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.

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2003 WNBA season 1

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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
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
Ruth Riley NERFINISHED
Swin Cash NERFINISHED
notablePlayerOnRunnerUp Lisa Leslie NERFINISHED
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
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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Cleveland Rockers participatedIn 2003 WNBA Finals
this entity surface form: 2003 WNBA season
Detroit Shock wonChampionship 2003 WNBA Finals