2002 WNBA Season
256 regular-season games · 8 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations
Champion
Los Angeles Sparks
2nd Title
Last Title: 2001
Runner-Up
New York Liberty
4
Last Appearance: 2000
Biggest Overachiever
Houston Comets
4.77 wins above expected
24 wins · 19.23 expected wins
Biggest Disappointment
Cleveland Rockers
6.28 wins below expected
10 wins · 16.28 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 | New York Liberty League | 18 | 14 | .562 | — | 65.3 | 63.0 | +2.3 | 18.58 | -0.58 |
| 2 | Charlotte Sting Playoffs | 18 | 14 | .562 | — | 70.0 | 66.7 | +3.4 | 18.62 | -0.62 |
| 3 | Washington Mystics Playoffs | 17 | 15 | .531 | 1 | 66.7 | 66.1 | +0.6 | 16.53 | +0.47 |
| 4 | Indiana Fever Playoffs | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2 | 65.5 | 66.5 | -1.0 | 14.05 | +1.95 |
| 5 | Orlando Miracle | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2 | 70.4 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 15.64 | +0.36 |
| 6 | Miami Sol | 15 | 17 | .469 | 3 | 63.9 | 65.2 | -1.3 | 15.42 | -0.42 |
| 7 | Cleveland Rockers | 10 | 22 | .312 | 8 | 64.7 | 66.9 | -2.2 | 16.28 | -6.28 |
| 8 | Detroit Shock | 9 | 23 | .281 | 9 | 66.1 | 70.8 | -4.8 | 11.00 | -2.00 |
| # | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | PPG | OPP | DIFF | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Sparks League | 25 | 7 | .781 | — | 76.6 | 69.8 | +6.8 | 22.46 | +2.54 |
| 2 | Houston Comets Playoffs | 24 | 8 | .750 | 1 | 64.8 | 59.1 | +5.6 | 19.23 | +4.77 |
| 3 | Utah Starzz Playoffs | 20 | 12 | .625 | 5 | 75.6 | 73.2 | +2.3 | 18.08 | +1.92 |
| 4 | Seattle Storm Playoffs | 17 | 15 | .531 | 8 | 68.4 | 65.7 | +2.7 | 14.51 | +2.49 |
| 5 | Portland Fire | 16 | 16 | .500 | 9 | 68.6 | 69.6 | -1.0 | 14.24 | +1.76 |
| 6 | Sacramento Monarchs | 14 | 18 | .438 | 11 | 67.7 | 71.7 | -4.0 | 14.41 | -0.41 |
| 7 | Phoenix Mercury | 11 | 21 | .344 | 14 | 65.3 | 71.6 | -6.2 | 13.70 | -2.70 |
| 8 | Minnesota Lynx | 10 | 22 | .312 | 15 | 62.6 | 65.8 | -3.2 | 13.25 | -3.25 |
Playoff Bracket
The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.
Eastern Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
Western Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
WNBA Finals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | Western | 1678 | 25 | 22.46 | +2.54 | 89.03% | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 31 | |
| Houston Comets | Western | 1643 | 24 | 19.23 | +4.77 | 97.69% | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 29 | |
| Utah Starzz | Western | 1561 | 20 | 18.08 | +1.92 | 81.68% | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 | |
| Charlotte Sting | Eastern | 1553 | 18 | 18.62 | -0.62 | 48.34% | 9 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 29 | |
| Seattle Storm | Western | 1539 | 17 | 14.51 | +2.49 | 86.91% | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | |
| New York Liberty | Eastern | 1537 | 18 | 18.58 | -0.58 | 48.29% | 7 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 30 | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | Western | 1509 | 14 | 14.41 | -0.41 | 50.93% | 5 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | |
| Orlando Miracle | Eastern | 1491 | 16 | 15.64 | +0.36 | 63.14% | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 27 | |
| Indiana Fever | Eastern | 1490 | 16 | 14.05 | +1.95 | 81.47% | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | |
| Miami Sol | Eastern | 1489 | 15 | 15.42 | -0.42 | 51.05% | 5 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | |
| Portland Fire | Western | 1481 | 16 | 14.24 | +1.76 | 80.08% | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 23 | |
| Washington Mystics | Eastern | 1454 | 17 | 16.53 | +0.47 | 63.89% | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 28 | |
| Cleveland Rockers | Eastern | 1413 | 10 | 16.28 | -6.28 | 1.43% | 7 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | |
| Minnesota Lynx | Western | 1407 | 10 | 13.25 | -3.25 | 15.36% | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 23 | |
| Detroit Shock | Eastern | 1388 | 9 | 11.00 | -2.00 | 28.31% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 21 | |
| Phoenix Mercury | Western | 1368 | 11 | 13.70 | -2.70 | 20.48% | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 |
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.
Within Eastern
| Team | Sting | Rockers | Shock | Fever | Sol | Liberty | Miracle | Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | — |
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
|
| Cleveland Rockers |
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.5 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.7 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.6 exp.)
|
| Detroit Shock |
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Indiana Fever |
2-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.5 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
| Miami Sol |
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.6 exp.)
|
| New York Liberty |
2-1
(1.8 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.7 exp.)
|
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
— |
0-3
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
| Orlando Miracle |
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
|
3-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
3-0
(1.9 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
3-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
| Washington Mystics |
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
|
3-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
2-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
— |
Eastern vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Comets | Sparks | Lynx | Mercury | Fire | Monarchs | Storm | Starzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Cleveland Rockers |
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
| Detroit Shock |
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Indiana Fever |
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Miami Sol |
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
| New York Liberty |
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Orlando Miracle |
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
| Washington Mystics |
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
Within Western
| Team | Comets | Sparks | Lynx | Mercury | Fire | Monarchs | Storm | Starzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets | — |
2-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
3-0
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
3-0
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Sparks |
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
— |
3-0
(2.1 exp.)
|
3-0
(2.2 exp.)
|
3-0
(2.2 exp.)
|
3-0
(2.1 exp.)
|
1-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
3-0
(2.0 exp.)
|
| Minnesota Lynx |
0-3
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-3
(0.9 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.7 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
| Phoenix Mercury |
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
0-3
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.7 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
| Portland Fire |
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-3
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
— |
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Sacramento Monarchs |
1-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-3
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
— |
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.3 exp.)
|
| Seattle Storm |
0-3
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
— |
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
| Utah Starzz |
1-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
3-0
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.7 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
— |
Western vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Sting | Rockers | Shock | Fever | Sol | Liberty | Miracle | Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Sparks |
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
| Minnesota Lynx |
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Phoenix Mercury |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Portland Fire |
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Sacramento Monarchs |
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Seattle Storm |
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
| Utah Starzz |
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 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 | 24 | 19.23 | +4.77 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 25 | 22.46 | +2.54 |
| 3 | Seattle Storm | 17 | 14.51 | +2.49 |
| 4 | Indiana Fever | 16 | 14.05 | +1.95 |
| 5 | Utah Starzz | 20 | 18.08 | +1.92 |
Biggest Disappointments
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Rockers | 10 | 16.28 | -6.28 |
| 2 | Minnesota Lynx | 10 | 13.25 | -3.25 |
| 3 | Phoenix Mercury | 11 | 13.70 | -2.70 |
| 4 | Detroit Shock | 9 | 11.00 | -2.00 |
| 5 | Charlotte Sting | 18 | 18.62 | -0.62 |
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 | Portland Fire | 7 | Jun 26 – Jul 10 | 1 in 643 |
| 2 | Houston Comets | 10 | Jun 15 – Jul 9 | 1 in 225 |
| 3 | Seattle Storm | 5 | Jul 25 – Aug 1 | 1 in 63 |
| 4 | Sacramento Monarchs | 6 | Jul 21 – Aug 1 | 1 in 55 |
| 5 | Washington Mystics | 6 | Jun 4 – Jun 18 | 1 in 52 |
Longest Losing Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Mystics | 7 | Jul 20 – Aug 6 | 1 in 368 |
| 2 | Detroit Shock | 13 | May 30 – Jun 28 | 1 in 210 |
| 3 | Charlotte Sting | 5 | Jul 25 – Aug 4 | 1 in 202 |
| 4 | Cleveland Rockers | 6 | Jun 30 – Jul 11 | 1 in 149 |
| 5 | Sacramento Monarchs | 8 | Jun 22 – Jul 7 | 1 in 71 |
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).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 32.03% | 23.69% | 16.64% | 11.97% | 7.65% | 4.83% | 2.71% | 0.48% |
| New York Liberty | 32.61% | 24.05% | 15.64% | 11.39% | 7.91% | 4.89% | 2.69% | 0.82% |
| Washington Mystics | 11.05% | 15.22% | 16.71% | 15.81% | 15.71% | 12.83% | 9.25% | 3.42% |
| Cleveland Rockers | 9.63% | 12.58% | 16.33% | 16.71% | 16.13% | 14.24% | 10.44% | 3.94% |
| Orlando Miracle | 6.82% | 9.87% | 13.21% | 15.70% | 16.52% | 17.59% | 14.20% | 6.09% |
| Miami Sol | 5.47% | 9.15% | 12.63% | 15.90% | 16.47% | 17.70% | 15.50% | 7.18% |
| Indiana Fever | 2.25% | 4.89% | 7.68% | 10.28% | 15.01% | 19.06% | 25.19% | 15.64% |
| Detroit Shock | 0.14% | 0.55% | 1.16% | 2.24% | 4.60% | 8.86% | 20.02% | 62.43% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 72.06% | 18.82% | 6.25% | 1.75% | 0.74% | 0.26% | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Houston Comets | 16.67% | 38.25% | 23.41% | 11.33% | 5.54% | 2.96% | 1.33% | 0.51% |
| Utah Starzz | 8.66% | 26.00% | 29.46% | 16.73% | 9.45% | 5.37% | 3.09% | 1.24% |
| Seattle Storm | 0.73% | 4.54% | 10.16% | 16.45% | 18.28% | 18.70% | 17.20% | 13.94% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.70% | 4.10% | 9.84% | 16.29% | 18.43% | 17.92% | 17.68% | 15.04% |
| Portland Fire | 0.63% | 3.68% | 9.28% | 15.24% | 17.25% | 18.25% | 18.66% | 17.01% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 0.35% | 2.61% | 6.51% | 12.24% | 16.40% | 18.57% | 20.80% | 22.52% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.20% | 2.00% | 5.09% | 9.97% | 13.91% | 17.97% | 21.15% | 29.71% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 58.50% | 19.97% | 9.66% | 4.66% | 2.82% | 1.71% | 1.17% | 0.60% | 0.41% | 0.19% | 0.15% | 0.08% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.02% | — |
| Houston Comets | 12.30% | 18.06% | 16.33% | 12.88% | 10.48% | 8.28% | 5.90% | 4.59% | 3.63% | 2.77% | 1.74% | 1.36% | 0.83% | 0.62% | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| Charlotte Sting | 8.21% | 15.02% | 14.54% | 13.27% | 11.11% | 9.34% | 7.18% | 5.54% | 4.75% | 3.58% | 2.32% | 2.19% | 1.43% | 0.96% | 0.39% | 0.17% |
| New York Liberty | 8.12% | 15.31% | 14.47% | 13.31% | 11.01% | 8.72% | 7.27% | 5.62% | 4.72% | 3.32% | 2.94% | 2.04% | 1.36% | 0.95% | 0.58% | 0.26% |
| Utah Starzz | 5.96% | 11.27% | 12.61% | 12.34% | 11.81% | 9.66% | 8.36% | 7.36% | 5.57% | 4.44% | 3.44% | 2.91% | 2.06% | 1.30% | 0.66% | 0.25% |
| Washington Mystics | 1.90% | 5.11% | 7.47% | 8.70% | 9.19% | 9.32% | 9.32% | 9.01% | 8.15% | 7.25% | 6.29% | 5.58% | 4.53% | 3.84% | 2.97% | 1.37% |
| Cleveland Rockers | 1.62% | 4.36% | 6.57% | 7.62% | 8.40% | 8.98% | 9.87% | 9.06% | 8.57% | 7.90% | 6.68% | 6.17% | 5.19% | 4.41% | 2.92% | 1.68% |
| Orlando Miracle | 0.93% | 2.76% | 4.70% | 6.02% | 7.01% | 7.90% | 8.24% | 8.78% | 8.86% | 8.83% | 8.81% | 7.40% | 7.11% | 5.42% | 4.46% | 2.77% |
| Miami Sol | 0.96% | 2.67% | 3.59% | 5.20% | 6.63% | 7.71% | 8.32% | 8.78% | 8.58% | 9.06% | 8.40% | 8.05% | 7.25% | 6.53% | 5.21% | 3.06% |
| Seattle Storm | 0.33% | 1.38% | 2.17% | 3.50% | 4.51% | 5.38% | 6.73% | 7.41% | 8.14% | 8.86% | 9.32% | 9.37% | 10.04% | 9.20% | 7.95% | 5.71% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.33% | 1.00% | 2.03% | 3.12% | 4.23% | 5.31% | 6.33% | 7.29% | 8.55% | 8.94% | 9.37% | 9.44% | 9.57% | 9.80% | 8.36% | 6.33% |
| Portland Fire | 0.34% | 1.02% | 1.86% | 2.86% | 3.65% | 5.09% | 6.07% | 7.07% | 7.77% | 8.60% | 9.69% | 9.99% | 9.69% | 9.93% | 9.56% | 6.81% |
| Indiana Fever | 0.32% | 0.89% | 1.84% | 2.84% | 3.60% | 4.80% | 5.53% | 6.36% | 7.45% | 7.87% | 9.35% | 9.42% | 10.32% | 10.47% | 10.63% | 8.31% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 0.12% | 0.74% | 1.13% | 1.97% | 3.03% | 3.69% | 4.49% | 6.24% | 7.00% | 8.27% | 8.74% | 10.45% | 10.84% | 12.06% | 11.60% | 9.63% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.06% | 0.42% | 0.94% | 1.46% | 2.00% | 3.34% | 4.25% | 4.90% | 5.72% | 7.11% | 8.66% | 9.84% | 11.45% | 12.64% | 14.22% | 12.99% |
| Detroit Shock | — | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.25% | 0.52% | 0.77% | 0.97% | 1.39% | 2.13% | 3.01% | 4.10% | 5.71% | 8.29% | 11.85% | 20.28% | 40.62% |
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.
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Liberty | 32.61% | 24.05% | 15.64% | 11.39% | 16.31% |
| Charlotte Sting | 32.03% | 23.69% | 16.64% | 11.97% | 15.67% |
| Washington Mystics | 11.05% | 15.22% | 16.71% | 15.81% | 41.21% |
| Cleveland Rockers | 9.63% | 12.58% | 16.33% | 16.71% | 44.75% |
| Orlando Miracle | 6.82% | 9.87% | 13.21% | 15.70% | 54.40% |
| Miami Sol | 5.47% | 9.15% | 12.63% | 15.90% | 56.85% |
| Indiana Fever | 2.25% | 4.89% | 7.68% | 10.28% | 74.90% |
| Detroit Shock | 0.14% | 0.55% | 1.16% | 2.24% | 95.91% |
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 72.06% | 18.82% | 6.25% | 1.75% | 1.12% |
| Houston Comets | 16.67% | 38.25% | 23.41% | 11.33% | 10.34% |
| Utah Starzz | 8.66% | 26.00% | 29.46% | 16.73% | 19.15% |
| Seattle Storm | 0.73% | 4.54% | 10.16% | 16.45% | 68.12% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.70% | 4.10% | 9.84% | 16.29% | 69.07% |
| Portland Fire | 0.63% | 3.68% | 9.28% | 15.24% | 71.17% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 0.35% | 2.61% | 6.51% | 12.24% | 78.29% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.20% | 2.00% | 5.09% | 9.97% | 82.74% |
Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed
Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.
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 Semifinals | Advanced to Finals | Won Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 98.88% | 77.85% | 51.76% | 40.46% |
| Houston Comets | 89.66% | 59.52% | 29.21% | 21.07% |
| Charlotte Sting | 84.33% | 54.91% | 33.97% | 10.87% |
| New York Liberty | 83.69% | 51.12% | 28.87% | 8.79% |
| Utah Starzz | 80.85% | 33.65% | 11.65% | 7.22% |
| Orlando Miracle | 45.60% | 20.86% | 9.11% | 2.11% |
| Miami Sol | 43.15% | 19.79% | 8.76% | 2.04% |
| Washington Mystics | 58.79% | 23.83% | 8.74% | 1.78% |
| Seattle Storm | 31.88% | 10.24% | 3.09% | 1.70% |
| Indiana Fever | 25.10% | 11.20% | 4.93% | 1.26% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 30.93% | 7.79% | 2.16% | 1.09% |
| Cleveland Rockers | 55.25% | 17.21% | 5.37% | 0.70% |
| Portland Fire | 28.83% | 6.36% | 1.42% | 0.63% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 17.26% | 2.18% | 0.33% | 0.13% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 21.71% | 2.41% | 0.38% | 0.13% |
| Detroit Shock | 4.09% | 1.08% | 0.25% | 0.02% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Miami Sol | New York Liberty | Orlando Miracle | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 11.94% | 0.86% | 4.46% | 7.61% | 10.76% | 8.45% | 10.83% | |
| Cleveland Rockers | 3.40% | 0.26% | 1.16% | 2.32% | 3.99% | 2.34% | 3.74% | |
| Detroit Shock | 0.22% | 0.22% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.32% | 0.07% | 0.15% | |
| Indiana Fever | 2.51% | 1.92% | 0.10% | 0.99% | 2.73% | 0.96% | 1.99% | |
| Miami Sol | 4.41% | 3.60% | 0.17% | 0.92% | 4.81% | 2.28% | 3.60% | |
| New York Liberty | 8.90% | 11.15% | 1.00% | 4.37% | 7.35% | 7.65% | 10.70% | |
| Orlando Miracle | 4.84% | 4.06% | 0.18% | 1.17% | 2.12% | 4.54% | 3.95% | |
| Washington Mystics | 5.14% | 5.15% | 0.44% | 1.79% | 2.90% | 5.42% | 2.99% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Portland Fire | Sacramento Monarchs | Seattle Storm | Utah Starzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets | 6.25% | 4.51% | 5.30% | 6.32% | 6.85% | 6.79% | 23.50% | |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 10.10% | 7.83% | 9.63% | 11.36% | 11.72% | 10.97% | 16.24% | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.65% | 0.63% | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.13% | 0.07% | 0.46% | |
| Phoenix Mercury | 0.67% | 0.61% | 0.08% | 0.11% | 0.20% | 0.13% | 0.61% | |
| Portland Fire | 1.65% | 1.72% | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.40% | 0.30% | 1.78% | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 2.26% | 2.38% | 0.18% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.31% | 1.97% | |
| Seattle Storm | 2.71% | 3.28% | 0.30% | 0.41% | 0.47% | 0.43% | 2.64% | |
| Utah Starzz | 12.10% | 6.16% | 1.95% | 3.25% | 3.71% | 3.41% | 3.07% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Miami Sol | New York Liberty | Orlando Miracle | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 4.62% | 0.31% | 2.26% | 4.46% | 11.84% | 4.48% | 6.00% | |
| Cleveland Rockers | 1.49% | 0.04% | 0.32% | 0.54% | 1.65% | 0.62% | 0.71% | |
| Detroit Shock | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.04% | |
| Indiana Fever | 1.41% | 0.60% | 0.03% | 0.47% | 1.22% | 0.59% | 0.61% | |
| Miami Sol | 2.46% | 0.92% | 0.08% | 0.48% | 2.35% | 1.01% | 1.46% | |
| New York Liberty | 10.43% | 3.70% | 0.17% | 2.11% | 3.49% | 3.98% | 4.99% | |
| Orlando Miracle | 2.59% | 0.89% | 0.10% | 0.43% | 0.99% | 2.83% | 1.28% | |
| Washington Mystics | 2.53% | 1.08% | 0.10% | 0.63% | 1.06% | 2.30% | 1.04% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Portland Fire | Sacramento Monarchs | Seattle Storm | Utah Starzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets | 17.68% | 0.42% | 0.53% | 1.49% | 1.67% | 1.98% | 5.44% | |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 25.11% | 1.01% | 1.07% | 2.61% | 3.01% | 3.85% | 15.10% | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.09% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.09% | ||
| Phoenix Mercury | 0.06% | 0.14% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.07% | ||
| Portland Fire | 0.37% | 0.62% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.21% | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.65% | 0.81% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.13% | 0.43% | |
| Seattle Storm | 0.95% | 1.08% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.12% | 0.17% | 0.66% | |
| Utah Starzz | 3.08% | 5.69% | 0.32% | 0.26% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 1.00% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Charlotte Sting | Cleveland Rockers | Detroit Shock | Houston Comets | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Miami Sol | Minnesota Lynx | New York Liberty | Orlando Miracle | Phoenix Mercury | Portland Fire | Sacramento Monarchs | Seattle Storm | Utah Starzz | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 3.27% | 4.63% | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.33% | 0.36% | 0.51% | 1.62% | ||||||||
| Cleveland Rockers | 0.19% | 0.28% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.04% | 0.12% | |||||||||
| Detroit Shock | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||
| Houston Comets | 6.38% | 1.46% | 0.08% | 1.25% | 1.78% | 5.91% | 2.29% | 1.92% | ||||||||
| Indiana Fever | 0.21% | 0.64% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.21% | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 13.28% | 2.62% | 0.09% | 1.97% | 3.92% | 11.20% | 3.62% | 3.76% | ||||||||
| Miami Sol | 0.59% | 0.83% | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.07% | 0.36% | |||||||||
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| New York Liberty | 2.85% | 3.30% | 0.04% | 0.09% | 0.23% | 0.35% | 0.45% | 1.48% | ||||||||
| Orlando Miracle | 0.53% | 0.90% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.38% | ||||||||
| Phoenix Mercury | 0.05% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.02% | |||||||||||
| Portland Fire | 0.22% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.12% | 0.07% | 0.09% | |||||||||
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.34% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.07% | 0.17% | |||||||||
| Seattle Storm | 0.59% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.52% | 0.17% | 0.18% | |||||||||
| Utah Starzz | 2.17% | 0.42% | 0.05% | 0.29% | 0.66% | 2.04% | 0.75% | 0.84% | ||||||||
| Washington Mystics | 0.50% | 0.71% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.09% | 0.14% | 0.25% |
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 Semifinals | Advanced to Finals | Won Finals | Actual Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 79.48% | 51.00% | 40.28% | Won Finals |
| New York Liberty | 63.69% | 35.56% | 9.01% | Eliminated in Finals |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Charlotte Sting | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 72.58% | |||
| Indiana Fever | 36.31% | |||
| New York Liberty | 63.69% | |||
| Washington Mystics | 27.42% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Seattle Storm | Utah Starzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets | 70.35% | |||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 79.48% | |||
| Seattle Storm | 20.52% | |||
| Utah Starzz | 29.65% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Charlotte Sting | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 16.68% | 22.29% | ||
| Indiana Fever | 9.25% | 5.18% | ||
| New York Liberty | 24.36% | 11.20% | ||
| Washington Mystics | 5.20% | 5.84% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Seattle Storm | Utah Starzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Comets | 21.90% | 9.92% | ||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 34.31% | 16.69% | ||
| Seattle Storm | 4.22% | 2.71% | ||
| Utah Starzz | 6.58% | 3.67% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Charlotte Sting | Houston Comets | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | New York Liberty | Seattle Storm | Utah Starzz | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Sting | 3.15% | 4.66% | 1.47% | 1.50% | ||||
| Houston Comets | 8.94% | 3.74% | 8.54% | 3.08% | ||||
| Indiana Fever | 1.04% | 1.25% | 0.36% | 0.44% | ||||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 15.17% | 5.91% | 14.60% | 4.60% | ||||
| New York Liberty | 2.86% | 3.95% | 1.08% | 1.12% | ||||
| Seattle Storm | 1.36% | 0.64% | 1.17% | 0.50% | ||||
| Utah Starzz | 2.72% | 1.05% | 2.24% | 0.89% | ||||
| Washington Mystics | 0.47% | 0.86% | 0.35% | 0.29% |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-01 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 94-87 | 1523.64 | 1624.63 | 45.78% | 54.22% | +12.46 | 1-0 |
| 2002-06-03 | Houston Comets | W 67-52 | 1536.10 | 1524.08 | 61.80% | 38.20% | +12.86 | 2-0 |
| 2002-06-06 | @ Seattle Storm | L 59-65 | 1548.96 | 1456.63 | 52.98% | 47.02% | -11.28 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ Utah Starzz | L 64-69 | 1537.68 | 1500.73 | 45.03% | 54.97% | -8.75 | 2-2 |
| 2002-06-09 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 77-80 | 1528.93 | 1497.36 | 44.27% | 55.73% | -6.66 | 2-3 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Houston Comets | L 66-78 | 1522.27 | 1540.53 | 37.35% | 62.65% | -11.25 | 2-4 |
| 2002-06-13 | Indiana Fever | W 75-64 | 1511.02 | 1484.78 | 63.72% | 36.28% | +10.46 | 3-4 |
| 2002-06-16 | @ New York Liberty | L 53-54 | 1521.48 | 1562.53 | 34.34% | 65.66% | -2.98 | 3-5 |
| 2002-06-19 | Washington Mystics | W 78-64 | 1518.50 | 1529.03 | 58.69% | 41.31% | +13.43 | 4-5 |
| 2002-06-22 | Miami Sol | W 76-63 | 1531.93 | 1469.45 | 68.39% | 31.61% | +9.90 | 5-5 |
| 2002-06-26 | @ Detroit Shock | W 80-73 | 1541.83 | 1352.04 | 66.39% | 33.61% | +7.73 | 6-5 |
| 2002-06-30 | @ Washington Mystics | L 55-56 | 1549.56 | 1528.75 | 42.75% | 57.25% | -3.72 | 6-6 |
| 2002-07-01 | Phoenix Mercury | W 90-68 | 1545.84 | 1498.92 | 66.42% | 33.58% | +13.69 | 7-6 |
| 2002-07-03 | Portland Fire | L 73-76 | 1559.53 | 1469.64 | 71.70% | 28.30% | -10.79 | 7-7 |
| 2002-07-05 | @ Miami Sol | W 72-68 | 1548.74 | 1481.24 | 49.41% | 50.59% | +8.79 | 8-7 |
| 2002-07-06 | Cleveland Rockers | W 78-67 | 1557.53 | 1499.02 | 67.89% | 32.11% | +9.26 | 9-7 |
| 2002-07-09 | Miami Sol | L 55-66 | 1566.79 | 1479.35 | 71.41% | 28.59% | -20.59 | 9-8 |
| 2002-07-12 | @ Orlando Miracle | W 72-67 | 1546.20 | 1494.31 | 47.17% | 52.83% | +10.27 | 10-8 |
| 2002-07-13 | Minnesota Lynx | W 63-60 | 1556.47 | 1430.44 | 75.72% | 24.28% | +3.65 | 11-8 |
| 2002-07-17 | Orlando Miracle | W 89-62 | 1560.12 | 1472.28 | 71.46% | 28.54% | +12.89 | 12-8 |
| 2002-07-19 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 70-51 | 1573.01 | 1425.22 | 77.95% | 22.05% | +8.36 | 13-8 |
| 2002-07-22 | @ Indiana Fever | L 72-73 | 1581.37 | 1412.18 | 63.69% | 36.31% | -5.54 | 13-9 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 73-66 | 1575.83 | 1471.81 | 54.66% | 45.34% | +10.43 | 14-9 |
| 2002-07-25 | Cleveland Rockers | L 73-83 | 1586.26 | 1461.38 | 75.60% | 24.40% | -20.78 | 14-10 |
| 2002-07-27 | Detroit Shock | L 66-74 | 1565.48 | 1378.95 | 81.54% | 18.46% | -20.04 | 14-11 |
| 2002-08-01 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 63-65 | 1545.44 | 1491.84 | 47.42% | 52.58% | -5.83 | 14-12 |
| 2002-08-03 | @ Indiana Fever | L 48-69 | 1539.61 | 1421.62 | 56.64% | 43.36% | -22.55 | 14-13 |
| 2002-08-04 | New York Liberty | L 58-71 | 1517.06 | 1575.43 | 51.90% | 48.10% | -16.27 | 14-14 |
| 2002-08-06 | @ Detroit Shock | W 76-65 | 1500.79 | 1412.42 | 52.42% | 47.58% | +13.72 | 15-14 |
| 2002-08-09 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 68-62 | 1514.51 | 1429.39 | 51.95% | 48.05% | +10.23 | 16-14 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ New York Liberty | W 71-58 | 1524.74 | 1568.76 | 33.95% | 66.05% | +20.69 | 17-14 |
| 2002-08-13 | Washington Mystics | W 67-57 | 1545.43 | 1462.39 | 70.89% | 29.11% | +8.00 | 18-14 |
| 2002-06-01 | Houston Comets | L 65-69 | 1540.78 | 1512.97 | 63.93% | 36.07% | -11.11 | 0-1 |
| 2002-06-06 | Detroit Shock | W 72-55 | 1529.67 | 1407.14 | 75.35% | 24.65% | +8.84 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 99-103 | 1538.51 | 1487.34 | 47.07% | 52.93% | -8.18 | 1-2 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Miami Sol | L 65-74 | 1530.33 | 1469.20 | 48.50% | 51.50% | -12.65 | 1-3 |
| 2002-06-14 | Washington Mystics | L 63-69 | 1517.68 | 1510.65 | 61.12% | 38.88% | -13.01 | 1-4 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Indiana Fever | W 79-68 | 1504.67 | 1474.32 | 44.10% | 55.90% | +16.12 | 2-4 |
| 2002-06-19 | Orlando Miracle | L 62-66 | 1520.79 | 1490.37 | 64.27% | 35.73% | -11.17 | 2-5 |
| 2002-06-21 | New York Liberty | W 80-69 | 1509.62 | 1546.70 | 54.95% | 45.05% | +12.98 | 3-5 |
| 2002-06-23 | @ Washington Mystics | L 45-63 | 1522.60 | 1526.32 | 39.33% | 60.67% | -14.50 | 3-6 |
| 2002-06-25 | Miami Sol | W 71-50 | 1508.10 | 1459.54 | 66.63% | 33.37% | +13.29 | 4-6 |
| 2002-06-27 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 73-50 | 1521.39 | 1456.51 | 68.69% | 31.31% | +13.05 | 5-6 |
| 2002-06-28 | @ New York Liberty | W 67-58 | 1534.44 | 1532.75 | 40.08% | 59.92% | +15.62 | 6-6 |
| 2002-06-30 | Utah Starzz | L 62-79 | 1550.06 | 1536.46 | 62.02% | 37.98% | -22.22 | 6-7 |
| 2002-07-02 | Portland Fire | L 64-68 | 1527.84 | 1457.59 | 69.35% | 30.65% | -12.05 | 6-8 |
| 2002-07-05 | Seattle Storm | L 65-73 | 1515.79 | 1454.73 | 68.21% | 31.79% | -16.77 | 6-9 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 67-78 | 1499.02 | 1557.53 | 32.11% | 67.89% | -9.25 | 6-10 |
| 2002-07-08 | @ Indiana Fever | L 57-68 | 1489.77 | 1444.43 | 46.23% | 53.77% | -13.33 | 6-11 |
| 2002-07-11 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 69-71 | 1476.44 | 1402.80 | 50.30% | 49.70% | -6.18 | 6-12 |
| 2002-07-12 | @ Seattle Storm | W 62-58 | 1470.26 | 1486.53 | 37.62% | 62.38% | +10.84 | 7-12 |
| 2002-07-17 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 58-48 | 1481.10 | 1426.79 | 47.52% | 52.48% | +14.42 | 8-12 |
| 2002-07-20 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 50-63 | 1495.52 | 1658.65 | 37.12% | 62.88% | -11.63 | 8-13 |
| 2002-07-22 | @ New York Liberty | L 52-73 | 1483.89 | 1556.65 | 30.35% | 69.65% | -12.08 | 8-14 |
| 2002-07-24 | Charlotte Sting | L 66-73 | 1471.81 | 1575.83 | 45.34% | 54.66% | -10.43 | 8-15 |
| 2002-07-25 | @ Charlotte Sting | W 83-73 | 1461.38 | 1586.26 | 24.40% | 75.60% | +20.78 | 9-15 |
| 2002-07-28 | Orlando Miracle | L 70-76 | 1482.16 | 1457.17 | 63.55% | 36.45% | -13.53 | 9-16 |
| 2002-08-01 | @ Detroit Shock | W 68-66 | 1468.63 | 1384.98 | 51.74% | 48.26% | +5.93 | 10-16 |
| 2002-08-03 | Detroit Shock | L 57-68 | 1474.56 | 1379.04 | 72.35% | 27.65% | -20.85 | 10-17 |
| 2002-08-06 | @ Houston Comets | L 54-67 | 1453.71 | 1632.49 | 19.14% | 80.86% | -6.00 | 10-18 |
| 2002-08-07 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 57-59 | 1447.71 | 1355.31 | 52.99% | 47.01% | -6.51 | 10-19 |
| 2002-08-09 | @ Miami Sol | L 59-65 | 1441.20 | 1490.46 | 33.28% | 66.72% | -7.08 | 10-20 |
| 2002-08-11 | Washington Mystics | L 54-60 | 1434.12 | 1450.06 | 57.94% | 42.06% | -12.33 | 10-21 |
| 2002-08-13 | Indiana Fever | L 56-60 | 1421.79 | 1480.66 | 51.83% | 48.17% | -9.01 | 10-22 |
| 2002-05-30 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 66-80 | 1450.72 | 1481.33 | 35.71% | 64.29% | -11.61 | 0-1 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Indiana Fever | L 62-79 | 1439.11 | 1459.01 | 37.13% | 62.87% | -13.30 | 0-2 |
| 2002-06-02 | Indiana Fever | L 65-78 | 1425.81 | 1472.31 | 53.60% | 46.40% | -16.80 | 0-3 |
| 2002-06-05 | @ New York Liberty | L 59-60 | 1409.01 | 1562.07 | 21.53% | 78.47% | -1.87 | 0-4 |
| 2002-06-06 | @ Cleveland Rockers | L 55-72 | 1407.14 | 1529.67 | 24.65% | 75.35% | -8.83 | 0-5 |
| 2002-06-09 | New York Liberty | L 63-70 | 1398.31 | 1549.58 | 38.73% | 61.27% | -8.90 | 0-6 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 80-90 | 1389.41 | 1625.24 | 14.56% | 85.44% | -4.00 | 0-7 |
| 2002-06-13 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 67-70 | 1385.41 | 1504.02 | 25.07% | 74.93% | -3.78 | 0-8 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Portland Fire | L 60-67 | 1381.63 | 1425.87 | 33.93% | 66.07% | -7.80 | 0-9 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ Washington Mystics | L 67-75 | 1373.83 | 1523.66 | 21.85% | 78.15% | -5.37 | 0-10 |
| 2002-06-21 | Orlando Miracle | L 59-80 | 1368.46 | 1501.54 | 41.24% | 58.76% | -16.42 | 0-11 |
| 2002-06-26 | Charlotte Sting | L 73-80 | 1352.04 | 1541.83 | 33.61% | 66.39% | -7.73 | 0-12 |
| 2002-06-28 | Miami Sol | L 74-78 | 1344.31 | 1446.25 | 45.64% | 54.36% | -7.93 | 0-13 |
| 2002-06-30 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 71-60 | 1336.38 | 1434.22 | 46.23% | 53.77% | +15.50 | 1-13 |
| 2002-07-01 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 80-85 | 1351.88 | 1459.94 | 26.23% | 73.77% | -5.10 | 1-14 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ Houston Comets | L 40-61 | 1346.78 | 1626.03 | 11.72% | 88.28% | -4.67 | 1-15 |
| 2002-07-08 | @ Utah Starzz | L 76-94 | 1342.11 | 1546.24 | 16.98% | 83.02% | -6.26 | 1-16 |
| 2002-07-10 | New York Liberty | W 66-63 | 1335.85 | 1515.17 | 34.97% | 65.03% | +9.79 | 2-16 |
| 2002-07-12 | Minnesota Lynx | W 72-69 | 1345.64 | 1438.43 | 46.95% | 53.05% | +7.99 | 3-16 |
| 2002-07-18 | @ Washington Mystics | L 59-63 | 1353.63 | 1531.40 | 19.23% | 80.77% | -3.35 | 3-17 |
| 2002-07-20 | Miami Sol | W 69-48 | 1350.28 | 1503.80 | 38.42% | 61.58% | +24.53 | 4-17 |
| 2002-07-23 | Utah Starzz | L 75-86 | 1374.81 | 1584.32 | 31.13% | 68.87% | -8.98 | 4-18 |
| 2002-07-25 | Washington Mystics | W 64-58 | 1365.83 | 1519.54 | 38.40% | 61.60% | +13.12 | 5-18 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Charlotte Sting | W 74-66 | 1378.95 | 1565.48 | 18.46% | 81.54% | +20.04 | 6-18 |
| 2002-07-28 | Seattle Storm | L 59-72 | 1398.99 | 1507.32 | 44.73% | 55.27% | -14.01 | 6-19 |
| 2002-08-01 | Cleveland Rockers | L 66-68 | 1384.98 | 1468.63 | 48.26% | 51.74% | -5.94 | 6-20 |
| 2002-08-03 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 68-57 | 1379.04 | 1474.56 | 27.65% | 72.35% | +20.86 | 7-20 |
| 2002-08-04 | Phoenix Mercury | W 91-75 | 1399.90 | 1371.73 | 63.97% | 36.03% | +12.52 | 8-20 |
| 2002-08-06 | Charlotte Sting | L 65-76 | 1412.42 | 1500.79 | 47.58% | 52.42% | -13.71 | 8-21 |
| 2002-08-09 | Indiana Fever | W 55-54 | 1398.71 | 1470.63 | 49.95% | 50.05% | +4.35 | 9-21 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 58-71 | 1403.06 | 1470.23 | 31.03% | 68.97% | -9.73 | 9-22 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Miami Sol | L 56-61 | 1393.33 | 1483.16 | 28.31% | 71.69% | -5.50 | 9-23 |
| 2002-05-27 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 55-68 | 1520.94 | 1601.80 | 48.66% | 51.34% | -15.24 | 0-1 |
| 2002-05-29 | Phoenix Mercury | W 61-56 | 1505.70 | 1487.83 | 62.59% | 37.41% | +7.27 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 69-65 | 1512.97 | 1540.78 | 36.07% | 63.93% | +11.11 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-03 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 52-67 | 1524.08 | 1536.10 | 38.20% | 61.80% | -12.86 | 2-2 |
| 2002-06-05 | @ Indiana Fever | W 56-45 | 1511.22 | 1489.10 | 42.93% | 57.07% | +16.45 | 3-2 |
| 2002-06-09 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 75-62 | 1527.67 | 1536.40 | 58.95% | 41.05% | +12.86 | 4-2 |
| 2002-06-11 | Charlotte Sting | W 78-66 | 1540.53 | 1522.27 | 62.65% | 37.35% | +11.25 | 5-2 |
| 2002-06-13 | @ Washington Mystics | L 64-70 | 1551.78 | 1500.63 | 47.06% | 52.94% | -10.02 | 5-3 |
| 2002-06-15 | Minnesota Lynx | W 51-50 | 1541.76 | 1493.66 | 66.57% | 33.43% | +2.90 | 6-3 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ Miami Sol | W 53-46 | 1544.66 | 1492.30 | 47.24% | 52.76% | +12.13 | 7-3 |
| 2002-06-21 | Phoenix Mercury | W 61-59 | 1556.79 | 1505.08 | 67.03% | 32.97% | +4.05 | 8-3 |
| 2002-06-23 | @ Portland Fire | W 71-58 | 1560.84 | 1429.94 | 58.46% | 41.54% | +13.02 | 9-3 |
| 2002-06-25 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 73-55 | 1573.86 | 1464.36 | 55.44% | 44.56% | +16.43 | 10-3 |
| 2002-06-28 | Utah Starzz | W 73-57 | 1590.29 | 1548.36 | 65.78% | 34.22% | +11.90 | 11-3 |
| 2002-06-30 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 60-58 | 1602.19 | 1679.23 | 29.83% | 70.17% | +8.62 | 12-3 |
| 2002-07-03 | @ Utah Starzz | W 78-67 | 1610.81 | 1558.68 | 47.21% | 52.79% | +15.22 | 13-3 |
| 2002-07-06 | Detroit Shock | W 61-40 | 1626.03 | 1346.78 | 88.28% | 11.72% | +4.66 | 14-3 |
| 2002-07-09 | Seattle Storm | W 67-59 | 1630.69 | 1464.59 | 79.71% | 20.29% | +4.99 | 15-3 |
| 2002-07-11 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 52-58 | 1635.68 | 1445.89 | 66.39% | 33.61% | -14.13 | 15-4 |
| 2002-07-12 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 74-60 | 1621.55 | 1408.98 | 69.25% | 30.75% | +10.00 | 16-4 |
| 2002-07-17 | @ Utah Starzz | L 67-75 | 1631.55 | 1573.99 | 47.99% | 52.01% | -11.80 | 16-5 |
| 2002-07-19 | @ Portland Fire | L 60-70 | 1619.75 | 1501.50 | 56.68% | 43.32% | -15.57 | 16-6 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Seattle Storm | W 56-54 | 1604.18 | 1495.38 | 55.34% | 44.66% | +5.49 | 17-6 |
| 2002-07-23 | Seattle Storm | W 66-54 | 1609.67 | 1489.89 | 75.05% | 24.95% | +7.51 | 18-6 |
| 2002-07-25 | Miami Sol | W 69-60 | 1617.18 | 1492.20 | 75.61% | 24.39% | +6.36 | 19-6 |
| 2002-07-28 | @ New York Liberty | L 56-62 | 1623.54 | 1555.82 | 49.45% | 50.55% | -10.53 | 19-7 |
| 2002-07-30 | Portland Fire | W 89-59 | 1613.01 | 1532.09 | 70.64% | 29.36% | +13.98 | 20-7 |
| 2002-08-03 | Orlando Miracle | W 69-62 | 1626.99 | 1497.66 | 76.07% | 23.93% | +5.50 | 21-7 |
| 2002-08-06 | Cleveland Rockers | W 67-54 | 1632.49 | 1453.71 | 80.86% | 19.14% | +6.00 | 22-7 |
| 2002-08-08 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 67-64 | 1638.49 | 1662.03 | 36.64% | 63.36% | +9.53 | 23-7 |
| 2002-08-10 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 59-61 | 1648.02 | 1491.28 | 78.82% | 21.18% | -9.69 | 23-8 |
| 2002-08-13 | Minnesota Lynx | W 63-51 | 1638.33 | 1411.42 | 84.79% | 15.21% | +4.58 | 24-8 |
| 2002-06-01 | Detroit Shock | W 79-62 | 1459.01 | 1439.11 | 62.87% | 37.13% | +13.30 | 1-0 |
| 2002-06-02 | @ Detroit Shock | W 78-65 | 1472.31 | 1425.81 | 46.40% | 53.60% | +16.79 | 2-0 |
| 2002-06-05 | Houston Comets | L 45-56 | 1489.10 | 1511.22 | 57.07% | 42.93% | -16.44 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-07 | @ Washington Mystics | L 68-89 | 1472.66 | 1474.91 | 39.53% | 60.47% | -15.75 | 2-2 |
| 2002-06-08 | New York Liberty | W 71-62 | 1456.91 | 1563.94 | 44.92% | 55.08% | +14.36 | 3-2 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Orlando Miracle | W 75-69 | 1471.27 | 1495.52 | 36.55% | 63.45% | +13.51 | 4-2 |
| 2002-06-13 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 64-75 | 1484.78 | 1511.02 | 36.28% | 63.72% | -10.46 | 4-3 |
| 2002-06-15 | Cleveland Rockers | L 68-79 | 1474.32 | 1504.67 | 55.90% | 44.10% | -16.11 | 4-4 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ Utah Starzz | L 71-79 | 1458.21 | 1517.15 | 32.05% | 67.95% | -7.88 | 4-5 |
| 2002-06-20 | @ Portland Fire | W 81-72 | 1450.33 | 1445.44 | 40.52% | 59.48% | +15.51 | 5-5 |
| 2002-06-21 | @ Seattle Storm | L 51-63 | 1465.84 | 1435.34 | 44.12% | 55.88% | -13.28 | 5-6 |
| 2002-06-25 | @ New York Liberty | L 55-74 | 1452.56 | 1521.06 | 30.87% | 69.13% | -11.69 | 5-7 |
| 2002-06-28 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 67-60 | 1440.87 | 1443.46 | 59.80% | 40.20% | +9.24 | 6-7 |
| 2002-06-30 | @ Miami Sol | L 59-65 | 1450.11 | 1454.19 | 39.28% | 60.72% | -8.36 | 6-8 |
| 2002-07-03 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 71-79 | 1441.75 | 1499.69 | 32.18% | 67.82% | -7.91 | 6-9 |
| 2002-07-06 | Washington Mystics | W 50-45 | 1433.84 | 1536.87 | 45.49% | 54.51% | +10.59 | 7-9 |
| 2002-07-08 | Cleveland Rockers | W 68-57 | 1444.43 | 1489.77 | 53.77% | 46.23% | +13.33 | 8-9 |
| 2002-07-10 | Utah Starzz | L 69-82 | 1457.76 | 1552.50 | 46.67% | 53.33% | -14.63 | 8-10 |
| 2002-07-12 | Miami Sol | L 62-68 | 1443.13 | 1499.93 | 52.13% | 47.87% | -11.09 | 8-11 |
| 2002-07-17 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 58-73 | 1432.04 | 1668.44 | 27.91% | 72.09% | -9.40 | 8-12 |
| 2002-07-19 | New York Liberty | L 62-70 | 1422.64 | 1546.19 | 42.58% | 57.42% | -10.46 | 8-13 |
| 2002-07-22 | Charlotte Sting | W 73-72 | 1412.18 | 1581.37 | 36.31% | 63.69% | +5.53 | 9-13 |
| 2002-07-26 | Minnesota Lynx | W 73-63 | 1417.71 | 1421.38 | 59.65% | 40.35% | +11.09 | 10-13 |
| 2002-07-28 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 62-80 | 1428.80 | 1678.45 | 13.60% | 86.40% | -5.01 | 10-14 |
| 2002-07-30 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 65-74 | 1423.79 | 1456.22 | 35.46% | 64.54% | -9.25 | 10-15 |
| 2002-07-31 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 58-56 | 1414.54 | 1396.26 | 42.39% | 57.61% | +7.08 | 11-15 |
| 2002-08-03 | Charlotte Sting | W 69-48 | 1421.62 | 1539.61 | 43.36% | 56.64% | +22.56 | 12-15 |
| 2002-08-06 | @ Washington Mystics | W 64-55 | 1444.18 | 1455.32 | 38.32% | 61.68% | +16.08 | 13-15 |
| 2002-08-07 | Orlando Miracle | W 70-63 | 1460.26 | 1497.62 | 54.91% | 45.09% | +10.37 | 14-15 |
| 2002-08-09 | @ Detroit Shock | L 54-55 | 1470.63 | 1398.71 | 50.05% | 49.95% | -4.35 | 14-16 |
| 2002-08-11 | Miami Sol | W 77-63 | 1466.28 | 1497.54 | 55.77% | 44.23% | +14.38 | 15-16 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 60-56 | 1480.66 | 1421.79 | 48.17% | 51.83% | +9.00 | 16-16 |
| 2002-05-25 | New York Liberty | W 72-64 | 1594.22 | 1525.50 | 69.16% | 30.84% | +7.58 | 1-0 |
| 2002-05-27 | @ Houston Comets | W 68-55 | 1601.80 | 1520.94 | 51.34% | 48.66% | +15.25 | 2-0 |
| 2002-05-30 | @ Miami Sol | W 69-65 | 1617.05 | 1501.01 | 56.36% | 43.64% | +7.58 | 3-0 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 87-94 | 1624.63 | 1523.64 | 54.22% | 45.78% | -12.47 | 3-1 |
| 2002-06-03 | Portland Fire | W 89-72 | 1612.16 | 1408.65 | 82.97% | 17.03% | +6.11 | 4-1 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 76-72 | 1618.27 | 1477.33 | 59.85% | 40.15% | +6.97 | 5-1 |
| 2002-06-11 | Detroit Shock | W 90-80 | 1625.24 | 1389.41 | 85.44% | 14.56% | +4.00 | 6-1 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 72-66 | 1629.24 | 1515.33 | 56.06% | 43.94% | +9.36 | 7-1 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ Seattle Storm | W 80-68 | 1638.60 | 1453.87 | 65.73% | 34.27% | +10.31 | 8-1 |
| 2002-06-21 | Minnesota Lynx | W 73-64 | 1648.91 | 1478.98 | 80.06% | 19.94% | +5.20 | 9-1 |
| 2002-06-25 | Phoenix Mercury | W 89-66 | 1654.11 | 1510.45 | 77.54% | 22.46% | +9.36 | 10-1 |
| 2002-06-27 | Washington Mystics | W 73-69 | 1663.47 | 1545.06 | 74.91% | 25.09% | +4.36 | 11-1 |
| 2002-06-28 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 84-72 | 1667.83 | 1510.32 | 62.12% | 37.88% | +11.40 | 12-1 |
| 2002-06-30 | Houston Comets | L 58-60 | 1679.23 | 1602.19 | 70.17% | 29.83% | -8.62 | 12-2 |
| 2002-07-05 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 87-65 | 1670.61 | 1418.72 | 86.55% | 13.45% | +5.48 | 13-2 |
| 2002-07-07 | Utah Starzz | W 102-75 | 1676.09 | 1557.56 | 74.92% | 25.08% | +11.33 | 14-2 |
| 2002-07-11 | @ Seattle Storm | L 60-79 | 1687.42 | 1459.60 | 71.08% | 28.92% | -26.93 | 14-3 |
| 2002-07-12 | @ Portland Fire | W 82-76 | 1660.49 | 1498.99 | 62.66% | 37.34% | +7.95 | 15-3 |
| 2002-07-17 | @ Indiana Fever | W 73-58 | 1668.44 | 1432.04 | 72.09% | 27.91% | +9.39 | 16-3 |
| 2002-07-18 | @ New York Liberty | L 59-72 | 1677.83 | 1527.01 | 61.21% | 38.79% | -19.18 | 16-4 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 63-50 | 1658.65 | 1495.52 | 62.88% | 37.12% | +11.64 | 17-4 |
| 2002-07-22 | Orlando Miracle | W 92-84 | 1670.29 | 1470.13 | 82.70% | 17.30% | +4.25 | 18-4 |
| 2002-07-24 | Portland Fire | W 73-69 | 1674.54 | 1531.16 | 77.51% | 22.49% | +3.91 | 19-4 |
| 2002-07-28 | Indiana Fever | W 80-62 | 1678.45 | 1428.80 | 86.40% | 13.60% | +5.01 | 20-4 |
| 2002-07-30 | Miami Sol | L 73-82 | 1683.46 | 1476.25 | 83.27% | 16.73% | -21.71 | 20-5 |
| 2002-08-01 | Seattle Storm | L 76-81 | 1661.75 | 1528.41 | 76.49% | 23.51% | -14.86 | 20-6 |
| 2002-08-03 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 81-71 | 1646.89 | 1480.44 | 63.33% | 36.67% | +10.08 | 21-6 |
| 2002-08-04 | Utah Starzz | W 90-86 | 1656.97 | 1573.96 | 70.89% | 29.11% | +5.06 | 22-6 |
| 2002-08-08 | Houston Comets | L 64-67 | 1662.03 | 1638.49 | 63.36% | 36.64% | -9.54 | 22-7 |
| 2002-08-09 | @ Utah Starzz | W 85-77 | 1652.49 | 1585.55 | 49.33% | 50.67% | +12.46 | 23-7 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 69-58 | 1664.95 | 1419.16 | 73.16% | 26.84% | +7.73 | 24-7 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 63-56 | 1672.68 | 1373.30 | 78.77% | 21.23% | +4.88 | 25-7 |
| 2002-05-28 | Minnesota Lynx | L 63-66 | 1510.86 | 1471.51 | 65.44% | 34.56% | -9.85 | 0-1 |
| 2002-05-30 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 65-69 | 1501.01 | 1617.05 | 43.64% | 56.36% | -7.58 | 0-2 |
| 2002-06-02 | @ New York Liberty | L 52-58 | 1493.43 | 1555.32 | 31.69% | 68.31% | -6.75 | 0-3 |
| 2002-06-04 | Orlando Miracle | L 69-71 | 1486.68 | 1479.83 | 61.10% | 38.90% | -7.51 | 0-4 |
| 2002-06-09 | @ Washington Mystics | L 67-76 | 1479.17 | 1490.66 | 38.27% | 61.73% | -9.97 | 0-5 |
| 2002-06-11 | Cleveland Rockers | W 74-65 | 1469.20 | 1530.33 | 51.50% | 48.50% | +12.64 | 1-5 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Orlando Miracle | W 69-65 | 1481.84 | 1482.02 | 39.82% | 60.18% | +10.46 | 2-5 |
| 2002-06-18 | Houston Comets | L 46-53 | 1492.30 | 1544.66 | 52.76% | 47.24% | -12.13 | 2-6 |
| 2002-06-21 | Washington Mystics | L 60-65 | 1480.17 | 1515.60 | 55.18% | 44.82% | -10.72 | 2-7 |
| 2002-06-22 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 63-76 | 1469.45 | 1531.93 | 31.61% | 68.39% | -9.91 | 2-8 |
| 2002-06-25 | @ Cleveland Rockers | L 50-71 | 1459.54 | 1508.10 | 33.37% | 66.63% | -13.29 | 2-9 |
| 2002-06-28 | @ Detroit Shock | W 78-74 | 1446.25 | 1344.31 | 54.36% | 45.64% | +7.94 | 3-9 |
| 2002-06-30 | Indiana Fever | W 65-59 | 1454.19 | 1450.11 | 60.72% | 39.28% | +8.36 | 4-9 |
| 2002-07-03 | Phoenix Mercury | W 86-61 | 1462.55 | 1485.23 | 56.99% | 43.01% | +18.69 | 5-9 |
| 2002-07-05 | Charlotte Sting | L 68-72 | 1481.24 | 1548.74 | 50.59% | 49.41% | -8.80 | 5-10 |
| 2002-07-07 | Seattle Storm | W 65-61 | 1472.44 | 1471.49 | 60.29% | 39.71% | +6.91 | 6-10 |
| 2002-07-09 | @ Charlotte Sting | W 66-55 | 1479.35 | 1566.79 | 28.59% | 71.41% | +20.58 | 7-10 |
| 2002-07-12 | @ Indiana Fever | W 68-62 | 1499.93 | 1443.13 | 47.87% | 52.13% | +11.09 | 8-10 |
| 2002-07-13 | Orlando Miracle | W 70-56 | 1511.02 | 1484.05 | 63.81% | 36.19% | +11.77 | 9-10 |
| 2002-07-17 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 62-78 | 1522.79 | 1398.98 | 75.49% | 24.51% | -26.24 | 9-11 |
| 2002-07-19 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 61-58 | 1496.55 | 1412.37 | 51.81% | 48.19% | +7.25 | 10-11 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Detroit Shock | L 48-69 | 1503.80 | 1350.28 | 61.58% | 38.42% | -24.52 | 10-12 |
| 2002-07-23 | New York Liberty | W 54-46 | 1479.28 | 1568.74 | 47.43% | 52.57% | +12.92 | 11-12 |
| 2002-07-25 | @ Houston Comets | L 60-69 | 1492.20 | 1617.18 | 24.39% | 75.61% | -6.36 | 11-13 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Portland Fire | L 61-71 | 1485.84 | 1522.49 | 34.91% | 65.09% | -9.59 | 11-14 |
| 2002-07-30 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 82-73 | 1476.25 | 1683.46 | 16.73% | 83.27% | +21.71 | 12-14 |
| 2002-07-31 | @ Utah Starzz | L 76-81 | 1497.96 | 1583.33 | 28.84% | 71.16% | -5.61 | 12-15 |
| 2002-08-02 | @ New York Liberty | L 54-66 | 1492.35 | 1566.34 | 30.20% | 69.80% | -9.09 | 12-16 |
| 2002-08-04 | Washington Mystics | W 55-50 | 1483.26 | 1462.51 | 62.98% | 37.02% | +7.20 | 13-16 |
| 2002-08-09 | Cleveland Rockers | W 65-59 | 1490.46 | 1441.20 | 66.72% | 33.28% | +7.08 | 14-16 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ Indiana Fever | L 63-77 | 1497.54 | 1466.28 | 44.23% | 55.77% | -14.38 | 14-17 |
| 2002-08-13 | Detroit Shock | W 61-56 | 1483.16 | 1393.33 | 71.69% | 28.31% | +5.50 | 15-17 |
| 2002-05-25 | Utah Starzz | L 75-79 | 1481.23 | 1511.22 | 55.96% | 44.04% | -9.72 | 0-1 |
| 2002-05-28 | @ Miami Sol | W 66-63 | 1471.51 | 1510.86 | 34.56% | 65.44% | +9.85 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 63-61 | 1481.36 | 1564.38 | 29.11% | 70.89% | +8.71 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-04 | @ Seattle Storm | L 68-78 | 1490.07 | 1443.89 | 46.35% | 53.65% | -12.74 | 2-2 |
| 2002-06-08 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 72-76 | 1477.33 | 1618.27 | 40.15% | 59.85% | -6.98 | 2-3 |
| 2002-06-11 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 72-63 | 1470.35 | 1523.53 | 52.64% | 47.36% | +12.35 | 3-3 |
| 2002-06-13 | Portland Fire | W 60-46 | 1482.70 | 1436.83 | 66.29% | 33.71% | +10.96 | 4-3 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Houston Comets | L 50-51 | 1493.66 | 1541.76 | 33.43% | 66.57% | -2.90 | 4-4 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ Portland Fire | L 51-59 | 1490.76 | 1433.67 | 47.92% | 52.08% | -11.78 | 4-5 |
| 2002-06-21 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 64-73 | 1478.98 | 1648.91 | 19.94% | 80.06% | -5.20 | 4-6 |
| 2002-06-23 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 61-70 | 1473.78 | 1501.03 | 36.15% | 63.85% | -9.42 | 4-7 |
| 2002-06-25 | Houston Comets | L 55-73 | 1464.36 | 1573.86 | 44.56% | 55.44% | -16.43 | 4-8 |
| 2002-06-29 | Orlando Miracle | W 67-59 | 1447.93 | 1511.70 | 51.12% | 48.88% | +12.01 | 5-8 |
| 2002-07-01 | Detroit Shock | W 85-80 | 1459.94 | 1351.88 | 73.77% | 26.23% | +5.10 | 6-8 |
| 2002-07-03 | Washington Mystics | L 63-64 | 1465.04 | 1532.47 | 50.60% | 49.40% | -4.40 | 6-9 |
| 2002-07-05 | @ Utah Starzz | L 56-87 | 1460.64 | 1543.46 | 29.14% | 70.86% | -14.10 | 6-10 |
| 2002-07-10 | Portland Fire | L 72-75 | 1446.54 | 1490.88 | 53.91% | 46.09% | -8.11 | 6-11 |
| 2002-07-12 | @ Detroit Shock | L 69-72 | 1438.43 | 1345.64 | 53.05% | 46.95% | -7.99 | 6-12 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 60-63 | 1430.44 | 1556.47 | 24.28% | 75.72% | -3.65 | 6-13 |
| 2002-07-17 | Cleveland Rockers | L 48-58 | 1426.79 | 1481.10 | 52.48% | 47.52% | -14.42 | 6-14 |
| 2002-07-19 | Miami Sol | L 58-61 | 1412.37 | 1496.55 | 48.19% | 51.81% | -7.25 | 6-15 |
| 2002-07-24 | Utah Starzz | W 70-62 | 1405.12 | 1593.29 | 33.82% | 66.18% | +16.26 | 7-15 |
| 2002-07-26 | @ Indiana Fever | L 63-73 | 1421.38 | 1417.71 | 40.35% | 59.65% | -11.09 | 7-16 |
| 2002-07-28 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 56-66 | 1410.29 | 1446.62 | 34.95% | 65.05% | -9.60 | 7-17 |
| 2002-07-29 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 45-57 | 1400.69 | 1383.55 | 42.23% | 57.77% | -12.71 | 7-18 |
| 2002-07-31 | @ Seattle Storm | L 63-75 | 1387.98 | 1521.33 | 23.51% | 76.49% | -7.08 | 7-19 |
| 2002-08-02 | Phoenix Mercury | W 75-51 | 1380.90 | 1389.18 | 59.01% | 40.99% | +17.45 | 8-19 |
| 2002-08-04 | Seattle Storm | W 73-60 | 1398.35 | 1543.27 | 39.60% | 60.40% | +18.92 | 9-19 |
| 2002-08-06 | @ New York Liberty | W 52-49 | 1417.27 | 1591.69 | 19.53% | 80.47% | +12.12 | 10-19 |
| 2002-08-09 | Charlotte Sting | L 62-68 | 1429.39 | 1514.51 | 48.05% | 51.95% | -10.23 | 10-20 |
| 2002-08-11 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 58-69 | 1419.16 | 1664.95 | 26.84% | 73.16% | -7.74 | 10-21 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Houston Comets | L 51-63 | 1411.42 | 1638.33 | 15.21% | 84.79% | -4.58 | 10-22 |
| 2002-05-25 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 64-72 | 1525.50 | 1594.22 | 30.84% | 69.16% | -7.59 | 0-1 |
| 2002-05-29 | @ Portland Fire | W 84-62 | 1517.91 | 1451.25 | 49.29% | 50.71% | +20.67 | 1-1 |
| 2002-05-30 | @ Seattle Storm | W 78-61 | 1538.58 | 1444.19 | 53.28% | 46.72% | +16.74 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-02 | Miami Sol | W 58-52 | 1555.32 | 1493.43 | 68.31% | 31.69% | +6.75 | 3-1 |
| 2002-06-05 | Detroit Shock | W 60-59 | 1562.07 | 1409.01 | 78.47% | 21.53% | +1.87 | 4-1 |
| 2002-06-08 | @ Indiana Fever | L 62-71 | 1563.94 | 1456.91 | 55.08% | 44.92% | -14.36 | 4-2 |
| 2002-06-09 | @ Detroit Shock | W 70-63 | 1549.58 | 1398.31 | 61.27% | 38.73% | +8.90 | 5-2 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Utah Starzz | W 71-68 | 1558.48 | 1517.65 | 45.59% | 54.41% | +8.19 | 6-2 |
| 2002-06-13 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 77-78 | 1566.67 | 1511.19 | 47.69% | 52.31% | -4.14 | 6-3 |
| 2002-06-16 | Charlotte Sting | W 54-53 | 1562.53 | 1521.48 | 65.66% | 34.34% | +2.98 | 7-3 |
| 2002-06-18 | Orlando Miracle | L 62-71 | 1565.51 | 1471.56 | 72.17% | 27.83% | -18.81 | 7-4 |
| 2002-06-21 | @ Cleveland Rockers | L 69-80 | 1546.70 | 1509.62 | 45.05% | 54.95% | -12.99 | 7-5 |
| 2002-06-23 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 65-77 | 1533.71 | 1517.96 | 42.04% | 57.96% | -12.65 | 7-6 |
| 2002-06-25 | Indiana Fever | W 74-55 | 1521.06 | 1452.56 | 69.13% | 30.87% | +11.69 | 8-6 |
| 2002-06-28 | Cleveland Rockers | L 58-67 | 1532.75 | 1534.44 | 59.92% | 40.08% | -15.62 | 8-7 |
| 2002-06-30 | Portland Fire | L 44-54 | 1517.13 | 1438.24 | 70.39% | 29.61% | -19.35 | 8-8 |
| 2002-07-02 | Seattle Storm | W 74-63 | 1497.78 | 1464.93 | 64.59% | 35.41% | +10.21 | 9-8 |
| 2002-07-08 | Phoenix Mercury | W 77-71 | 1507.99 | 1462.33 | 66.26% | 33.74% | +7.18 | 10-8 |
| 2002-07-10 | @ Detroit Shock | L 63-66 | 1515.17 | 1335.85 | 65.03% | 34.97% | -9.79 | 10-9 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ Washington Mystics | W 67-53 | 1505.38 | 1553.03 | 33.49% | 66.51% | +21.63 | 11-9 |
| 2002-07-18 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 72-59 | 1527.01 | 1677.83 | 38.79% | 61.21% | +19.18 | 12-9 |
| 2002-07-19 | @ Indiana Fever | W 70-62 | 1546.19 | 1422.64 | 57.42% | 42.58% | +10.46 | 13-9 |
| 2002-07-22 | Cleveland Rockers | W 73-52 | 1556.65 | 1483.89 | 69.65% | 30.35% | +12.09 | 14-9 |
| 2002-07-23 | @ Miami Sol | L 46-54 | 1568.74 | 1479.28 | 52.57% | 47.43% | -12.92 | 14-10 |
| 2002-07-28 | Houston Comets | W 62-56 | 1555.82 | 1623.54 | 50.55% | 49.45% | +10.52 | 15-10 |
| 2002-08-02 | Miami Sol | W 66-54 | 1566.34 | 1492.35 | 69.80% | 30.20% | +9.09 | 16-10 |
| 2002-08-04 | @ Charlotte Sting | W 71-58 | 1575.43 | 1517.06 | 48.10% | 51.90% | +16.26 | 17-10 |
| 2002-08-06 | Minnesota Lynx | L 49-52 | 1591.69 | 1417.27 | 80.47% | 19.53% | -12.11 | 17-11 |
| 2002-08-08 | Washington Mystics | L 54-65 | 1579.58 | 1439.24 | 77.20% | 22.80% | -22.25 | 17-12 |
| 2002-08-09 | @ Washington Mystics | W 74-66 | 1557.33 | 1461.49 | 53.49% | 46.51% | +11.43 | 18-12 |
| 2002-08-11 | Charlotte Sting | L 58-71 | 1568.76 | 1524.74 | 66.05% | 33.95% | -20.69 | 18-13 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 63-70 | 1548.07 | 1479.95 | 49.50% | 50.50% | -11.38 | 18-14 |
| 2002-05-30 | Detroit Shock | W 80-66 | 1481.33 | 1450.72 | 64.29% | 35.71% | +11.61 | 1-0 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Washington Mystics | L 82-93 | 1492.94 | 1452.90 | 45.48% | 54.52% | -13.11 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-04 | @ Miami Sol | W 71-69 | 1479.83 | 1486.68 | 38.90% | 61.10% | +7.51 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-08 | Cleveland Rockers | W 103-99 | 1487.34 | 1538.51 | 52.93% | 47.07% | +8.18 | 3-1 |
| 2002-06-11 | Indiana Fever | L 69-75 | 1495.52 | 1471.27 | 63.45% | 36.55% | -13.50 | 3-2 |
| 2002-06-15 | Miami Sol | L 65-69 | 1482.02 | 1481.84 | 60.18% | 39.82% | -10.46 | 3-3 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ New York Liberty | W 71-62 | 1471.56 | 1565.51 | 27.83% | 72.17% | +18.81 | 4-3 |
| 2002-06-19 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 66-62 | 1490.37 | 1520.79 | 35.73% | 64.27% | +11.17 | 5-3 |
| 2002-06-21 | @ Detroit Shock | W 80-59 | 1501.54 | 1368.46 | 58.76% | 41.24% | +16.42 | 6-3 |
| 2002-06-23 | New York Liberty | W 77-65 | 1517.96 | 1533.71 | 57.96% | 42.04% | +12.66 | 7-3 |
| 2002-06-26 | @ Portland Fire | L 57-64 | 1530.62 | 1413.29 | 56.55% | 43.45% | -13.00 | 7-4 |
| 2002-06-27 | @ Seattle Storm | L 71-73 | 1517.62 | 1459.02 | 48.13% | 51.87% | -5.92 | 7-5 |
| 2002-06-29 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 59-67 | 1511.70 | 1447.93 | 48.88% | 51.12% | -12.01 | 7-6 |
| 2002-07-03 | Indiana Fever | W 79-71 | 1499.69 | 1441.75 | 67.82% | 32.18% | +7.91 | 8-6 |
| 2002-07-06 | Phoenix Mercury | W 72-70 | 1507.60 | 1466.55 | 65.66% | 34.34% | +4.22 | 9-6 |
| 2002-07-08 | Washington Mystics | L 51-63 | 1511.82 | 1526.27 | 58.15% | 41.85% | -17.51 | 9-7 |
| 2002-07-12 | Charlotte Sting | L 67-72 | 1494.31 | 1546.20 | 52.83% | 47.17% | -10.26 | 9-8 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ Miami Sol | L 56-70 | 1484.05 | 1511.02 | 36.19% | 63.81% | -11.77 | 9-9 |
| 2002-07-17 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 62-89 | 1472.28 | 1560.12 | 28.54% | 71.46% | -12.89 | 9-10 |
| 2002-07-19 | Utah Starzz | W 84-73 | 1459.39 | 1585.78 | 42.18% | 57.82% | +16.67 | 10-10 |
| 2002-07-21 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 60-62 | 1476.06 | 1416.86 | 48.22% | 51.78% | -5.93 | 10-11 |
| 2002-07-22 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 84-92 | 1470.13 | 1670.29 | 17.30% | 82.70% | -4.25 | 10-12 |
| 2002-07-25 | Seattle Storm | L 76-79 | 1465.88 | 1482.38 | 57.86% | 42.14% | -8.71 | 10-13 |
| 2002-07-28 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 76-70 | 1457.17 | 1482.16 | 36.45% | 63.55% | +13.53 | 11-13 |
| 2002-07-30 | @ Washington Mystics | W 70-55 | 1470.70 | 1490.19 | 37.19% | 62.81% | +21.14 | 12-13 |
| 2002-08-01 | Charlotte Sting | W 65-63 | 1491.84 | 1545.44 | 52.58% | 47.42% | +5.82 | 13-13 |
| 2002-08-03 | @ Houston Comets | L 62-69 | 1497.66 | 1626.99 | 23.93% | 76.07% | -5.50 | 13-14 |
| 2002-08-04 | Portland Fire | W 63-61 | 1492.16 | 1524.65 | 55.60% | 44.40% | +5.46 | 14-14 |
| 2002-08-07 | @ Indiana Fever | L 63-70 | 1497.62 | 1460.26 | 45.09% | 54.91% | -10.37 | 14-15 |
| 2002-08-08 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 72-82 | 1487.25 | 1474.26 | 61.94% | 38.06% | -17.02 | 14-16 |
| 2002-08-11 | Detroit Shock | W 71-58 | 1470.23 | 1403.06 | 68.97% | 31.03% | +9.72 | 15-16 |
| 2002-08-13 | New York Liberty | W 70-63 | 1479.95 | 1548.07 | 50.50% | 49.50% | +11.39 | 16-16 |
| 2002-05-29 | @ Houston Comets | L 56-61 | 1487.83 | 1505.70 | 37.41% | 62.59% | -7.27 | 0-1 |
| 2002-06-01 | Utah Starzz | W 71-66 | 1480.56 | 1526.43 | 53.69% | 46.31% | +9.00 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-03 | Washington Mystics | W 71-65 | 1489.56 | 1466.00 | 63.36% | 36.64% | +7.80 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-09 | Charlotte Sting | W 80-77 | 1497.36 | 1528.93 | 55.73% | 44.27% | +6.66 | 3-1 |
| 2002-06-13 | Detroit Shock | W 70-67 | 1504.02 | 1385.41 | 74.93% | 25.07% | +3.77 | 4-1 |
| 2002-06-14 | Seattle Storm | L 82-90 | 1507.79 | 1444.73 | 68.46% | 31.54% | -16.82 | 4-2 |
| 2002-06-18 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 78-63 | 1490.97 | 1505.98 | 58.07% | 41.93% | +14.11 | 5-2 |
| 2002-06-21 | @ Houston Comets | L 59-61 | 1505.08 | 1556.79 | 32.97% | 67.03% | -4.05 | 5-3 |
| 2002-06-23 | Minnesota Lynx | W 70-61 | 1501.03 | 1473.78 | 63.85% | 36.15% | +9.42 | 6-3 |
| 2002-06-25 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 66-89 | 1510.45 | 1654.11 | 22.46% | 77.54% | -9.36 | 6-4 |
| 2002-06-26 | Seattle Storm | W 62-53 | 1501.09 | 1468.25 | 64.59% | 35.41% | +9.23 | 7-4 |
| 2002-06-28 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 72-84 | 1510.32 | 1667.83 | 37.88% | 62.12% | -11.40 | 7-5 |
| 2002-07-01 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 68-90 | 1498.92 | 1545.84 | 33.58% | 66.42% | -13.69 | 7-6 |
| 2002-07-03 | @ Miami Sol | L 61-86 | 1485.23 | 1462.55 | 43.01% | 56.99% | -18.68 | 7-7 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 70-72 | 1466.55 | 1507.60 | 34.34% | 65.66% | -4.22 | 7-8 |
| 2002-07-08 | @ New York Liberty | L 71-77 | 1462.33 | 1507.99 | 33.74% | 66.26% | -7.19 | 7-9 |
| 2002-07-09 | @ Washington Mystics | L 54-68 | 1455.14 | 1543.78 | 28.45% | 71.55% | -9.25 | 7-10 |
| 2002-07-11 | Houston Comets | W 58-52 | 1445.89 | 1635.68 | 33.61% | 66.39% | +14.13 | 8-10 |
| 2002-07-13 | @ Utah Starzz | L 66-75 | 1460.02 | 1567.12 | 26.34% | 73.66% | -6.86 | 8-11 |
| 2002-07-17 | @ Portland Fire | L 61-73 | 1453.16 | 1491.04 | 34.75% | 65.25% | -10.46 | 8-12 |
| 2002-07-19 | @ Seattle Storm | L 48-89 | 1442.70 | 1475.69 | 35.39% | 64.61% | -19.70 | 8-13 |
| 2002-07-21 | Portland Fire | L 75-87 | 1423.00 | 1517.08 | 46.77% | 53.23% | -14.07 | 8-14 |
| 2002-07-26 | @ Utah Starzz | L 61-74 | 1408.93 | 1577.03 | 20.11% | 79.89% | -6.30 | 8-15 |
| 2002-07-27 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 64-79 | 1402.63 | 1427.55 | 56.67% | 43.33% | -19.08 | 8-16 |
| 2002-07-29 | Minnesota Lynx | W 57-45 | 1383.55 | 1400.69 | 57.77% | 42.23% | +12.71 | 9-16 |
| 2002-07-31 | Indiana Fever | L 56-58 | 1396.26 | 1414.54 | 57.61% | 42.39% | -7.08 | 9-17 |
| 2002-08-02 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 51-75 | 1389.18 | 1380.90 | 40.99% | 59.01% | -17.45 | 9-18 |
| 2002-08-04 | @ Detroit Shock | L 75-91 | 1371.73 | 1399.90 | 36.03% | 63.97% | -12.52 | 9-19 |
| 2002-08-06 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 70-73 | 1359.21 | 1470.36 | 25.89% | 74.11% | -3.90 | 9-20 |
| 2002-08-07 | Cleveland Rockers | W 59-57 | 1355.31 | 1447.71 | 47.01% | 52.99% | +6.52 | 10-20 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ Portland Fire | W 73-70 | 1361.83 | 1492.93 | 23.75% | 76.25% | +11.47 | 11-20 |
| 2002-08-13 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 56-63 | 1373.30 | 1672.68 | 21.23% | 78.77% | -4.88 | 11-21 |
| 2002-05-29 | New York Liberty | L 62-84 | 1451.25 | 1517.91 | 50.71% | 49.29% | -20.67 | 0-1 |
| 2002-05-30 | @ Utah Starzz | L 64-69 | 1430.58 | 1520.95 | 28.25% | 71.75% | -5.49 | 0-2 |
| 2002-06-02 | Seattle Storm | L 47-57 | 1425.09 | 1427.45 | 59.83% | 40.17% | -16.44 | 0-3 |
| 2002-06-03 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 72-89 | 1408.65 | 1612.16 | 17.03% | 82.97% | -6.10 | 0-4 |
| 2002-06-06 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 86-73 | 1402.55 | 1555.67 | 38.47% | 61.53% | +19.28 | 1-4 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Seattle Storm | W 70-63 | 1421.83 | 1459.73 | 34.75% | 65.25% | +15.00 | 2-4 |
| 2002-06-13 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 46-60 | 1436.83 | 1482.70 | 33.71% | 66.29% | -10.96 | 2-5 |
| 2002-06-15 | Detroit Shock | W 67-60 | 1425.87 | 1381.63 | 66.07% | 33.93% | +7.80 | 3-5 |
| 2002-06-18 | Minnesota Lynx | W 59-51 | 1433.67 | 1490.76 | 52.08% | 47.92% | +11.77 | 4-5 |
| 2002-06-20 | Indiana Fever | L 72-81 | 1445.44 | 1450.33 | 59.48% | 40.52% | -15.50 | 4-6 |
| 2002-06-23 | Houston Comets | L 58-71 | 1429.94 | 1560.84 | 41.54% | 58.46% | -13.02 | 4-7 |
| 2002-06-25 | @ Utah Starzz | L 83-86 | 1416.92 | 1544.73 | 24.09% | 75.91% | -3.63 | 4-8 |
| 2002-06-26 | Orlando Miracle | W 64-57 | 1413.29 | 1530.62 | 43.45% | 56.55% | +13.01 | 5-8 |
| 2002-06-28 | Washington Mystics | W 72-66 | 1426.30 | 1540.70 | 43.87% | 56.13% | +11.94 | 6-8 |
| 2002-06-30 | @ New York Liberty | W 54-44 | 1438.24 | 1517.13 | 29.61% | 70.39% | +19.35 | 7-8 |
| 2002-07-02 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 68-64 | 1457.59 | 1527.84 | 30.65% | 69.35% | +12.05 | 8-8 |
| 2002-07-03 | @ Charlotte Sting | W 76-73 | 1469.64 | 1559.53 | 28.30% | 71.70% | +10.79 | 9-8 |
| 2002-07-07 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 74-59 | 1480.43 | 1413.24 | 68.97% | 31.03% | +10.45 | 10-8 |
| 2002-07-10 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 75-72 | 1490.88 | 1446.54 | 46.09% | 53.91% | +8.11 | 11-8 |
| 2002-07-12 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 76-82 | 1498.99 | 1660.49 | 37.34% | 62.66% | -7.95 | 11-9 |
| 2002-07-17 | Phoenix Mercury | W 73-61 | 1491.04 | 1453.16 | 65.25% | 34.75% | +10.46 | 12-9 |
| 2002-07-19 | Houston Comets | W 70-60 | 1501.50 | 1619.75 | 43.32% | 56.68% | +15.58 | 13-9 |
| 2002-07-21 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 87-75 | 1517.08 | 1423.00 | 53.23% | 46.77% | +14.08 | 14-9 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 69-73 | 1531.16 | 1674.54 | 22.49% | 77.51% | -3.91 | 14-10 |
| 2002-07-25 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 80-81 | 1527.25 | 1422.79 | 54.72% | 45.28% | -4.76 | 14-11 |
| 2002-07-27 | Miami Sol | W 71-61 | 1522.49 | 1485.84 | 65.09% | 34.91% | +9.60 | 15-11 |
| 2002-07-30 | @ Houston Comets | L 59-89 | 1532.09 | 1613.01 | 29.36% | 70.64% | -13.98 | 15-12 |
| 2002-08-02 | @ Washington Mystics | W 67-65 | 1518.11 | 1469.05 | 46.76% | 53.24% | +6.54 | 16-12 |
| 2002-08-04 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 61-63 | 1524.65 | 1492.16 | 44.40% | 55.60% | -5.45 | 16-13 |
| 2002-08-06 | Utah Starzz | L 69-82 | 1519.20 | 1568.90 | 53.14% | 46.86% | -16.65 | 16-14 |
| 2002-08-09 | @ Seattle Storm | L 74-83 | 1502.55 | 1524.35 | 36.88% | 63.12% | -9.62 | 16-15 |
| 2002-08-11 | Phoenix Mercury | L 70-73 | 1492.93 | 1361.83 | 76.25% | 23.75% | -11.48 | 16-16 |
| 2002-06-01 | Minnesota Lynx | L 61-63 | 1564.38 | 1481.36 | 70.89% | 29.11% | -8.71 | 0-1 |
| 2002-06-06 | @ Portland Fire | L 73-86 | 1555.67 | 1402.55 | 61.53% | 38.47% | -19.27 | 0-2 |
| 2002-06-09 | @ Houston Comets | L 62-75 | 1536.40 | 1527.67 | 41.05% | 58.95% | -12.87 | 0-3 |
| 2002-06-11 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 63-72 | 1523.53 | 1470.35 | 47.36% | 52.64% | -12.34 | 0-4 |
| 2002-06-13 | New York Liberty | W 78-77 | 1511.19 | 1566.67 | 52.31% | 47.69% | +4.14 | 1-4 |
| 2002-06-15 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 66-72 | 1515.33 | 1629.24 | 43.94% | 56.06% | -9.35 | 1-5 |
| 2002-06-18 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 63-78 | 1505.98 | 1490.97 | 41.93% | 58.07% | -14.11 | 1-6 |
| 2002-06-20 | Seattle Storm | W 72-64 | 1491.87 | 1443.55 | 66.60% | 33.40% | +8.21 | 2-6 |
| 2002-06-22 | Utah Starzz | L 61-77 | 1500.08 | 1525.03 | 56.67% | 43.33% | -19.70 | 2-7 |
| 2002-06-23 | @ Seattle Storm | L 60-86 | 1480.38 | 1448.62 | 44.30% | 55.70% | -19.63 | 2-8 |
| 2002-06-25 | Washington Mystics | L 86-87 | 1460.75 | 1540.83 | 48.78% | 51.22% | -4.24 | 2-9 |
| 2002-06-27 | @ Cleveland Rockers | L 50-73 | 1456.51 | 1521.39 | 31.31% | 68.69% | -13.05 | 2-10 |
| 2002-06-28 | @ Indiana Fever | L 60-67 | 1443.46 | 1440.87 | 40.20% | 59.80% | -9.24 | 2-11 |
| 2002-06-30 | @ Detroit Shock | L 60-71 | 1434.22 | 1336.38 | 53.77% | 46.23% | -15.50 | 2-12 |
| 2002-07-05 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 65-87 | 1418.72 | 1670.61 | 13.45% | 86.55% | -5.48 | 2-13 |
| 2002-07-07 | @ Portland Fire | L 59-74 | 1413.24 | 1480.43 | 31.03% | 68.97% | -10.44 | 2-14 |
| 2002-07-11 | Cleveland Rockers | W 71-69 | 1402.80 | 1476.44 | 49.70% | 50.30% | +6.18 | 3-14 |
| 2002-07-12 | Houston Comets | L 60-74 | 1408.98 | 1621.55 | 30.75% | 69.25% | -10.00 | 3-15 |
| 2002-07-17 | @ Miami Sol | W 78-62 | 1398.98 | 1522.79 | 24.51% | 75.49% | +26.24 | 4-15 |
| 2002-07-19 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 51-70 | 1425.22 | 1573.01 | 22.05% | 77.95% | -8.36 | 4-16 |
| 2002-07-21 | Orlando Miracle | W 62-60 | 1416.86 | 1476.06 | 51.78% | 48.22% | +5.93 | 5-16 |
| 2002-07-25 | Portland Fire | W 81-80 | 1422.79 | 1527.25 | 45.28% | 54.72% | +4.76 | 6-16 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 79-64 | 1427.55 | 1402.63 | 43.33% | 56.67% | +19.07 | 7-16 |
| 2002-07-28 | Minnesota Lynx | W 66-56 | 1446.62 | 1410.29 | 65.05% | 34.95% | +9.60 | 8-16 |
| 2002-07-30 | Indiana Fever | W 74-65 | 1456.22 | 1423.79 | 64.54% | 35.46% | +9.25 | 9-16 |
| 2002-08-01 | Utah Starzz | W 80-71 | 1465.47 | 1588.93 | 42.59% | 57.41% | +14.97 | 10-16 |
| 2002-08-03 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 71-81 | 1480.44 | 1646.89 | 36.67% | 63.33% | -10.08 | 10-17 |
| 2002-08-06 | Phoenix Mercury | W 73-70 | 1470.36 | 1359.21 | 74.11% | 25.89% | +3.90 | 11-17 |
| 2002-08-08 | @ Orlando Miracle | W 82-72 | 1474.26 | 1487.25 | 38.06% | 61.94% | +17.02 | 12-17 |
| 2002-08-10 | @ Houston Comets | W 61-59 | 1491.28 | 1648.02 | 21.18% | 78.82% | +9.68 | 13-17 |
| 2002-08-12 | @ Utah Starzz | L 79-81 | 1500.96 | 1556.85 | 32.44% | 67.56% | -3.98 | 13-18 |
| 2002-08-13 | Seattle Storm | W 59-51 | 1496.98 | 1550.21 | 52.64% | 47.36% | +11.64 | 14-18 |
| 2002-05-30 | New York Liberty | L 61-78 | 1444.19 | 1538.58 | 46.72% | 53.28% | -16.74 | 0-1 |
| 2002-06-02 | @ Portland Fire | W 57-47 | 1427.45 | 1425.09 | 40.17% | 59.83% | +16.44 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-04 | Minnesota Lynx | W 78-68 | 1443.89 | 1490.07 | 53.65% | 46.35% | +12.74 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-06 | Charlotte Sting | W 65-59 | 1456.63 | 1548.96 | 47.02% | 52.98% | +11.28 | 3-1 |
| 2002-06-09 | Utah Starzz | L 68-71 | 1467.91 | 1509.48 | 54.31% | 45.69% | -8.18 | 3-2 |
| 2002-06-11 | Portland Fire | L 63-70 | 1459.73 | 1421.83 | 65.25% | 34.75% | -15.00 | 3-3 |
| 2002-06-14 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 90-82 | 1444.73 | 1507.79 | 31.54% | 68.46% | +16.83 | 4-3 |
| 2002-06-15 | @ Utah Starzz | L 54-61 | 1461.56 | 1509.46 | 33.45% | 66.55% | -7.69 | 4-4 |
| 2002-06-18 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 68-80 | 1453.87 | 1638.60 | 34.27% | 65.73% | -10.32 | 4-5 |
| 2002-06-20 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 64-72 | 1443.55 | 1491.87 | 33.40% | 66.60% | -8.21 | 4-6 |
| 2002-06-21 | Indiana Fever | W 63-51 | 1435.34 | 1465.84 | 55.88% | 44.12% | +13.28 | 5-6 |
| 2002-06-23 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 86-60 | 1448.62 | 1480.38 | 55.70% | 44.30% | +19.63 | 6-6 |
| 2002-06-26 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 53-62 | 1468.25 | 1501.09 | 35.41% | 64.59% | -9.23 | 6-7 |
| 2002-06-27 | Orlando Miracle | W 73-71 | 1459.02 | 1517.62 | 51.87% | 48.13% | +5.91 | 7-7 |
| 2002-07-02 | @ New York Liberty | L 63-74 | 1464.93 | 1497.78 | 35.41% | 64.59% | -10.20 | 7-8 |
| 2002-07-05 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 73-65 | 1454.73 | 1515.79 | 31.79% | 68.21% | +16.76 | 8-8 |
| 2002-07-07 | @ Miami Sol | L 61-65 | 1471.49 | 1472.44 | 39.71% | 60.29% | -6.90 | 8-9 |
| 2002-07-09 | @ Houston Comets | L 59-67 | 1464.59 | 1630.69 | 20.29% | 79.71% | -4.99 | 8-10 |
| 2002-07-11 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 79-60 | 1459.60 | 1687.42 | 28.92% | 71.08% | +26.93 | 9-10 |
| 2002-07-12 | Cleveland Rockers | L 58-62 | 1486.53 | 1470.26 | 62.38% | 37.62% | -10.84 | 9-11 |
| 2002-07-19 | Phoenix Mercury | W 89-48 | 1475.69 | 1442.70 | 64.61% | 35.39% | +19.69 | 10-11 |
| 2002-07-20 | Houston Comets | L 54-56 | 1495.38 | 1604.18 | 44.66% | 55.34% | -5.49 | 10-12 |
| 2002-07-23 | @ Houston Comets | L 54-66 | 1489.89 | 1609.67 | 24.95% | 75.05% | -7.51 | 10-13 |
| 2002-07-25 | @ Orlando Miracle | W 79-76 | 1482.38 | 1465.88 | 42.14% | 57.86% | +8.71 | 11-13 |
| 2002-07-27 | @ Washington Mystics | W 80-71 | 1491.09 | 1506.42 | 37.75% | 62.25% | +16.23 | 12-13 |
| 2002-07-28 | @ Detroit Shock | W 72-59 | 1507.32 | 1398.99 | 55.27% | 44.73% | +14.01 | 13-13 |
| 2002-07-31 | Minnesota Lynx | W 75-63 | 1521.33 | 1387.98 | 76.49% | 23.51% | +7.08 | 14-13 |
| 2002-08-01 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 81-76 | 1528.41 | 1661.75 | 23.51% | 76.49% | +14.86 | 15-13 |
| 2002-08-04 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 60-73 | 1543.27 | 1398.35 | 60.40% | 39.60% | -18.92 | 15-14 |
| 2002-08-09 | Portland Fire | W 83-74 | 1524.35 | 1502.55 | 63.12% | 36.88% | +9.61 | 16-14 |
| 2002-08-11 | Utah Starzz | W 74-57 | 1533.96 | 1573.10 | 54.65% | 45.35% | +16.25 | 17-14 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 51-59 | 1550.21 | 1496.98 | 47.36% | 52.64% | -11.64 | 17-15 |
| 2002-05-25 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 79-75 | 1511.22 | 1481.23 | 44.04% | 55.96% | +9.73 | 1-0 |
| 2002-05-30 | Portland Fire | W 69-64 | 1520.95 | 1430.58 | 71.75% | 28.25% | +5.48 | 2-0 |
| 2002-06-01 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 66-71 | 1526.43 | 1480.56 | 46.31% | 53.69% | -8.99 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-04 | Washington Mystics | L 89-97 | 1517.44 | 1458.20 | 67.98% | 32.02% | -16.71 | 2-2 |
| 2002-06-08 | Charlotte Sting | W 69-64 | 1500.73 | 1537.68 | 54.97% | 45.03% | +8.75 | 3-2 |
| 2002-06-09 | @ Seattle Storm | W 71-68 | 1509.48 | 1467.91 | 45.69% | 54.31% | +8.17 | 4-2 |
| 2002-06-11 | New York Liberty | L 68-71 | 1517.65 | 1558.48 | 54.41% | 45.59% | -8.19 | 4-3 |
| 2002-06-15 | Seattle Storm | W 61-54 | 1509.46 | 1461.56 | 66.55% | 33.45% | +7.69 | 5-3 |
| 2002-06-18 | Indiana Fever | W 79-71 | 1517.15 | 1458.21 | 67.95% | 32.05% | +7.88 | 6-3 |
| 2002-06-22 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 77-61 | 1525.03 | 1500.08 | 43.33% | 56.67% | +19.70 | 7-3 |
| 2002-06-25 | Portland Fire | W 86-83 | 1544.73 | 1416.92 | 75.91% | 24.09% | +3.63 | 8-3 |
| 2002-06-28 | @ Houston Comets | L 57-73 | 1548.36 | 1590.29 | 34.22% | 65.78% | -11.90 | 8-4 |
| 2002-06-30 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 79-62 | 1536.46 | 1550.06 | 37.98% | 62.02% | +22.22 | 9-4 |
| 2002-07-03 | Houston Comets | L 67-78 | 1558.68 | 1610.81 | 52.79% | 47.21% | -15.22 | 9-5 |
| 2002-07-05 | Minnesota Lynx | W 87-56 | 1543.46 | 1460.64 | 70.86% | 29.14% | +14.10 | 10-5 |
| 2002-07-07 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 75-102 | 1557.56 | 1676.09 | 25.08% | 74.92% | -11.32 | 10-6 |
| 2002-07-08 | Detroit Shock | W 94-76 | 1546.24 | 1342.11 | 83.02% | 16.98% | +6.26 | 11-6 |
| 2002-07-10 | @ Indiana Fever | W 82-69 | 1552.50 | 1457.76 | 53.33% | 46.67% | +14.62 | 12-6 |
| 2002-07-13 | Phoenix Mercury | W 75-66 | 1567.12 | 1460.02 | 73.66% | 26.34% | +6.87 | 13-6 |
| 2002-07-17 | Houston Comets | W 75-67 | 1573.99 | 1631.55 | 52.01% | 47.99% | +11.79 | 14-6 |
| 2002-07-19 | @ Orlando Miracle | L 73-84 | 1585.78 | 1459.39 | 57.82% | 42.18% | -16.67 | 14-7 |
| 2002-07-20 | @ Washington Mystics | W 83-73 | 1569.11 | 1534.74 | 44.67% | 55.33% | +15.21 | 15-7 |
| 2002-07-23 | @ Detroit Shock | W 86-75 | 1584.32 | 1374.81 | 68.87% | 31.13% | +8.97 | 16-7 |
| 2002-07-24 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 62-70 | 1593.29 | 1405.12 | 66.18% | 33.82% | -16.26 | 16-8 |
| 2002-07-26 | Phoenix Mercury | W 74-61 | 1577.03 | 1408.93 | 79.89% | 20.11% | +6.30 | 17-8 |
| 2002-07-31 | Miami Sol | W 81-76 | 1583.33 | 1497.96 | 71.16% | 28.84% | +5.60 | 18-8 |
| 2002-08-01 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 71-80 | 1588.93 | 1465.47 | 57.41% | 42.59% | -14.97 | 18-9 |
| 2002-08-04 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 86-90 | 1573.96 | 1656.97 | 29.11% | 70.89% | -5.06 | 18-10 |
| 2002-08-06 | @ Portland Fire | W 82-69 | 1568.90 | 1519.20 | 46.86% | 53.14% | +16.65 | 19-10 |
| 2002-08-09 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 77-85 | 1585.55 | 1652.49 | 50.67% | 49.33% | -12.45 | 19-11 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ Seattle Storm | L 57-74 | 1573.10 | 1533.96 | 45.35% | 54.65% | -16.25 | 19-12 |
| 2002-08-12 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 81-79 | 1556.85 | 1500.96 | 67.56% | 32.44% | +3.99 | 20-12 |
| 2002-06-01 | Orlando Miracle | W 93-82 | 1452.90 | 1492.94 | 54.52% | 45.48% | +13.10 | 1-0 |
| 2002-06-03 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 65-71 | 1466.00 | 1489.56 | 36.64% | 63.36% | -7.80 | 1-1 |
| 2002-06-04 | @ Utah Starzz | W 97-89 | 1458.20 | 1517.44 | 32.02% | 67.98% | +16.71 | 2-1 |
| 2002-06-07 | Indiana Fever | W 89-68 | 1474.91 | 1472.66 | 60.47% | 39.53% | +15.75 | 3-1 |
| 2002-06-09 | Miami Sol | W 76-67 | 1490.66 | 1479.17 | 61.73% | 38.27% | +9.97 | 4-1 |
| 2002-06-13 | Houston Comets | W 70-64 | 1500.63 | 1551.78 | 52.94% | 47.06% | +10.02 | 5-1 |
| 2002-06-14 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 69-63 | 1510.65 | 1517.68 | 38.88% | 61.12% | +13.01 | 6-1 |
| 2002-06-18 | Detroit Shock | W 75-67 | 1523.66 | 1373.83 | 78.15% | 21.85% | +5.37 | 7-1 |
| 2002-06-19 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 64-78 | 1529.03 | 1518.50 | 41.31% | 58.69% | -13.43 | 7-2 |
| 2002-06-21 | @ Miami Sol | W 65-60 | 1515.60 | 1480.17 | 44.82% | 55.18% | +10.72 | 8-2 |
| 2002-06-23 | Cleveland Rockers | W 63-45 | 1526.32 | 1522.60 | 60.67% | 39.33% | +14.51 | 9-2 |
| 2002-06-25 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 87-86 | 1540.83 | 1460.75 | 51.22% | 48.78% | +4.23 | 10-2 |
| 2002-06-27 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 69-73 | 1545.06 | 1663.47 | 25.09% | 74.91% | -4.36 | 10-3 |
| 2002-06-28 | @ Portland Fire | L 66-72 | 1540.70 | 1426.30 | 56.13% | 43.87% | -11.95 | 10-4 |
| 2002-06-30 | Charlotte Sting | W 56-55 | 1528.75 | 1549.56 | 57.25% | 42.75% | +3.72 | 11-4 |
| 2002-07-03 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 64-63 | 1532.47 | 1465.04 | 49.40% | 50.60% | +4.40 | 12-4 |
| 2002-07-06 | @ Indiana Fever | L 45-50 | 1536.87 | 1433.84 | 54.51% | 45.49% | -10.60 | 12-5 |
| 2002-07-08 | @ Orlando Miracle | W 63-51 | 1526.27 | 1511.82 | 41.85% | 58.15% | +17.51 | 13-5 |
| 2002-07-09 | Phoenix Mercury | W 68-54 | 1543.78 | 1455.14 | 71.55% | 28.45% | +9.25 | 14-5 |
| 2002-07-13 | New York Liberty | L 53-67 | 1553.03 | 1505.38 | 66.51% | 33.49% | -21.63 | 14-6 |
| 2002-07-18 | Detroit Shock | W 63-59 | 1531.40 | 1353.63 | 80.77% | 19.23% | +3.34 | 15-6 |
| 2002-07-20 | Utah Starzz | L 73-83 | 1534.74 | 1569.11 | 55.33% | 44.67% | -15.20 | 15-7 |
| 2002-07-25 | @ Detroit Shock | L 58-64 | 1519.54 | 1365.83 | 61.60% | 38.40% | -13.12 | 15-8 |
| 2002-07-27 | Seattle Storm | L 71-80 | 1506.42 | 1491.09 | 62.25% | 37.75% | -16.23 | 15-9 |
| 2002-07-30 | Orlando Miracle | L 55-70 | 1490.19 | 1470.70 | 62.81% | 37.19% | -21.14 | 15-10 |
| 2002-08-02 | Portland Fire | L 65-67 | 1469.05 | 1518.11 | 53.24% | 46.76% | -6.54 | 15-11 |
| 2002-08-04 | @ Miami Sol | L 50-55 | 1462.51 | 1483.26 | 37.02% | 62.98% | -7.19 | 15-12 |
| 2002-08-06 | Indiana Fever | L 55-64 | 1455.32 | 1444.18 | 61.68% | 38.32% | -16.08 | 15-13 |
| 2002-08-08 | @ New York Liberty | W 65-54 | 1439.24 | 1579.58 | 22.80% | 77.20% | +22.25 | 16-13 |
| 2002-08-09 | New York Liberty | L 66-74 | 1461.49 | 1557.33 | 46.51% | 53.49% | -11.43 | 16-14 |
| 2002-08-11 | @ Cleveland Rockers | W 60-54 | 1450.06 | 1434.12 | 42.06% | 57.94% | +12.33 | 17-14 |
| 2002-08-13 | @ Charlotte Sting | L 57-67 | 1462.39 | 1545.43 | 29.11% | 70.89% | -8.00 | 17-15 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-15 | @ Washington Mystics | L 62-74 | 1553.43 | 1454.39 | 53.95% | 46.05% | -16.24 | 0-1 |
| 2002-08-17 | Washington Mystics | L 59-62 | 1537.19 | 1470.63 | 68.89% | 31.11% | -10.37 | 0-2 |
| 2002-08-16 | @ Utah Starzz | L 59-66 | 1642.91 | 1560.84 | 51.51% | 48.49% | -11.84 | 0-1 |
| 2002-08-18 | Utah Starzz | W 83-77 | 1631.07 | 1572.68 | 67.88% | 32.12% | +6.84 | 1-1 |
| 2002-08-20 | Utah Starzz | L 72-75 | 1637.91 | 1565.84 | 69.57% | 30.43% | -10.47 | 1-2 |
| 2002-08-16 | New York Liberty | W 73-55 | 1489.66 | 1536.69 | 53.53% | 46.47% | +17.14 | 1-0 |
| 2002-08-18 | @ New York Liberty | L 65-84 | 1506.80 | 1519.55 | 38.10% | 61.90% | -14.43 | 1-1 |
| 2002-08-20 | @ New York Liberty | L 60-75 | 1492.37 | 1533.98 | 34.26% | 65.74% | -11.53 | 1-2 |
| 2002-08-15 | @ Seattle Storm | W 78-61 | 1677.56 | 1538.57 | 59.58% | 40.42% | +14.48 | 1-0 |
| 2002-08-17 | Seattle Storm | W 69-59 | 1692.04 | 1524.09 | 79.88% | 20.12% | +5.53 | 2-0 |
| 2002-08-22 | @ Utah Starzz | W 75-67 | 1697.57 | 1576.31 | 57.10% | 42.90% | +10.55 | 3-0 |
| 2002-08-24 | Utah Starzz | W 103-77 | 1708.12 | 1565.77 | 77.41% | 22.59% | +10.01 | 4-0 |
| 2002-08-29 | @ New York Liberty | W 71-63 | 1718.13 | 1555.16 | 62.86% | 37.14% | +9.13 | 5-0 |
| 2002-08-31 | New York Liberty | W 69-66 | 1727.26 | 1546.03 | 81.08% | 18.92% | +2.84 | 6-0 |
| 2002-08-16 | @ Indiana Fever | L 55-73 | 1536.69 | 1489.66 | 46.47% | 53.53% | -17.14 | 0-1 |
| 2002-08-18 | Indiana Fever | W 84-65 | 1519.55 | 1506.80 | 61.90% | 38.10% | +14.43 | 1-1 |
| 2002-08-20 | Indiana Fever | W 75-60 | 1533.98 | 1492.37 | 65.74% | 34.26% | +11.54 | 2-1 |
| 2002-08-22 | @ Washington Mystics | L 74-79 | 1545.52 | 1481.00 | 48.99% | 51.01% | -9.52 | 2-2 |
| 2002-08-24 | Washington Mystics | W 96-79 | 1536.00 | 1490.52 | 66.24% | 33.76% | +12.10 | 3-2 |
| 2002-08-25 | Washington Mystics | W 64-57 | 1548.10 | 1478.42 | 69.28% | 30.72% | +7.06 | 4-2 |
| 2002-08-29 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 63-71 | 1555.16 | 1718.13 | 37.14% | 62.86% | -9.13 | 4-3 |
| 2002-08-31 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 66-69 | 1546.03 | 1727.26 | 18.92% | 81.08% | -2.85 | 4-4 |
| 2002-08-15 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 61-78 | 1538.57 | 1677.56 | 40.42% | 59.58% | -14.48 | 0-1 |
| 2002-08-17 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 59-69 | 1524.09 | 1692.04 | 20.12% | 79.88% | -5.53 | 0-2 |
| 2002-08-16 | Houston Comets | W 66-59 | 1560.84 | 1642.91 | 48.49% | 51.51% | +11.84 | 1-0 |
| 2002-08-18 | @ Houston Comets | L 77-83 | 1572.68 | 1631.07 | 32.12% | 67.88% | -6.84 | 1-1 |
| 2002-08-20 | @ Houston Comets | W 75-72 | 1565.84 | 1637.91 | 30.43% | 69.57% | +10.47 | 2-1 |
| 2002-08-22 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 67-75 | 1576.31 | 1697.57 | 42.90% | 57.10% | -10.54 | 2-2 |
| 2002-08-24 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 77-103 | 1565.77 | 1708.12 | 22.59% | 77.41% | -10.01 | 2-3 |
| 2002-08-15 | Charlotte Sting | W 74-62 | 1454.39 | 1553.43 | 46.05% | 53.95% | +16.24 | 1-0 |
| 2002-08-17 | @ Charlotte Sting | W 62-59 | 1470.63 | 1537.19 | 31.11% | 68.89% | +10.37 | 2-0 |
| 2002-08-22 | New York Liberty | W 79-74 | 1481.00 | 1545.52 | 51.01% | 48.99% | +9.52 | 3-0 |
| 2002-08-24 | @ New York Liberty | L 79-96 | 1490.52 | 1536.00 | 33.76% | 66.24% | -12.10 | 3-1 |
| 2002-08-25 | @ New York Liberty | L 57-64 | 1478.42 | 1548.10 | 30.72% | 69.28% | -7.06 | 3-2 |
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 | 2002-07-30 | 16.73% | Miami Sol | 1476.25 | 82 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 1683.46 | 73 |
| 2 | 2002-07-27 | 18.46% | Detroit Shock | 1378.95 | 74 | @ Charlotte Sting | 1565.48 | 66 |
| 3 | 2002-08-06 | 19.53% | Minnesota Lynx | 1417.27 | 52 | @ New York Liberty | 1591.69 | 49 |
| 4 | 2002-08-10 | 21.18% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1491.28 | 61 | @ Houston Comets | 1648.02 | 59 |
| 5 | 2002-08-08 | 22.80% | Washington Mystics | 1439.24 | 65 | @ New York Liberty | 1579.58 | 54 |
| 6 | 2002-08-01 | 23.51% | Seattle Storm | 1528.41 | 81 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 1661.75 | 76 |
| 7 | 2002-08-11 | 23.75% | Phoenix Mercury | 1361.83 | 73 | @ Portland Fire | 1492.93 | 70 |
| 8 | 2002-07-25 | 24.40% | Cleveland Rockers | 1461.38 | 83 | @ Charlotte Sting | 1586.26 | 73 |
| 9 | 2002-07-17 | 24.51% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1398.98 | 78 | @ Miami Sol | 1522.79 | 62 |
| 10 | 2002-08-03 | 27.65% | Detroit Shock | 1379.04 | 68 | @ Cleveland Rockers | 1474.56 | 57 |
| 11 | 2002-06-18 | 27.83% | Orlando Miracle | 1471.56 | 71 | @ New York Liberty | 1565.51 | 62 |
| 12 | 2002-07-03 | 28.30% | Portland Fire | 1469.64 | 76 | @ Charlotte Sting | 1559.53 | 73 |
| 13 | 2002-07-09 | 28.59% | Miami Sol | 1479.35 | 66 | @ Charlotte Sting | 1566.79 | 55 |
| 14 | 2002-07-11 | 28.92% | @ Seattle Storm | 1459.60 | 79 | Los Angeles Sparks | 1687.42 | 60 |
| 15 | 2002-06-01 | 29.11% | Minnesota Lynx | 1481.36 | 63 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | 1564.38 | 61 |
| 16 | 2002-06-30 | 29.61% | Portland Fire | 1438.24 | 54 | @ New York Liberty | 1517.13 | 44 |
| 17 | 2002-06-30 | 29.83% | Houston Comets | 1602.19 | 60 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 1679.23 | 58 |
| 18 | 2002-08-20 * | 30.43% | Utah Starzz | 1565.84 | 75 | @ Houston Comets | 1637.91 | 72 |
| 19 | 2002-07-02 | 30.65% | Portland Fire | 1457.59 | 68 | @ Cleveland Rockers | 1527.84 | 64 |
| 20 | 2002-08-17 * | 31.11% | Washington Mystics | 1470.63 | 62 | @ Charlotte Sting | 1537.19 | 59 |
| 21 | 2002-06-14 | 31.54% | Seattle Storm | 1444.73 | 90 | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1507.79 | 82 |
| 22 | 2002-07-05 | 31.79% | Seattle Storm | 1454.73 | 73 | @ Cleveland Rockers | 1515.79 | 65 |
| 23 | 2002-06-04 | 32.02% | Washington Mystics | 1458.20 | 97 | @ Utah Starzz | 1517.44 | 89 |
| 24 | 2002-07-13 | 33.49% | New York Liberty | 1505.38 | 67 | @ Washington Mystics | 1553.03 | 53 |
| 25 | 2002-07-11 | 33.61% | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1445.89 | 58 | Houston Comets | 1635.68 | 52 |
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 | 2002-07-11 | 26.93 | @ Seattle Storm | 79 | 1459.60 | 28.92% | Los Angeles Sparks | 60 | 1687.42 | 71.08% |
| 2 | 2002-07-17 | 26.24 | Sacramento Monarchs | 78 | 1398.98 | 24.51% | @ Miami Sol | 62 | 1522.79 | 75.49% |
| 3 | 2002-07-20 | 24.53 | @ Detroit Shock | 69 | 1350.28 | 38.42% | Miami Sol | 48 | 1503.80 | 61.58% |
| 4 | 2002-08-03 | 22.56 | @ Indiana Fever | 69 | 1421.62 | 43.36% | Charlotte Sting | 48 | 1539.61 | 56.64% |
| 5 | 2002-08-08 | 22.25 | Washington Mystics | 65 | 1439.24 | 22.80% | @ New York Liberty | 54 | 1579.58 | 77.20% |
| 6 | 2002-06-30 | 22.22 | Utah Starzz | 79 | 1536.46 | 37.98% | @ Cleveland Rockers | 62 | 1550.06 | 62.02% |
| 7 | 2002-07-30 | 21.71 | Miami Sol | 82 | 1476.25 | 16.73% | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 73 | 1683.46 | 83.27% |
| 8 | 2002-07-13 | 21.63 | New York Liberty | 67 | 1505.38 | 33.49% | @ Washington Mystics | 53 | 1553.03 | 66.51% |
| 9 | 2002-07-30 | 21.14 | Orlando Miracle | 70 | 1470.70 | 37.19% | @ Washington Mystics | 55 | 1490.19 | 62.81% |
| 10 | 2002-08-03 | 20.86 | Detroit Shock | 68 | 1379.04 | 27.65% | @ Cleveland Rockers | 57 | 1474.56 | 72.35% |
| 11 | 2002-07-25 | 20.78 | Cleveland Rockers | 83 | 1461.38 | 24.40% | @ Charlotte Sting | 73 | 1586.26 | 75.60% |
| 12 | 2002-08-11 | 20.69 | Charlotte Sting | 71 | 1524.74 | 33.95% | @ New York Liberty | 58 | 1568.76 | 66.05% |
| 13 | 2002-05-29 | 20.67 | New York Liberty | 84 | 1517.91 | 49.29% | @ Portland Fire | 62 | 1451.25 | 50.71% |
| 14 | 2002-07-09 | 20.59 | Miami Sol | 66 | 1479.35 | 28.59% | @ Charlotte Sting | 55 | 1566.79 | 71.41% |
| 15 | 2002-07-27 | 20.04 | Detroit Shock | 74 | 1378.95 | 18.46% | @ Charlotte Sting | 66 | 1565.48 | 81.54% |
| 16 | 2002-06-22 | 19.70 | Utah Starzz | 77 | 1525.03 | 43.33% | @ Sacramento Monarchs | 61 | 1500.08 | 56.67% |
| 17 | 2002-07-19 | 19.70 | @ Seattle Storm | 89 | 1475.69 | 64.61% | Phoenix Mercury | 48 | 1442.70 | 35.39% |
| 18 | 2002-06-23 | 19.63 | @ Seattle Storm | 86 | 1448.62 | 55.70% | Sacramento Monarchs | 60 | 1480.38 | 44.30% |
| 19 | 2002-06-30 | 19.35 | Portland Fire | 54 | 1438.24 | 29.61% | @ New York Liberty | 44 | 1517.13 | 70.39% |
| 20 | 2002-06-06 | 19.28 | @ Portland Fire | 86 | 1402.55 | 38.47% | Sacramento Monarchs | 73 | 1555.67 | 61.53% |
| 21 | 2002-07-18 | 19.18 | @ New York Liberty | 72 | 1527.01 | 38.79% | Los Angeles Sparks | 59 | 1677.83 | 61.21% |
| 22 | 2002-07-27 | 19.08 | Sacramento Monarchs | 79 | 1427.55 | 43.33% | @ Phoenix Mercury | 64 | 1402.63 | 56.67% |
| 23 | 2002-08-04 | 18.92 | @ Minnesota Lynx | 73 | 1398.35 | 39.60% | Seattle Storm | 60 | 1543.27 | 60.40% |
| 24 | 2002-06-18 | 18.81 | Orlando Miracle | 71 | 1471.56 | 27.83% | @ New York Liberty | 62 | 1565.51 | 72.17% |
| 25 | 2002-07-03 | 18.69 | @ Miami Sol | 86 | 1462.55 | 56.99% | Phoenix Mercury | 61 | 1485.23 | 43.01% |