The 2003 season was the seventh regular season for the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
This season, two teams were disbanded with the Miami Sol and the Portland Fire . Furthermore relocated the Orlando Miracle to Connecticut and then became the Connecticut Sun . The Utah Starzz moved to San Antonio and became the San Antonio Silver Stars .
The seventh WNBA Draft took place on April 24, 2003 at NBA Entertainment Studios in Secaucus , New Jersey , United States .
The WNBA championship won the first time the Detroit Shock , which defeated the Los Angeles Sparks with 2–1 in the final series . Shock Center Ruth Riley has been named the Finals MVP.
The fifth WNBA All-Star Game took place on July 12, 2003 in Madison Square Garden in New York City , which the Western All Stars won with 84-75 against the Eastern All Stars. Los Angeles Sparks Guard, Nikki Teasley has been named the game's MVP.
Draft
On April 24, 2003, not only the WNBA Draft took place, but also a Dispersal Draft , as the Miami Sol and Portland Fire had disbanded before the start of this season.
The order of selection in the WNBA Draft was determined by a lottery . This won the Cleveland Rockers before the Sacramento Monarchs .
The first pick was LaToya Thomas . After that, Sacramento chose Chantelle Anderson in second place . In total, the 14 franchises secured the rights to 42 players. The United States made up the majority with 38 players .
Top 5 picks
Abbreviations: Pos = Position, G = Guard, F = Forward, C = Center
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp. = Games, S = wins, N = defeats, GB = games behind the leader of the conference
Explanations: = Playoff qualification, = Conference winner
Playoffs
Conference semifinals (round 1)
Eastern Conference
(1) Detroit Shock - (4) Cleveland Rockers
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Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers
74-76
Detroit Shock Detroit Shock
Gund Arena , Cleveland, Ohio
Stand: 0: 1
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Detroit Shock Detroit Shock
59-66
Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers
Palace of Auburn Hills , Detroit, Michigan
Stand: 1: 1
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Detroit Shock Detroit Shock
77-63
Cleveland Rockers Cleveland Rockers
Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, Michigan
Final score: 2: 1
(2) Connecticut Sun - (3) Charlotte Sting
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Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
66-68
Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun
Charlotte Coliseum , Charlotte, North Carolina
Stand: 0: 1
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Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun
68-62
Charlotte Sting Charlotte Sting
Mohegan Sun Arena at Uncasville , Montville, Connecticut
Final score : 2-0
Western Conference
Los Angeles Sparks (1) - Minnesota Lynx (4)
date
Away team
Home team
Note
August 28th
los Angeles
72
74
Minnesota
August 30th
Minnesota
69
80
los Angeles
September 1
Minnesota
64
74
los Angeles
Los Angeles wins the series 2-1.
Houston Comets (2) - Sacramento Monarchs (3)
date
Away team
Home team
Note
29th August
Houston
59
65
Sacramento
August 31
Sacramento
48
69
Houston
September 2nd
Sacramento
70
68
Houston
Sacramento wins the series 2-1.
Conference Finals (Round 2)
Eastern Conference
(1) Detroit Shock - (2) Connecticut Sun
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Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun
63 - 73
Detroit Shock Detroit Shock
Mohegan Sun Arena at Uncasville , Montville, Connecticut
Stand: 0: 1
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Detroit Shock Detroit Shock
79-73
Connecticut Sun Connecticut Sun
Palace of Auburn Hills , Detroit, Michigan
Final score : 2-0
Western Conference
(1) Los Angeles Sparks - (3) Sacramento Monarchs
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Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
77-69
Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
ARCO Arena , Sacramento, California
Stand: 1: 0
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Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
79-54
Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
Staples Center , Los Angeles, California
Stand: 1: 1
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Los Angeles Sparks Los Angeles Sparks
66-63
Sacramento Monarchs Sacramento Monarchs
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Final score: 2: 1
Finals (round 3)
Detroit Shock (E1) - Los Angeles Sparks (W1)
date
Away team
Home team
Note
12th September
Detroit
63
75
los Angeles
September 14th
los Angeles
61
62
Detroit
16th September
los Angeles
78
83
Detroit
Detroit wins the series 2-1.
WNBA championship team
(Participation in at least one playoff game)
WNBA awards and trophies awarded
All-WNBA teams
Web links
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