2002 WNBA Western Conference standings

Name: 2002 WNBA Western Conference standings
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The Los Angeles Sparks won the 2002 WNBA Western Conference playoff race at 25-7, 1 game ahead of the Houston Comets. It came down to the final days: the Los Angeles Sparks did not lead for good until August 10, 2002.

How the 2002 playoffs went

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West standings, 2002

Team	W	L	Pct	GB	L10	Streak
Los Angeles Sparks (LAS)	25	7	.781	-	7-3	W3
Houston Comets (HOU)	24	8	.750	1	8-2	W1
Utah Starzz (UTA)	20	12	.625	5	5-5	W1
Seattle Storm (SEA)	17	15	.531	8	7-3	L1
Portland Fire (POR)	16	16	.500	9	3-7	L4
Sacramento Monarchs (SAC)	14	18	.438	11	8-2	W1
Phoenix Mercury (PHO)	11	21	.344	14	3-7	L1
Minnesota Lynx (MIN)	10	22	.313	15	3-7	L3

The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.

Turning points

The lead changed hands twice.
The Los Angeles Sparks trailed by as many as half a game on August 8, 2002.
The Los Angeles Sparks took first place for good on August 10, 2002.
The Houston Comets won 10 games in a row from June 15, 2002 to July 9, 2002, the longest run of the race.
The Los Angeles Sparks went 5-1 from July 16, 2002 to July 28, 2002, turning a level race into a lead of 2 games.
The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 53 of the 67 days played.
Three teams held first place.
The Los Angeles Sparks held first place for 75 straight days, the season's longest run.
The Los Angeles Sparks spent 80 of the season's 81 charted days in first place.