2004 WNBA season standings
Every 2004 WNBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran May 20 to September 19, 2004.
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East standings, 2004
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 18 | 16 | .529 | - | 6-4 | W1 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 18 | 16 | .529 | - | 6-4 | W3 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Charlotte Sting (CHA) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 2 | 4-6 | L3 |
| Indiana Fever (IND) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 3 | 3-7 | L4 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 14 times.
- The Connecticut Sun trailed by as many as 3 games on June 9, 2004.
- The Connecticut Sun won 6 games in a row from June 20, 2004 to July 6, 2004, the longest run of the race.
- The New York Liberty led by 2.5 games as late as June 10, 2004.
- The Connecticut Sun went 6-0 from June 19, 2004 to July 6, 2004, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 1 game.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 66 of the 75 days played.
- Six teams held first place.
- The New York Liberty held first place for 41 straight days, the season's longest run.
- The Connecticut Sun spent 18 of the season's 123 charted days in first place.