2002 WNBA season standings
Every 2002 WNBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran May 25 to August 13, 2002.
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East standings, 2002
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 18 | 14 | .563 | - | 5-5 | W4 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 18 | 14 | .563 | - | 5-5 | L2 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | 2-8 | L1 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Orlando Miracle (ORL) | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2 | 6-4 | W2 |
| Miami Sol (MIA) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Cleveland Rockers (CLE) | 10 | 22 | .313 | 8 | 2-8 | L6 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 9 | 23 | .281 | 9 | 5-5 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Charlotte Sting trailed by as many as 4 games on June 18, 2002.
- The Washington Mystics won 6 games in a row from June 4, 2002 to June 18, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Washington Mystics led by 3.5 games as late as July 12, 2002.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 30 of the 66 days played.
- Eight teams held first place.
- The Washington Mystics held first place for 55 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Charlotte Sting spent 10 of the season's 81 charted days in first place.