
* New York wins series, 2–1 ||
* Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville

### Conference finals
#### (1) Detroit Shock vs. (3) New York Liberty

* NBA TV
* September 26
* Game 1
* Madison Square Garden, New York
* ESPN2
* September 28
* Game 2
* EMU Convocation Center, Ypsilanti
* ESPN2
* September 29
* Game 3
New York Liberty 73, Detroit Shock 75 :
* Detroit wins series, 2–1 ||
* EMU Convocation Center, Ypsilanti

## Western Conference
### First round
#### (1) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (4) Sacramento Monarchs

* NBA TV
* September 18
* Game 1
* ARCO Arena, Sacramento
* NBA TV
* September 20
* Game 2
* AT&T Center, San Antonio
* ESPN2
* September 22
* Game 3
Sacramento Monarchs 81, San Antonio Silver Stars 86 :
* San Antonio wins series, 2–1 ||
* AT&T Center, San Antonio

#### (2) Seattle Storm vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks

* NBA TV
* September 19
* Game 1
* Staples Center, Los Angeles
* ESPN2
* September 21
* Game 2
* KeyArena, Seattle
* ESPN2
* September 23
* Game 3
Los Angeles Sparks 71, Seattle Storm 64 :
* Los Angeles wins series, 2–1 ||
* KeyArena, Seattle

### Conference finals
#### (1) San Antonio Silver Stars vs. (3) Los Angeles Sparks

* NBA TV
* September 25
* Game 1
* Galen Center, Los Angeles
* NBA TV
* September 27
* Game 2
* AT&T Center, San Antonio
* ESPN2
* September 28
* Game 3
Los Angeles Sparks 72, San Antonio Silver Stars 76 :
* San Antonio wins series, 2–1 ||
* AT&T Center, San Antonio

## WNBA Finals
### San Antonio Silver Stars vs. Detroit Shock

* ESPN2
* October 1
* Game 1
* AT&T Center, San Antonio
* ESPN2
* October 3
* Game 2
* AT&T Center, San Antonio
* ESPN2
* October 5
* Game 3
San Antonio Silver Stars 60, Detroit Shock 76 :
* Detroit wins series, 3-0 ||
* EMU Convocation Center, Ypsilanti