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1997 WNBA Season

112 regular-season games · 4 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations

Final

Champion

New York Liberty

1st Title

Runner-Up

Phoenix Mercury

1

Biggest Overachiever

Houston Comets

3.08 wins above expected

18 wins · 14.92 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Utah Starzz

5.72 wins below expected

7 wins · 12.72 expected wins

Final Standings

Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.

# Team W L Pct GB PPG OPP DIFF SimW vsSim
1 Houston Comets League 18 10 .643 — 71.9 65.5 +6.3 14.92 +3.08
2 New York Liberty Playoffs 17 11 .607 1 68.4 65.9 +2.5 14.91 +2.09
3 Charlotte Sting Playoffs 15 13 .536 3 67.3 66.0 +1.3 14.13 +0.87
4 Cleveland Rockers 15 13 .536 3 70.2 68.4 +1.8 13.85 +1.15
# Team W L Pct GB PPG OPP DIFF SimW vsSim
1 Phoenix Mercury League 16 12 .571 — 69.2 65.4 +3.9 14.40 +1.60
2 Los Angeles Sparks 14 14 .500 2 74.3 72.5 +1.9 13.93 +0.07
3 Sacramento Monarchs 10 18 .357 6 68.6 75.8 -7.1 13.14 -3.14
4 Utah Starzz 7 21 .250 9 64.6 75.1 -10.5 12.72 -5.72

Playoff Bracket

The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinals

Houston Comets 1
Charlotte Sting 0

1 games · Aug 28–Aug 28

Conference Final

Houston Comets 1
New York Liberty 0

1 games · Aug 30–Aug 30

Western Conference

WNBA Finals

New York Liberty 1
Phoenix Mercury 0

1 games · Aug 28–Aug 28

Season Summary

Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).

Team Conference Division Elo Actual Avg. Wins Luck Percentile Min 5th Q1 Median Q3 95th Max
Houston Comets Eastern 1538 18 14.92 +3.08 91.65% 5 11 13 15 17 19 25
Phoenix Mercury Western 1519 16 14.40 +1.60 79.98% 5 10 13 14 16 19 24
New York Liberty Eastern 1514 17 14.91 +2.09 84.94% 5 11 13 15 17 19 24
Cleveland Rockers Eastern 1510 15 13.85 +1.15 74.05% 5 10 12 14 16 18 24
Los Angeles Sparks Western 1508 14 13.93 +0.07 59.03% 5 10 12 14 16 18 23
Charlotte Sting Eastern 1507 15 14.13 +0.87 70.49% 5 10 12 14 16 18 25
Sacramento Monarchs Western 1464 10 13.14 -3.14 14.91% 4 9 11 13 15 17 23
Utah Starzz Western 1441 7 12.72 -5.72 1.89% 2 9 11 13 14 17 22

Head-to-Head

Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within Eastern

Team Sting Rockers Comets Liberty
Charlotte Sting —
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
Cleveland Rockers
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
 —
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
Houston Comets
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
 —
1-3
(2.0 exp.)
New York Liberty
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
 —

Eastern vs. Outside Teams

Team Sparks Mercury Monarchs Starzz
Charlotte Sting
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.3 exp.)
Cleveland Rockers
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
4-0
(2.1 exp.)
Houston Comets
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
3-1
(2.3 exp.)
New York Liberty
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
2-2
(2.3 exp.)

Within Western

Team Sparks Mercury Monarchs Starzz
Los Angeles Sparks —
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
Phoenix Mercury
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
 —
4-0
(2.2 exp.)
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
Sacramento Monarchs
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
0-4
(1.8 exp.)
 —
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
Utah Starzz
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
1-3
(2.0 exp.)
 —

Western vs. Outside Teams

Team Sting Rockers Comets Liberty
Los Angeles Sparks
1-3
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
Phoenix Mercury
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
1-3
(2.0 exp.)
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
Sacramento Monarchs
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
Utah Starzz
1-3
(1.7 exp.)
0-4
(1.9 exp.)
1-3
(1.7 exp.)
2-2
(1.7 exp.)

Scoring Distribution

Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.

Summary Statistics

Mean scored—
Mean allowed—
StdDev scored—
StdDev allowed—
Correlation (home vs away score)—
Sample size (games)—

Actual vs. Point Differential

How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.

Top Overachievers

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Houston Comets 18 14.92 +3.08
2 New York Liberty 17 14.91 +2.09
3 Phoenix Mercury 16 14.40 +1.60
4 Cleveland Rockers 15 13.85 +1.15
5 Charlotte Sting 15 14.13 +0.87

Biggest Disappointments

# Team Actual Sim Luck
1 Utah Starzz 7 12.72 -5.72
2 Sacramento Monarchs 10 13.14 -3.14
3 Los Angeles Sparks 14 13.93 +0.07
4 Charlotte Sting 15 14.13 +0.87
5 Cleveland Rockers 15 13.85 +1.15

Top Streaks

Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.

Longest Winning Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Cleveland Rockers 8 Jul 17 – Aug 2 1 in 350
2 New York Liberty 7 Jun 21 – Jul 5 1 in 304
3 Houston Comets 5 Aug 5 – Aug 12 1 in 19
4 Charlotte Sting 4 Jul 26 – Aug 3 1 in 19
5 Sacramento Monarchs 4 Aug 6 – Aug 12 1 in 9

Longest Losing Streaks

# Team Games Dates Probability
1 Sacramento Monarchs 9 Jul 16 – Aug 4 1 in 252
2 Phoenix Mercury 6 Jul 22 – Aug 2 1 in 91
3 Utah Starzz 6 Aug 6 – Aug 17 1 in 23
4 Cleveland Rockers 4 Jun 28 – Jul 6 1 in 17
5 New York Liberty 4 Aug 17 – Aug 23 1 in 13

Home-Field Advantage Edge

The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.

Finish Position Heatmaps

Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall WNBA view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).

Team1234
Houston Comets31.04%26.53%23.20%19.23%
New York Liberty30.08%27.44%23.53%18.95%
Charlotte Sting20.81%23.89%26.80%28.50%
Cleveland Rockers18.07%22.14%26.47%33.32%
Team1234
Phoenix Mercury35.76%28.20%21.25%14.79%
Los Angeles Sparks29.27%26.86%24.07%19.80%
Sacramento Monarchs19.35%23.38%27.80%29.47%
Utah Starzz15.62%21.56%26.88%35.94%
Team12345678
Houston Comets20.00%16.76%14.10%12.64%11.53%9.67%8.53%6.77%
New York Liberty19.19%16.25%15.26%13.34%11.61%9.82%8.24%6.29%
Phoenix Mercury14.57%14.50%13.80%13.49%12.24%11.76%10.77%8.87%
Charlotte Sting12.43%13.08%13.18%13.07%13.24%12.28%12.07%10.65%
Los Angeles Sparks11.12%11.89%12.38%13.50%12.94%13.95%12.45%11.77%
Cleveland Rockers10.71%11.99%12.31%12.61%12.69%13.17%13.51%13.01%
Sacramento Monarchs6.79%8.49%10.25%11.15%13.18%14.69%16.35%19.10%
Utah Starzz5.19%7.04%8.72%10.20%12.57%14.66%18.08%23.54%

Win Totals in Context

How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.

Team1 Seed2 Seed3 Seed4 SeedMissed Playoffs
Houston Comets20.00%16.76%14.10%12.64%36.50%
New York Liberty19.19%16.25%15.26%13.34%35.96%
Phoenix Mercury14.57%14.50%13.80%13.49%43.64%
Charlotte Sting12.43%13.08%13.18%13.07%48.24%
Los Angeles Sparks11.12%11.89%12.38%13.50%51.11%
Cleveland Rockers10.71%11.99%12.31%12.61%52.38%
Sacramento Monarchs6.79%8.49%10.25%11.15%63.32%
Utah Starzz5.19%7.04%8.72%10.20%68.85%

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.

Team Made Playoffs Advanced to Finals Won Finals
Houston Comets 63.50% 36.26% 20.67%
New York Liberty 64.04% 34.05% 17.47%
Phoenix Mercury 56.36% 29.63% 15.54%
Charlotte Sting 51.76% 25.83% 12.58%
Cleveland Rockers 47.62% 23.95% 11.78%
Los Angeles Sparks 48.89% 24.07% 11.52%
Sacramento Monarchs 36.68% 14.88% 6.00%
Utah Starzz 31.15% 11.33% 4.44%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Charlotte StingCleveland RockersHouston CometsNew York Liberty
Charlotte Sting3.60%3.96%4.64%
Cleveland Rockers3.69%4.18%4.05%
Houston Comets5.66%4.96%6.82%
New York Liberty5.21%4.65%6.06%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Los Angeles SparksPhoenix MercurySacramento MonarchsUtah Starzz
Los Angeles Sparks3.84%2.91%2.52%
Phoenix Mercury4.27%3.47%3.46%
Sacramento Monarchs1.91%2.30%1.57%
Utah Starzz1.39%1.65%1.27%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Charlotte StingCleveland RockersHouston CometsLos Angeles SparksNew York LibertyPhoenix MercurySacramento MonarchsUtah Starzz
Charlotte Sting1.90%2.52%1.53%2.51%2.08%1.04%1.00%
Cleveland Rockers1.66%2.35%1.65%2.24%2.00%1.22%0.66%
Houston Comets3.40%2.65%2.96%4.41%3.58%1.96%1.71%
Los Angeles Sparks1.67%1.53%2.33%2.37%1.76%1.11%0.75%
New York Liberty2.73%2.70%3.40%2.66%3.02%1.73%1.23%
Phoenix Mercury2.37%2.22%2.99%2.28%3.13%1.45%1.10%
Sacramento Monarchs0.71%0.67%1.37%0.82%1.09%0.90%0.44%
Utah Starzz0.71%0.50%0.63%0.65%0.83%0.75%0.37%

Actual Bracket Simulation

With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.

Team Advanced to Finals Won Finals Actual Outcome
New York Liberty 62.16% 26.77% Won Finals
Phoenix Mercury 37.84% 17.05% Eliminated in Finals
Loser →
↓ Winner
Charlotte StingHouston Comets
Charlotte Sting33.87%
Houston Comets66.13%
Loser →
↓ Winner
Charlotte StingHouston CometsNew York LibertyPhoenix Mercury
Charlotte Sting7.94%4.59%
Houston Comets27.45%16.20%
New York Liberty13.28%13.49%
Phoenix Mercury8.06%8.99%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.

Houston Comets 43.65% chance to win
Semifinals
vs. Charlotte Sting
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
66.13%
→
Finals
vs. New York Liberty
Matchup
62.89%
Win Prob
67.05%
New York Liberty 26.77% chance to win
Semifinals
vs. Phoenix Mercury
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
62.16%
→
Finals
vs. Houston Comets
Matchup
50.39%
Win Prob
32.95%
Phoenix Mercury 17.05% chance to win
Semifinals
vs. New York Liberty
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
37.84%
→
Finals
vs. Houston Comets
Matchup
52.73%
Win Prob
35.69%
Charlotte Sting 12.53% chance to win
Semifinals
vs. Houston Comets
Matchup
100.00%
Win Prob
33.87%
→
Finals
vs. New York Liberty
Matchup
63.37%
Win Prob
37.42%

Regular Season Games

Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1997-06-22 @ Phoenix Mercury L 59-76 1500.00 1500.00 37.50% 62.50% -3.42 0-1
1997-06-25 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 54-74 1496.58 1492.64 38.03% 61.97% -3.76 0-2
1997-06-26 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 70-78 1492.82 1499.79 36.57% 63.43% -2.28 0-3
1997-06-29 Cleveland Rockers W 67-44 1490.54 1493.55 62.09% 37.91% +4.02 1-3
1997-07-05 Los Angeles Sparks W 78-66 1494.56 1502.02 61.49% 38.51% +2.94 2-3
1997-07-07 @ Houston Comets L 56-74 1497.50 1509.57 35.89% 64.11% -3.36 2-4
1997-07-09 New York Liberty W 87-69 1494.14 1519.50 59.02% 40.98% +3.84 3-4
1997-07-10 @ New York Liberty L 48-62 1497.98 1515.65 35.15% 64.85% -2.90 3-5
1997-07-12 Cleveland Rockers W 72-43 1495.08 1491.67 62.96% 37.04% +4.40 4-5
1997-07-16 Utah Starzz W 75-63 1499.48 1473.47 65.94% 34.06% +2.61 5-5
1997-07-17 @ Cleveland Rockers L 47-65 1502.09 1480.05 40.52% 59.48% -3.80 5-6
1997-07-21 Los Angeles Sparks W 75-64 1498.29 1495.19 62.92% 37.08% +2.72 6-6
1997-07-23 New York Liberty L 63-65 1501.01 1527.59 58.85% 41.15% -1.84 6-7
1997-07-26 @ New York Liberty W 64-61 1499.17 1529.43 33.51% 66.49% +2.55 7-7
1997-07-30 Phoenix Mercury W 68-67 1501.72 1509.71 61.42% 38.58% +0.85 8-7
1997-08-01 Sacramento Monarchs W 85-61 1502.57 1470.26 66.75% 33.25% +3.60 9-7
1997-08-03 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 77-70 1506.17 1495.46 38.96% 61.04% +3.57 10-7
1997-08-04 @ Utah Starzz L 70-73 1509.74 1463.26 43.95% 56.05% -1.68 10-8
1997-08-06 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 64-77 1508.06 1459.98 44.17% 55.83% -3.52 10-9
1997-08-09 Phoenix Mercury W 79-59 1504.54 1509.41 61.84% 38.16% +3.77 11-9
1997-08-11 Houston Comets L 62-72 1508.31 1533.28 59.07% 40.93% -4.13 11-10
1997-08-14 Sacramento Monarchs W 68-51 1504.18 1471.47 66.80% 33.20% +3.02 12-10
1997-08-16 Houston Comets W 80-71 1507.20 1540.08 57.97% 42.03% +2.79 13-10
1997-08-17 @ Cleveland Rockers L 49-81 1509.99 1504.61 38.23% 61.77% -4.78 13-11
1997-08-19 @ Houston Comets L 69-77 1505.21 1542.46 32.62% 67.38% -2.04 13-12
1997-08-21 @ Utah Starzz W 66-56 1503.17 1447.15 45.31% 54.69% +3.82 14-12
1997-08-22 @ Phoenix Mercury L 63-78 1506.99 1514.53 36.49% 63.51% -3.12 14-13
1997-08-24 Utah Starzz W 70-52 1503.87 1443.33 70.25% 29.75% +2.79 15-13
1997-06-21 Houston Comets L 56-76 1500.00 1500.00 62.50% 37.50% -6.18 0-1
1997-06-26 Utah Starzz W 74-63 1493.82 1498.62 61.85% 38.15% +2.80 1-1
1997-06-28 Phoenix Mercury L 63-68 1496.62 1500.03 62.04% 37.96% -3.07 1-2
1997-06-29 @ Charlotte Sting L 44-67 1493.55 1490.54 37.91% 62.09% -4.01 1-3
1997-07-03 Los Angeles Sparks L 62-74 1489.54 1497.32 61.44% 38.56% -4.71 1-4
1997-07-06 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 67-70 1484.83 1496.25 35.97% 64.03% -1.38 1-5
1997-07-07 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 81-70 1483.45 1499.07 35.42% 64.58% +4.74 2-5
1997-07-10 Sacramento Monarchs W 77-61 1488.19 1501.85 60.64% 39.36% +3.48 3-5
1997-07-12 @ Charlotte Sting L 43-72 1491.67 1495.08 37.04% 62.96% -4.41 3-6
1997-07-14 New York Liberty L 57-68 1487.26 1518.56 58.19% 41.81% -4.27 3-7
1997-07-15 @ New York Liberty L 59-76 1482.99 1522.83 32.30% 67.70% -2.94 3-8
1997-07-17 Charlotte Sting W 65-47 1480.05 1502.09 59.48% 40.52% +3.80 4-8
1997-07-19 Utah Starzz W 95-68 1483.85 1467.43 64.69% 35.31% +4.06 5-8
1997-07-23 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 89-85 1487.91 1492.47 36.89% 63.11% +2.78 6-8
1997-07-26 @ Utah Starzz W 77-66 1490.69 1467.54 40.67% 59.33% +4.35 7-8
1997-07-28 @ Phoenix Mercury W 76-64 1495.04 1514.69 34.89% 65.11% +4.99 8-8
1997-07-29 @ Houston Comets W 73-64 1500.03 1528.22 33.78% 66.22% +4.39 9-8
1997-07-31 Phoenix Mercury W 79-67 1504.42 1508.86 61.90% 38.10% +2.92 10-8
1997-08-02 Sacramento Monarchs W 72-51 1507.34 1466.66 67.81% 32.19% +3.26 11-8
1997-08-05 Houston Comets L 66-76 1510.60 1526.79 60.29% 39.71% -4.22 11-9
1997-08-07 Los Angeles Sparks L 84-87 1506.38 1498.05 63.62% 36.38% -2.43 11-10
1997-08-11 @ Utah Starzz W 74-59 1503.95 1457.76 43.91% 56.09% +4.80 12-10
1997-08-12 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 76-81 1508.75 1469.35 42.95% 57.05% -2.12 12-11
1997-08-14 @ Phoenix Mercury L 55-61 1506.63 1508.41 37.26% 62.74% -2.02 12-12
1997-08-17 Charlotte Sting W 81-49 1504.61 1509.99 61.77% 38.23% +4.78 13-12
1997-08-21 @ Houston Comets W 76-75 1509.39 1544.50 32.89% 67.11% +1.48 14-12
1997-08-23 New York Liberty W 72-71 1510.87 1512.98 62.22% 37.78% +0.84 15-12
1997-08-24 @ New York Liberty L 72-79 1511.71 1512.14 37.44% 62.56% -2.19 15-13
1997-06-21 @ Cleveland Rockers W 76-56 1500.00 1500.00 37.50% 62.50% +6.18 1-0
1997-06-24 Phoenix Mercury W 72-55 1506.18 1503.42 62.87% 37.13% +3.38 2-0
1997-06-26 New York Liberty L 60-62 1509.56 1508.95 62.58% 37.42% -1.96 2-1
1997-06-28 @ Utah Starzz W 76-58 1507.60 1495.82 39.10% 60.90% +5.71 3-1
1997-06-30 Los Angeles Sparks W 71-66 1513.31 1499.08 64.40% 35.60% +1.76 4-1
1997-07-02 @ New York Liberty L 67-72 1515.07 1513.18 37.76% 62.24% -1.86 4-2
1997-07-04 New York Liberty L 58-65 1513.21 1515.05 62.25% 37.75% -3.64 4-3
1997-07-07 Charlotte Sting W 74-56 1509.57 1497.50 64.11% 35.89% +3.36 5-3
1997-07-09 @ Phoenix Mercury L 64-69 1512.93 1511.02 37.76% 62.24% -1.86 5-4
1997-07-12 Sacramento Monarchs W 89-61 1511.07 1498.37 64.20% 35.80% +4.18 6-4
1997-07-14 Utah Starzz W 79-56 1515.25 1476.91 67.51% 32.49% +3.45 7-4
1997-07-16 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 52-77 1518.70 1493.21 41.00% 59.00% -4.53 7-5
1997-07-18 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 82-60 1514.17 1492.83 40.42% 59.58% +6.17 8-5
1997-07-22 @ Phoenix Mercury W 77-69 1520.34 1521.14 37.39% 62.61% +3.92 9-5
1997-07-25 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 86-76 1524.26 1482.00 43.35% 56.65% +3.96 10-5
1997-07-29 Cleveland Rockers L 64-73 1528.22 1500.03 66.22% 33.78% -4.40 10-6
1997-08-01 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 81-57 1523.82 1501.90 40.50% 59.50% +6.45 11-6
1997-08-02 @ Utah Starzz L 63-74 1530.27 1459.79 47.37% 52.63% -3.48 11-7
1997-08-05 @ Cleveland Rockers W 76-66 1526.79 1510.60 39.71% 60.29% +4.22 12-7
1997-08-07 Phoenix Mercury W 74-70 1531.01 1510.95 65.16% 34.84% +1.54 13-7
1997-08-09 Los Angeles Sparks W 72-71 1532.55 1500.48 66.72% 33.28% +0.73 14-7
1997-08-11 @ Charlotte Sting W 72-62 1533.28 1508.31 40.93% 59.07% +4.13 15-7
1997-08-12 Utah Starzz W 76-56 1537.41 1452.96 73.05% 26.95% +2.67 16-7
1997-08-16 @ Charlotte Sting L 71-80 1540.08 1507.20 42.03% 57.97% -2.79 16-8
1997-08-17 @ New York Liberty W 70-55 1537.29 1521.93 39.59% 60.41% +5.17 17-8
1997-08-19 Charlotte Sting W 77-69 1542.46 1505.21 67.38% 32.62% +2.04 18-8
1997-08-21 Cleveland Rockers L 75-76 1544.50 1509.39 67.11% 32.89% -1.48 18-9
1997-08-24 Sacramento Monarchs L 58-68 1543.02 1458.58 73.04% 26.96% -5.11 18-10
1997-06-21 New York Liberty L 57-67 1500.00 1500.00 62.50% 37.50% -4.37 0-1
1997-06-23 @ Utah Starzz L 89-102 1495.63 1495.63 37.50% 62.50% -2.99 0-2
1997-06-25 Charlotte Sting W 74-54 1492.64 1496.58 61.97% 38.03% +3.76 1-2
1997-06-27 Sacramento Monarchs W 102-92 1496.40 1502.07 61.73% 38.27% +2.68 2-2
1997-06-30 @ Houston Comets L 66-71 1499.08 1513.31 35.60% 64.40% -1.76 2-3
1997-07-03 @ Cleveland Rockers W 74-62 1497.32 1489.54 38.56% 61.44% +4.70 3-3
1997-07-05 @ Charlotte Sting L 66-78 1502.02 1494.56 38.51% 61.49% -2.95 3-4
1997-07-07 Cleveland Rockers L 70-81 1499.07 1483.45 64.58% 35.42% -4.73 3-5
1997-07-11 Utah Starzz W 75-68 1494.34 1478.04 64.67% 35.33% +2.07 4-5
1997-07-13 Phoenix Mercury L 56-57 1496.41 1511.94 60.38% 39.62% -1.34 4-6
1997-07-15 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 73-78 1495.07 1494.18 37.62% 62.38% -1.86 4-7
1997-07-16 Houston Comets W 77-52 1493.21 1518.70 59.00% 41.00% +4.53 5-7
1997-07-19 @ New York Liberty L 57-69 1497.74 1529.20 33.36% 66.64% -2.55 5-8
1997-07-21 @ Charlotte Sting L 64-75 1495.19 1498.29 37.08% 62.92% -2.72 5-9
1997-07-23 Cleveland Rockers L 85-89 1492.47 1487.91 63.11% 36.89% -2.79 5-10
1997-07-25 @ Phoenix Mercury W 86-83 1489.68 1517.22 33.86% 66.14% +2.53 6-10
1997-07-27 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 84-62 1492.21 1478.04 39.43% 60.57% +6.28 7-10
1997-07-30 Utah Starzz W 91-69 1498.49 1463.19 67.13% 32.87% +3.41 8-10
1997-08-01 Houston Comets L 57-81 1501.90 1523.82 59.50% 40.50% -6.44 8-11
1997-08-03 Charlotte Sting L 70-77 1495.46 1506.17 61.04% 38.96% -3.57 8-12
1997-08-05 @ New York Liberty W 67-50 1491.89 1530.80 32.41% 67.59% +6.16 9-12
1997-08-07 @ Cleveland Rockers W 87-84 1498.05 1506.38 36.38% 63.62% +2.43 10-12
1997-08-09 @ Houston Comets L 71-72 1500.48 1532.55 33.28% 66.72% -0.73 10-13
1997-08-16 @ Utah Starzz W 74-64 1499.75 1450.29 44.37% 55.63% +3.88 11-13
1997-08-18 Phoenix Mercury W 75-66 1503.63 1512.26 61.33% 38.67% +2.57 12-13
1997-08-20 New York Liberty W 78-76 1506.20 1514.19 61.42% 38.58% +1.20 13-13
1997-08-22 Sacramento Monarchs W 88-77 1507.40 1460.88 68.54% 31.46% +2.31 14-13
1997-08-24 @ Phoenix Mercury L 68-73 1509.71 1517.65 36.43% 63.57% -1.80 14-14
1997-06-21 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 67-57 1500.00 1500.00 37.50% 62.50% +4.37 1-0
1997-06-23 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 73-62 1504.37 1504.37 37.50% 62.50% +4.58 2-0
1997-06-26 @ Houston Comets W 62-60 1508.95 1509.56 37.42% 62.58% +1.95 3-0
1997-06-29 Phoenix Mercury W 65-57 1510.90 1503.10 63.55% 36.45% +2.28 4-0
1997-07-02 Houston Comets W 72-67 1513.18 1515.07 62.24% 37.76% +1.87 5-0
1997-07-04 @ Houston Comets W 65-58 1515.05 1513.21 37.75% 62.25% +3.64 6-0
1997-07-05 @ Utah Starzz W 66-53 1518.69 1486.89 41.88% 58.12% +4.63 7-0
1997-07-07 @ Phoenix Mercury L 50-69 1523.32 1507.19 39.70% 60.30% -3.82 7-1
1997-07-09 @ Charlotte Sting L 69-87 1519.50 1494.14 40.98% 59.02% -3.85 7-2
1997-07-10 Charlotte Sting W 62-48 1515.65 1497.98 64.85% 35.15% +2.91 8-2
1997-07-14 @ Cleveland Rockers W 68-57 1518.56 1487.26 41.81% 58.19% +4.27 9-2
1997-07-15 Cleveland Rockers W 76-59 1522.83 1482.99 67.70% 32.30% +2.94 10-2
1997-07-17 Utah Starzz W 80-54 1525.77 1470.86 69.57% 30.43% +3.43 11-2
1997-07-19 Los Angeles Sparks W 69-57 1529.20 1497.74 66.64% 33.36% +2.55 12-2
1997-07-22 Utah Starzz L 71-78 1531.75 1463.38 71.19% 28.81% -4.16 12-3
1997-07-23 @ Charlotte Sting W 65-63 1527.59 1501.01 41.15% 58.85% +1.84 13-3
1997-07-26 Charlotte Sting L 61-64 1529.43 1499.17 66.49% 33.51% -2.55 13-4
1997-07-30 Sacramento Monarchs W 73-68 1526.88 1471.76 69.60% 30.40% +1.51 14-4
1997-08-02 Phoenix Mercury W 80-70 1528.39 1505.94 65.48% 34.52% +2.41 15-4
1997-08-05 Los Angeles Sparks L 50-67 1530.80 1491.89 67.59% 32.41% -6.16 15-5
1997-08-10 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 69-76 1524.64 1466.68 45.58% 54.42% -2.66 15-6
1997-08-12 @ Phoenix Mercury L 67-77 1521.98 1505.64 39.73% 60.27% -2.78 15-7
1997-08-15 Sacramento Monarchs W 79-63 1519.20 1468.44 69.06% 30.94% +2.73 16-7
1997-08-17 Houston Comets L 55-70 1521.93 1537.29 60.41% 39.59% -5.17 16-8
1997-08-19 @ Utah Starzz L 75-81 1516.76 1444.57 47.62% 52.38% -2.57 16-9
1997-08-20 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 76-78 1514.19 1506.20 38.58% 61.42% -1.21 16-10
1997-08-23 @ Cleveland Rockers L 71-72 1512.98 1510.87 37.78% 62.22% -0.84 16-11
1997-08-24 Cleveland Rockers W 79-72 1512.14 1511.71 62.56% 37.44% +2.19 17-11
1997-06-22 Charlotte Sting W 76-59 1500.00 1500.00 62.50% 37.50% +3.42 1-0
1997-06-24 @ Houston Comets L 55-72 1503.42 1506.18 37.13% 62.87% -3.39 1-1
1997-06-28 @ Cleveland Rockers W 68-63 1500.03 1496.62 37.96% 62.04% +3.07 2-1
1997-06-29 @ New York Liberty L 57-65 1503.10 1510.90 36.45% 63.55% -2.28 2-2
1997-07-03 @ Utah Starzz W 77-55 1500.82 1493.26 38.52% 61.48% +6.37 3-2
1997-07-07 New York Liberty W 69-50 1507.19 1523.32 60.30% 39.70% +3.83 4-2
1997-07-09 Houston Comets W 69-64 1511.02 1512.93 62.24% 37.76% +1.86 5-2
1997-07-12 @ Utah Starzz L 51-52 1512.88 1475.97 42.60% 57.40% -0.94 5-3
1997-07-13 @ Los Angeles Sparks W 57-56 1511.94 1496.41 39.62% 60.38% +1.34 6-3
1997-07-16 Sacramento Monarchs W 84-67 1513.28 1496.04 64.80% 35.20% +3.20 7-3
1997-07-21 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 70-57 1516.48 1486.66 41.60% 58.40% +4.66 8-3
1997-07-22 Houston Comets L 69-77 1521.14 1520.34 62.61% 37.39% -3.92 8-4
1997-07-25 Los Angeles Sparks L 83-86 1517.22 1489.68 66.14% 33.86% -2.53 8-5
1997-07-28 Cleveland Rockers L 64-76 1514.69 1495.04 65.11% 34.89% -4.98 8-6
1997-07-30 @ Charlotte Sting L 67-68 1509.71 1501.72 38.58% 61.42% -0.85 8-7
1997-07-31 @ Cleveland Rockers L 67-79 1508.86 1504.42 38.10% 61.90% -2.92 8-8
1997-08-02 @ New York Liberty L 70-80 1505.94 1528.39 34.52% 65.48% -2.41 8-9
1997-08-04 Sacramento Monarchs W 83-60 1503.53 1463.40 67.74% 32.26% +3.42 9-9
1997-08-06 Utah Starzz W 78-46 1506.95 1464.94 67.98% 32.02% +4.00 10-9
1997-08-07 @ Houston Comets L 70-74 1510.95 1531.01 34.84% 65.16% -1.54 10-10
1997-08-09 @ Charlotte Sting L 59-79 1509.41 1504.54 38.16% 61.84% -3.77 10-11
1997-08-12 New York Liberty W 77-67 1505.64 1521.98 60.27% 39.73% +2.77 11-11
1997-08-14 Cleveland Rockers W 61-55 1508.41 1506.63 62.74% 37.26% +2.02 12-11
1997-08-17 Utah Starzz W 71-63 1510.43 1446.40 70.67% 29.33% +1.83 13-11
1997-08-18 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 66-75 1512.26 1503.63 38.67% 61.33% -2.56 13-12
1997-08-20 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 69-54 1509.70 1465.71 43.60% 56.40% +4.83 14-12
1997-08-22 Charlotte Sting W 78-63 1514.53 1506.99 63.51% 36.49% +3.12 15-12
1997-08-24 Los Angeles Sparks W 73-68 1517.65 1509.71 63.57% 36.43% +1.80 16-12
1997-06-21 @ Utah Starzz W 70-60 1500.00 1500.00 37.50% 62.50% +4.37 1-0
1997-06-23 New York Liberty L 62-73 1504.37 1504.37 62.50% 37.50% -4.58 1-1
1997-06-26 Charlotte Sting W 78-70 1499.79 1492.82 63.43% 36.57% +2.28 2-1
1997-06-27 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 92-102 1502.07 1496.40 38.27% 61.73% -2.67 2-2
1997-07-02 Utah Starzz L 68-73 1499.40 1490.11 63.74% 36.26% -3.15 2-3
1997-07-06 Cleveland Rockers W 70-67 1496.25 1484.83 64.03% 35.97% +1.37 3-3
1997-07-07 @ Utah Starzz W 79-69 1497.62 1482.26 39.59% 60.41% +4.23 4-3
1997-07-10 @ Cleveland Rockers L 61-77 1501.85 1488.19 39.36% 60.64% -3.48 4-4
1997-07-12 @ Houston Comets L 61-89 1498.37 1511.07 35.80% 64.20% -4.19 4-5
1997-07-15 Los Angeles Sparks W 78-73 1494.18 1495.07 62.38% 37.62% +1.86 5-5
1997-07-16 @ Phoenix Mercury L 67-84 1496.04 1513.28 35.20% 64.80% -3.21 5-6
1997-07-18 Houston Comets L 60-82 1492.83 1514.17 59.58% 40.42% -6.17 5-7
1997-07-21 Phoenix Mercury L 57-70 1486.66 1516.48 58.40% 41.60% -4.66 5-8
1997-07-25 Houston Comets L 76-86 1482.00 1524.26 56.65% 43.35% -3.96 5-9
1997-07-27 Los Angeles Sparks L 62-84 1478.04 1492.21 60.57% 39.43% -6.28 5-10
1997-07-30 @ New York Liberty L 68-73 1471.76 1526.88 30.40% 69.60% -1.50 5-11
1997-08-01 @ Charlotte Sting L 61-85 1470.26 1502.57 33.25% 66.75% -3.60 5-12
1997-08-02 @ Cleveland Rockers L 51-72 1466.66 1507.34 32.19% 67.81% -3.26 5-13
1997-08-04 @ Phoenix Mercury L 60-83 1463.40 1503.53 32.26% 67.74% -3.42 5-14
1997-08-06 Charlotte Sting W 77-64 1459.98 1508.06 55.83% 44.17% +3.52 6-14
1997-08-08 Utah Starzz W 93-78 1463.50 1460.94 62.85% 37.15% +3.18 7-14
1997-08-10 New York Liberty W 76-69 1466.68 1524.64 54.42% 45.58% +2.67 8-14
1997-08-12 Cleveland Rockers W 81-76 1469.35 1508.75 57.05% 42.95% +2.12 9-14
1997-08-14 @ Charlotte Sting L 51-68 1471.47 1504.18 33.20% 66.80% -3.03 9-15
1997-08-15 @ New York Liberty L 63-79 1468.44 1519.20 30.94% 69.06% -2.73 9-16
1997-08-20 Phoenix Mercury L 54-69 1465.71 1509.70 56.40% 43.60% -4.83 9-17
1997-08-22 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 77-88 1460.88 1507.40 31.46% 68.54% -2.30 9-18
1997-08-24 @ Houston Comets W 68-58 1458.58 1543.02 26.96% 73.04% +5.10 10-18
1997-06-21 Sacramento Monarchs L 60-70 1500.00 1500.00 62.50% 37.50% -4.37 0-1
1997-06-23 Los Angeles Sparks W 102-89 1495.63 1495.63 62.50% 37.50% +2.99 1-1
1997-06-26 @ Cleveland Rockers L 63-74 1498.62 1493.82 38.15% 61.85% -2.80 1-2
1997-06-28 Houston Comets L 58-76 1495.82 1507.60 60.90% 39.10% -5.71 1-3
1997-07-02 @ Sacramento Monarchs W 73-68 1490.11 1499.40 36.26% 63.74% +3.15 2-3
1997-07-03 Phoenix Mercury L 55-77 1493.26 1500.82 61.48% 38.52% -6.37 2-4
1997-07-05 New York Liberty L 53-66 1486.89 1518.69 58.12% 41.88% -4.63 2-5
1997-07-07 Sacramento Monarchs L 69-79 1482.26 1497.62 60.41% 39.59% -4.22 2-6
1997-07-11 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 68-75 1478.04 1494.34 35.33% 64.67% -2.07 2-7
1997-07-12 Phoenix Mercury W 52-51 1475.97 1512.88 57.40% 42.60% +0.94 3-7
1997-07-14 @ Houston Comets L 56-79 1476.91 1515.25 32.49% 67.51% -3.44 3-8
1997-07-16 @ Charlotte Sting L 63-75 1473.47 1499.48 34.06% 65.94% -2.61 3-9
1997-07-17 @ New York Liberty L 54-80 1470.86 1525.77 30.43% 69.57% -3.43 3-10
1997-07-19 @ Cleveland Rockers L 68-95 1467.43 1483.85 35.31% 64.69% -4.05 3-11
1997-07-22 @ New York Liberty W 78-71 1463.38 1531.75 28.81% 71.19% +4.16 4-11
1997-07-26 Cleveland Rockers L 66-77 1467.54 1490.69 59.33% 40.67% -4.35 4-12
1997-07-30 @ Los Angeles Sparks L 69-91 1463.19 1498.49 32.87% 67.13% -3.40 4-13
1997-08-02 Houston Comets W 74-63 1459.79 1530.27 52.63% 47.37% +3.47 5-13
1997-08-04 Charlotte Sting W 73-70 1463.26 1509.74 56.05% 43.95% +1.68 6-13
1997-08-06 @ Phoenix Mercury L 46-78 1464.94 1506.95 32.02% 67.98% -4.00 6-14
1997-08-08 @ Sacramento Monarchs L 78-93 1460.94 1463.50 37.15% 62.85% -3.18 6-15
1997-08-11 Cleveland Rockers L 59-74 1457.76 1503.95 56.09% 43.91% -4.80 6-16
1997-08-12 @ Houston Comets L 56-76 1452.96 1537.41 26.95% 73.05% -2.67 6-17
1997-08-16 Los Angeles Sparks L 64-74 1450.29 1499.75 55.63% 44.37% -3.89 6-18
1997-08-17 @ Phoenix Mercury L 63-71 1446.40 1510.43 29.33% 70.67% -1.83 6-19
1997-08-19 New York Liberty W 81-75 1444.57 1516.76 52.38% 47.62% +2.58 7-19
1997-08-21 Charlotte Sting L 56-66 1447.15 1503.17 54.69% 45.31% -3.82 7-20
1997-08-24 @ Charlotte Sting L 52-70 1443.33 1503.87 29.75% 70.25% -2.79 7-21

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.

Date Opponent Score Pre Elo Opp Elo Win % Loss % Elo Δ Record
1997-08-28 @ Houston Comets L 54-70 1506.66 1537.91 33.39% 66.61% -2.95 0-1
1997-08-28 Charlotte Sting W 70-54 1537.91 1506.66 66.61% 33.39% +2.95 1-0
1997-08-30 New York Liberty W 65-51 1540.86 1520.26 65.24% 34.76% +2.88 2-0
1997-08-28 @ Phoenix Mercury W 59-41 1514.33 1519.45 36.81% 63.19% +5.93 1-0
1997-08-30 @ Houston Comets L 51-65 1520.26 1540.86 34.76% 65.24% -2.88 1-1
1997-08-28 New York Liberty L 41-59 1519.45 1514.33 63.19% 36.81% -5.92 0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Underdog Win % Winning Team Losing Team
Team Elo Score Team Elo Score
1 1997-08-24 26.96% Sacramento Monarchs 1458.58 68 @ Houston Comets 1543.02 58
2 1997-07-22 28.81% Utah Starzz 1463.38 78 @ New York Liberty 1531.75 71
3 1997-08-05 32.41% Los Angeles Sparks 1491.89 67 @ New York Liberty 1530.80 50
4 1997-08-21 32.89% Cleveland Rockers 1509.39 76 @ Houston Comets 1544.50 75
5 1997-07-26 33.51% Charlotte Sting 1499.17 64 @ New York Liberty 1529.43 61
6 1997-07-29 33.78% Cleveland Rockers 1500.03 73 @ Houston Comets 1528.22 64
7 1997-07-25 33.86% Los Angeles Sparks 1489.68 86 @ Phoenix Mercury 1517.22 83
8 1997-07-28 34.89% Cleveland Rockers 1495.04 76 @ Phoenix Mercury 1514.69 64
9 1997-07-07 35.42% Cleveland Rockers 1483.45 81 @ Los Angeles Sparks 1499.07 70
10 1997-07-02 36.26% Utah Starzz 1490.11 73 @ Sacramento Monarchs 1499.40 68
11 1997-08-07 36.38% Los Angeles Sparks 1498.05 87 @ Cleveland Rockers 1506.38 84
12 1997-08-28 * 36.81% New York Liberty 1514.33 59 @ Phoenix Mercury 1519.45 41
13 1997-07-23 36.89% Cleveland Rockers 1487.91 89 @ Los Angeles Sparks 1492.47 85
14 1997-07-22 37.39% Houston Comets 1520.34 77 @ Phoenix Mercury 1521.14 69
15 1997-06-26 37.42% New York Liberty 1508.95 62 @ Houston Comets 1509.56 60
16 1997-06-21 37.50% Houston Comets 1500.00 76 @ Cleveland Rockers 1500.00 56
17 1997-06-21 37.50% New York Liberty 1500.00 67 @ Los Angeles Sparks 1500.00 57
18 1997-06-21 37.50% Sacramento Monarchs 1500.00 70 @ Utah Starzz 1500.00 60
19 1997-06-23 37.50% New York Liberty 1504.37 73 @ Sacramento Monarchs 1504.37 62
20 1997-07-04 37.75% New York Liberty 1515.05 65 @ Houston Comets 1513.21 58
21 1997-06-28 37.96% Phoenix Mercury 1500.03 68 @ Cleveland Rockers 1496.62 63
22 1997-07-03 38.52% Phoenix Mercury 1500.82 77 @ Utah Starzz 1493.26 55
23 1997-07-03 38.56% Los Angeles Sparks 1497.32 74 @ Cleveland Rockers 1489.54 62
24 1997-08-03 38.96% Charlotte Sting 1506.17 77 @ Los Angeles Sparks 1495.46 70
25 1997-06-28 39.10% Houston Comets 1507.60 76 @ Utah Starzz 1495.82 58

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.

# Date Elo Δ Winning Team Losing Team
Team Score Elo Win % Team Score Elo Win %
1 1997-08-01 6.45 Houston Comets 81 1523.82 40.50% @ Los Angeles Sparks 57 1501.90 59.50%
2 1997-07-03 6.37 Phoenix Mercury 77 1500.82 38.52% @ Utah Starzz 55 1493.26 61.48%
3 1997-07-27 6.28 Los Angeles Sparks 84 1492.21 39.43% @ Sacramento Monarchs 62 1478.04 60.57%
4 1997-06-21 6.18 Houston Comets 76 1500.00 37.50% @ Cleveland Rockers 56 1500.00 62.50%
5 1997-07-18 6.17 Houston Comets 82 1514.17 40.42% @ Sacramento Monarchs 60 1492.83 59.58%
6 1997-08-05 6.16 Los Angeles Sparks 67 1491.89 32.41% @ New York Liberty 50 1530.80 67.59%
7 1997-08-28 * 5.93 New York Liberty 59 1514.33 36.81% @ Phoenix Mercury 41 1519.45 63.19%
8 1997-06-28 5.71 Houston Comets 76 1507.60 39.10% @ Utah Starzz 58 1495.82 60.90%
9 1997-08-17 5.17 Houston Comets 70 1537.29 39.59% @ New York Liberty 55 1521.93 60.41%
10 1997-08-24 5.11 Sacramento Monarchs 68 1458.58 26.96% @ Houston Comets 58 1543.02 73.04%
11 1997-07-28 4.99 Cleveland Rockers 76 1495.04 34.89% @ Phoenix Mercury 64 1514.69 65.11%
12 1997-08-20 4.83 Phoenix Mercury 69 1509.70 43.60% @ Sacramento Monarchs 54 1465.71 56.40%
13 1997-08-11 4.80 Cleveland Rockers 74 1503.95 43.91% @ Utah Starzz 59 1457.76 56.09%
14 1997-08-17 4.78 @ Cleveland Rockers 81 1504.61 61.77% Charlotte Sting 49 1509.99 38.23%
15 1997-07-07 4.74 Cleveland Rockers 81 1483.45 35.42% @ Los Angeles Sparks 70 1499.07 64.58%
16 1997-07-03 4.71 Los Angeles Sparks 74 1497.32 38.56% @ Cleveland Rockers 62 1489.54 61.44%
17 1997-07-21 4.66 Phoenix Mercury 70 1516.48 41.60% @ Sacramento Monarchs 57 1486.66 58.40%
18 1997-07-05 4.63 New York Liberty 66 1518.69 41.88% @ Utah Starzz 53 1486.89 58.12%
19 1997-06-23 4.58 New York Liberty 73 1504.37 37.50% @ Sacramento Monarchs 62 1504.37 62.50%
20 1997-07-16 4.53 @ Los Angeles Sparks 77 1493.21 59.00% Houston Comets 52 1518.70 41.00%
21 1997-07-12 4.41 @ Charlotte Sting 72 1495.08 62.96% Cleveland Rockers 43 1491.67 37.04%
22 1997-07-29 4.40 Cleveland Rockers 73 1500.03 33.78% @ Houston Comets 64 1528.22 66.22%
23 1997-06-21 4.37 New York Liberty 67 1500.00 37.50% @ Los Angeles Sparks 57 1500.00 62.50%
24 1997-06-21 4.37 Sacramento Monarchs 70 1500.00 37.50% @ Utah Starzz 60 1500.00 62.50%
25 1997-07-26 4.35 Cleveland Rockers 77 1490.69 40.67% @ Utah Starzz 66 1467.54 59.33%