2009 WNBA season standings
Every 2009 WNBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran June 6 to September 13, 2009.
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East standings, 2009
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Indiana Fever (IND) | 22 | 12 | .647 | - | 3-7 | L2 |
| Atlanta Dream (ATL) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Detroit Shock (DET) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 8-2 | W2 |
| Chicago Sky (CHI) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Connecticut Sun (CON) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Washington Mystics (WAS) | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 | 4-6 | L1 |
| New York Liberty (NYL) | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9 | 4-6 | W1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Indiana Fever trailed by as many as 2 games on June 7, 2009.
- The Indiana Fever took first place for good on June 26, 2009.
- The Indiana Fever won 11 games in a row from June 9, 2009 to July 17, 2009, the longest run of the race.
- The Washington Mystics led by 1.5 games as late as June 13, 2009.
- The Indiana Fever led by as many as 6 games on August 9, 2009.
- The Indiana Fever went 7-0 from June 18, 2009 to July 10, 2009, turning a deficit of 1.5 games into a lead of 3.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 16 of the 76 days played.
- The Indiana Fever spent 81 of the season's 100 charted days in first place.