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The 2002 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2002 WNBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks finished the regular season with a record and as the Western Conference's number-one seed. They matched up against the New York Liberty, who finished with an record and as the number-one seed of the Eastern Conference. Holding the better record, the Sparks received home-court advantage over the Liberty. The series was the first championship series to be branded as the "WNBA Finals", as the league's championship was previously called the "WNBA Championship" from 1997 to 2001.[1]

The series marked the fourth WNBA Finals appearance for the Liberty and second for the Sparks. For the Sparks, it also marked their second straight Finals appearance, going into the series as defending champions. The Sparks defeated the Liberty two games to none in the best-of-three series, winning their second consecutive championship. This would be the last time a team won back-to-back championships until the 2023 WNBA Finals. The 2002 NBA Finals coincidentally also saw the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA win their respective championship series by sweeping a New York metro area team, the New Jersey Nets 4–0.

Road to the finals[edit] Regular season series[edit]

The teams had split the regular season series:

All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time.

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Nikki Teasley hit a series-winning three pointer with 2.1 seconds left. Teresa Weatherspoon tried to repeat history by trying to make a halfcourt heave at the buzzer, but the shot was blocked, and the Sparks won their second consecutive title.

2002 Los Angeles Sparks Finals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From C 41 Askamp, Marlies 6' 5" (1.96m) 198 lb (90kg) Germany F 00 Byears, Latasha 5' 11" (1.8m) 206 lb (93kg) DePaul F 14 DeSouza, Erika 6' 5" (1.96m) 190 lb (86kg) Brazil G 21 Dixon, Tamecka 5' 9" (1.75m) 148 lb (67kg) Kansas F 17 Grgin-Fonseca, Vedrana 6' 1" (1.85m) 160 lb (73kg) Croatia C 9 Leslie, Lisa 6' 5" (1.96m) 170 lb (77kg) USC F 4 Mabika, Mwadi 5' 11" (1.8m) 165 lb (75kg) Democratic Republic of the Congo G 10 McCrimmon, Nicky 5' 8" (1.73m) 125 lb (57kg) USC F 8 Milton, Delisha 6' 1" (1.85m) 172 lb (78kg) Florida G 42 Teasley, Nikki 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) North Carolina G 13 Witherspoon, Sophia 5' 10" (1.78m) 145 lb (66kg) Florida
Head coach
Michael Cooper (New Mexico)
Assistant coaches
Glenn McDonald
Karleen Thompson
Legend
2002 New York Liberty Finals roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Nat. Name Height Weight From C 42 Cooper, Camille 6' 4" (1.93m) 176 lb (80kg) Purdue F 31 Frohlich, Linda 6' 2" (1.88m) 183 lb (83kg) University of Nevada, Las Vegas G 25 Hammon, Becky 5' 6" (1.68m) 136 lb (62kg) Colorado State G 7 Hlede, Korie 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Duquesne G 55 Johnson, Vickie 5' 9" (1.75m) 150 lb (68kg) Louisiana Tech C 50 Ngoyisa, Bernadette 6' 4" (1.93m) 195 lb (88kg) Democratic Republic of the Congo F 24 Phillips, Tari 6' 1" (1.85m) 200 lb (91kg) University of Central Florida F 3 Robinson, Crystal 5' 10" (1.78m) 175 lb (79kg) Southeastern Oklahoma State University G 11 Weatherspoon, Teresa 5' 8" (1.73m) 161 lb (73kg) Louisiana Tech F 44 Whitmore, Tamika 6' 2" (1.88m) 190 lb (86kg) Memphis F 23 Wicks, Sue 6' 3" (1.91m) 174 lb (79kg) Rutgers
Head coach
Richie Adubato (William Paterson)
Assistant coaches
Pat Coyle (Rutgers)
Jeff House
Legend

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