2003 WNBA Eastern Conference standings
The Detroit Shock won the 2003 WNBA Eastern Conference playoff race at 25-9, 7 games ahead of the Charlotte Sting.
🏆How the 2003 playoffs went
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East standings, 2003
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Detroit Shock (DET) | 25 | 9 | .735 | - | 7-3 | W4 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Cleveland Rockers (CLE) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9 | 3-7 | L1 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 9 | 25 | .265 | 16 | 4-6 | L4 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Detroit Shock trailed by as many as 1.5 games on June 4, 2003.
- The Detroit Shock took first place for good on July 16, 2003.
- The Detroit Shock won 8 games in a row from June 5, 2003 to June 27, 2003, the longest run of the race.
- The Charlotte Sting led by 1 game as late as June 12, 2003.
- The Detroit Shock went 9-1 from July 15, 2003 to August 5, 2003, turning a deficit of half a game into a lead of 5.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 28 of the 73 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Detroit Shock spent 68 of the season's 96 charted days in first place.