2003 WNBA Finals
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The 2003 WNBA Finals was the championship series in which the Detroit Shock captured their first league title, marking a major turning point in the franchise’s history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2003 WNBA season | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WNBA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| champion | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfDecisiveGame | Auburn Hills, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionEast | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionWest | Los Angeles Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| decisiveGameNumber | Game 3 ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Los Angeles Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Ruth Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2004 WNBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | best-of-three series ⓘ |
| gameCount | 3 ⓘ |
| governingBody | WNBA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCourtForDetroitShock | The Palace of Auburn Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostTeamOfDecisiveGame | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| locationOfDecisiveGame | The Palace of Auburn Hills GENERATED ⓘ |
| losingCoach | Michael Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnChampion |
Deanna Nolan
NERFINISHED
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Ruth Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Swin Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerOnRunnerUp |
Lisa Leslie
NERFINISHED
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Tamecka Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2002 WNBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Los Angeles Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 2003 WNBA season ⓘ |
| seriesLosingTeamGames | 1 ⓘ |
| seriesResult | Detroit Shock won 2–1 ⓘ |
| seriesWinningTeamGames | 2 ⓘ |
| significance |
ended the Los Angeles Sparks’ bid for a third consecutive WNBA title
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marked the first WNBA championship in Detroit Shock franchise history ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamFromEasternConference | Detroit Shock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamFromWesternConference | Los Angeles Sparks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningCoach | Bill Laimbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningFranchiseFirstTitle | true ⓘ |
| year | 2003 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
2003 WNBA season