2004 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 20 - October 12
Number of games	34
Number of teams	13
Total attendance	1,903,427
Average attendance	8,613
TV partner/s	ABC, ESPN
2004 WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Diana Taurasi
Picked by	Phoenix Mercury
Regular season
Season MVP	Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles)
Top scorer	Lauren Jackson (Seattle)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Connecticut Sun
Eastern runners-up	New York Liberty
Western champions	Seattle Storm
Western runners-up	Sacramento Monarchs
Finals
Finals champions	Seattle Storm
Runners-up	Connecticut Sun
Finals MVP	Betty Lennox (Seattle)
WNBA seasons
← 2003	2005 →

The 2004 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's eighth season. The league was decreased by one team as the Cleveland Rockers folded after the 2003 season.

Contents 1 Regular season standings 2 Season award winners 3 Playoffs 4 External links

[edit] Regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Connecticut Sun x	18	16	.529	14-6	-
New York Liberty x	18	16	.529	10-10	-
Detroit Shock x	17	17	.500	11-9	1.0
Washington Mystics x	17	17	.500	9-11	1.0
Charlotte Sting o	16	18	.471	8-12	2.0
Indiana Fever o	15	19	.441	8-12	3.0

Western Conference

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
Los Angeles Sparks x	25	9	.735	16-6	-
Seattle Storm x	20	14	.588	13-9	5.0
Minnesota Lynx x	18	16	.529	12-10	7.0
Sacramento Monarchs x	18	16	.529	12-10	7.0
Phoenix Mercury o	17	17	.500	11-11	8.0
Houston Comets o	13	21	.282	7-15	12.0
San Antonio Silver Stars o	9	25	.265	6-16	16.0

[edit] Season award winners

Award	Winner	Team
WNBA Finals MVP Award	Betty Lennox	Seattle Storm
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Most Improved Player Award	Kelly Miller/ Wendy Palmer (co-winners)	Indiana Fever/ Connecticut Sun
WNBA Peak Performer	Lauren Jackson	Seattle Storm
WNBA Peak Performer	Lisa Leslie	Los Angeles Sparks
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award	Teresa Edwards	Minnesota Lynx
WNBA Coach of the Year Award	Suzie McConnell Serio	Minnesota Lynx

[edit] Playoffs

First Round Best of 3

Conference Finals Best of 3

WNBA Finals Best of 3

E1

Connecticut

2

E4

Washington

1

E1

Connecticut

2

Eastern Conference

E2

New York

0

E2

New York

2

E3

Detroit

1

E1

Connecticut

1

W2

Seattle

2

W1

Los Angeles

1

W4

Sacramento

2

W4

Sacramento

1

Western Conference

W2

Seattle

2

W2

Seattle

2

W3

Minnesota

0

[edit] External links

• 2004 WNBA Final Standings
• 2004 WNBA Award Winners
• 2004 WNBA Playoffs

Preceded by 2003 WNBA season

WNBA seasons 2004

Succeeded by 2005 WNBA season

v • d • e WNBA Seasons
1990s	1997	1998	1999
2000s	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
2010s	2010

v • d • e 2004 WNBA season by team
Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals
Eastern	Charlotte Sting	Connecticut Sun	Detroit Shock	Indiana Fever	New York Liberty	Washington Mystics
Western	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	Minnesota Lynx	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	San Antonio Silver Stars	Seattle Storm
←  2003 • WNBA season • 2005  →

v • d • e Women's National Basketball Association (2010)
Eastern Conference		Western Conference
Atlanta Dream	Indiana Fever	Los Angeles Sparks	San Antonio Silver Stars
Chicago Sky	New York Liberty	Minnesota Lynx	Seattle Storm
Connecticut Sun	Washington Mystics	Phoenix Mercury	Tulsa
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