2000 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
The New York Liberty won the 2000 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 20-12, 3 games ahead of the Cleveland Rockers.
🏆How the 2000 playoffs went
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East standings, 2000
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| New York Liberty (NYL) | 20 | 12 | .625 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Cleveland Rockers (CLE) | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Orlando Miracle (ORL) | 16 | 16 | .500 | 4 | 2-8 | L1 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 14 | 18 | .438 | 6 | 4-6 | W2 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 14 | 18 | .438 | 6 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Miami Sol (MIA) | 13 | 19 | .406 | 7 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 9 | 23 | .281 | 11 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 8 | 24 | .250 | 12 | 3-7 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 9 times.
- The New York Liberty trailed by as many as 3 games on June 13, 2000.
- The New York Liberty took first place for good on July 24, 2000.
- The New York Liberty won 6 games in a row from July 5, 2000 to July 19, 2000, the longest run of the race.
- The Orlando Miracle led by 3 games as late as July 9, 2000.
- The New York Liberty went 7-1 from July 11, 2000 to July 29, 2000, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 34 of the 61 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The New York Liberty spent 17 of the season's 73 charted days in first place.