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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball tournament season
| year = 1997
| title = [[WNBA Playoffs]]
| image = 
| caption = 
| dates = August 28–30, 1997
| winners = [[Houston Comets]] ([[1997 WNBA Finals|Finals]] Champion)
| attendance = 
| continental_cup_title = [[Eastern Conference (WNBA)|East]] champion
| continental_cup_qualifiers = [[New York Liberty]] (Coach: [[Nancy Darsch]])
| continental_cup_title1 = [[Western Conference (WNBA)|West]] champion
| continental_cup_qualifiers1 = [[Houston Comets]] (Coach: [[Van Chancellor]])
| prev_season = 
| next_season = [[1998 WNBA Playoffs|1998]]
}}
The '''1997 WNBA Playoffs''' was the [[WNBA Playoffs|postseason]] for the [[Women's National Basketball Association]]'s [[1997 WNBA season|1997 season]] which ended with the   Houston Comets beating the New York Liberty, 1-0 (65-51). [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]] was named the MVP of the Finals. This was the first year of WNBA playoffs.

== Regular season standings ==
'''Eastern Conference'''
{{1997 WNBA Eastern Conference standings}}

'''Western Conference'''
{{1997 WNBA Western Conference standings}}
'''Note:''' Teams with an "X" clinched playoff spots.

==Playoffs==
===Format===
* The four teams with the best record in the league were seeded one to four.
* Each round of the playoffs was a single elimination game.

===Bracket===
{{4TeamBracket | | RD1='''Semi-Finals'''<br>Single game
| RD2='''WNBA Championship'''<br>Single game
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''[[Houston Comets|Houston]]'''
| RD1-score1='''70'''
| RD1-seed2=4
| RD1-team2=[[Charlotte Sting|Charlotte]]
| RD1-score2=54
| RD1-seed3=2
| RD1-team3='''[[New York Liberty|New York]]'''
| RD1-score3='''59'''
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4=[[Phoenix Mercury|Phoenix]]
| RD1-score4=41
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1='''[[Houston Comets|Houston]]'''
| RD2-score1='''65'''
| RD2-seed2=2
| RD2-team2=[[New York Liberty|New York]]
| RD2-score2=51
}}{{ubl
 |'''Bold''' – Game winner|
}}

===Semifinals===
====Charlotte Sting vs. Houston Comets====
{{basketballbox
 | id         = CHA v HOU
 | bg         = #e3e3e3
 | date       = August 28
 | time       = 
 | report     = [https://web.archive.org/web/19990209200949/http://www.wnba.com/news_feat/recap/970828/chahou.html Recap]
 | team1      = [[Charlotte Sting]]
 | score1     = 54
 | team2      = '''[[Houston Comets]]'''
 | score2     = '''70'''
 | overtime   =
 | Q1         = 
 | Q2         = 
 | Q3         = 
 | Q4         = 
 | H1         = 33–29
 | H2         = 21–41
 | OT         = 
 | points1    = [[Andrea Congreaves|Congreaves]], [[Rhonda Mapp|Mapp]] 12 each
 | rebounds1  = [[Vicky Bullett]] 9
 | assist1    = Rhonda Mapp 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2    = [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]] 31
 | rebounds2  = [[Tina Thompson]] 12
 | assist2    = Cynthia Cooper 5
 | otherstat2 =
 | duration   = 
 | place      = [[The Summit (Houston)|The Summit]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]]
 | attendance = 11,510
 | referee    = Sally Bell, Scott Yarbrough, Patty Broderick
 | TV         = 
 | series     = 
}}

====New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury====
{{basketballbox
 | id         = NY v PHX
 | bg         = #e3e3e3 
 | date       = August 28
 | time       = 
 | report     = [https://web.archive.org/web/19981202224205/http://www.wnba.com/news_feat/recap/970828/nylpho.html Recap]
 | team1      = '''[[New York Liberty]]'''
 | score1     = '''59'''
 | team2      = [[Phoenix Mercury]]
 | score2     = 41
 | overtime   =
 | Q1         = 
 | Q2         = 
 | Q3         = 
 | Q4         = 
 | H1         = 23–18 
 | H2         = 36–23
 | OT         = 
 | points1    = [[Rebecca Lobo]] 16
 | rebounds1  = [[Kym Hampton]] 14
 | assist1    = [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2    = [[Jennifer Gillom|Gillom]], [[Marlies Askamp|Askamp]] 9 each
 | rebounds2  = Jennifer Gillom 7
 | assist2    = [[Umeki Webb|Webb]], [[Bridget Pettis|Pettis]] 2 each
 | otherstat2 =
 | duration   =
 | place      = [[America West Arena]], [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
 | attendance = 16,751
 | referee    = Bob Trammel, June Courteau, [[Violet Palmer]]
 | TV         = 
 | series     = 
}}

==WNBA Championship==
{{Main|1997 WNBA Championship}}
{{basketballbox
 | id         = NY v HOU
 | bg         = #e3e3e3
 | date       = August 30
 | time       = 
 | report     = [https://web.archive.org/web/19990302035521/http://www.wnba.com/news_feat/recap/970830/nylhou.html Recap]
 | team1      = [[New York Liberty]]
 | score1     = 51
 | team2      = '''[[Houston Comets]]'''
 | score2     = '''65'''
 | overtime   =
 | Q1         = 
 | Q2         = 
 | Q3         = 
 | Q4         = 
 | H1         = 24–28
 | H2         = 27–37
 | OT         = 
 | points1    = [[Kym Hampton]] 13
 | rebounds1  = Kym Hampton 13
 | assist1    = [[Teresa Weatherspoon]] 5
 | otherstat1 = 
 | points2    = [[Cynthia Cooper-Dyke|Cynthia Cooper]] 25
 | rebounds2  = [[Tammy Jackson]] 11
 | assist2    = Cynthia Cooper 4
 | otherstat2 =
 | duration   = 
 | place      = [[The Summit (Houston)|The Summit]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]]
 | attendance = 16,285
 | referee    = [[Violet Palmer]], June Courteau, Sally Bell
 | TV         = 
 | series     = 
}}

<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/history/history_1997.html WNBA.com: WNBA Playoffs History: 1997]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{1997 WNBA season by team}}
{{WNBA Playoffs}}

[[Category:1997 WNBA season|Playoffs]]
[[Category:WNBA playoffs]]

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