1997 WNBA Season

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

Final

Champion

New York Liberty

1st Title

Runner-Up

Phoenix Mercury

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

Final regular season records. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive values indicate the team overachieved, negative values mean 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

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 the simulated win totals from 100,000 simulations. Click on any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual total minus the simulation's mean. Positive values indicate the team outperformed the expected total; negative values indicate the team was unluckier than expected. Percentile represents where their actual result fell in the simulated distribution.

Team	Conference	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

Cells show each team's record against each opponent with the expected wins from the simulation below Gold-tinted cells indicate the team beat the model's expectations by more than a half-win while navy-tinted cells indicate they fell short by more than a half-win. The first table covers within-division games while the second covers games against teams outside the division.

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.)

Scoreline Distribution

Cells represent the percentage of games that ended with a team's points in the row and its opponent's points in the column. Cells below the diagonal are wins (gold), and cells above are losses (blue). Totals along the edges show the marginal percentages for that row or column.

Win Loss Same range

View:

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	1.34%	0.89%	0.45%	—	2.68%
50–59	—	1.79%	5.80%	7.59%	0.89%	—	16.07%
60–69	1.34%	5.80%	5.36%	14.73%	3.12%	0.89%	31.25%
70–79	0.89%	7.59%	14.73%	9.82%	3.12%	0.45%	36.61%
80–89	0.45%	0.89%	3.12%	3.12%	2.68%	0.45%	10.71%
90+	—	—	0.89%	0.45%	0.45%	0.89%	2.68%
Total	2.68%	16.07%	31.25%	36.61%	10.71%	2.68%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	69.31	69.31	+0.00
SD	10.58	10.58	14.34
CV	0.15	0.15	—
Max	102	102	+32
Min	43	43	-32

Games Played: 112

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	7.14%	—	3.57%	—	10.71%
50–59	—	—	—	10.71%	—	—	10.71%
60–69	3.57%	7.14%	10.71%	14.29%	—	—	35.71%
70–79	3.57%	7.14%	10.71%	10.71%	—	—	32.14%
80–89	—	—	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	10.71%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	7.14%	14.29%	35.71%	39.29%	3.57%	—	100%

Charlotte Sting — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	67.32	66.04	+1.29
SD	10.46	10.15	16.19
CV	0.16	0.15	—
Max	87	81	+29
Min	47	43	-32

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	3.57%	3.57%	—	—	7.14%
50–59	—	—	7.14%	7.14%	—	—	14.29%
60–69	3.57%	—	3.57%	10.71%	—	—	17.86%
70–79	—	7.14%	21.43%	10.71%	3.57%	—	42.86%
80–89	3.57%	—	—	3.57%	7.14%	—	14.29%
90+	—	—	3.57%	—	—	—	3.57%
Total	7.14%	7.14%	39.29%	35.71%	10.71%	—	100%

Cleveland Rockers — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	70.18	68.39	+1.79
SD	12.24	9.77	15.20
CV	0.17	0.14	—
Max	95	87	+32
Min	43	47	-29

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	—	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	10.71%
60–69	—	—	7.14%	10.71%	—	—	17.86%
70–79	—	25.00%	17.86%	10.71%	3.57%	—	57.14%
80–89	—	3.57%	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	14.29%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	28.57%	39.29%	28.57%	3.57%	—	100%

Houston Comets — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	71.86	65.54	+6.32
SD	8.65	7.73	13.33
CV	0.12	0.12	—
Max	89	80	+28
Min	52	55	-25

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	3.57%	7.14%	—	3.57%	—	14.29%
60–69	—	3.57%	—	14.29%	—	—	17.86%
70–79	—	7.14%	14.29%	14.29%	3.57%	—	39.29%
80–89	—	—	3.57%	3.57%	10.71%	3.57%	21.43%
90+	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%	7.14%
Total	—	14.29%	28.57%	32.14%	17.86%	7.14%	100%

Los Angeles Sparks — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	74.32	72.46	+1.86
SD	11.54	12.10	12.65
CV	0.16	0.17	—
Max	102	102	+25
Min	56	50	-24

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	—	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	10.71%
60–69	3.57%	21.43%	10.71%	7.14%	3.57%	—	46.43%
70–79	—	3.57%	14.29%	14.29%	3.57%	—	35.71%
80–89	—	3.57%	—	3.57%	—	—	7.14%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	3.57%	28.57%	32.14%	28.57%	7.14%	—	100%

New York Liberty — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	68.39	65.86	+2.54
SD	8.08	9.51	11.64
CV	0.12	0.14	—
Max	80	87	+26
Min	50	48	-19

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	7.14%	3.57%	7.14%	—	—	17.86%
60–69	—	10.71%	10.71%	14.29%	—	—	35.71%
70–79	3.57%	10.71%	14.29%	3.57%	3.57%	—	35.71%
80–89	—	—	7.14%	—	3.57%	—	10.71%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	3.57%	28.57%	35.71%	25.00%	7.14%	—	100%

Phoenix Mercury — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	69.21	65.36	+3.86
SD	8.59	10.31	13.29
CV	0.12	0.16	—
Max	84	86	+32
Min	51	46	-20

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	—	7.14%	7.14%	—	—	14.29%
60–69	—	3.57%	—	17.86%	21.43%	—	42.86%
70–79	—	—	17.86%	7.14%	7.14%	—	32.14%
80–89	—	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%
90+	—	—	—	3.57%	—	3.57%	7.14%
Total	—	3.57%	25.00%	39.29%	28.57%	3.57%	100%

Sacramento Monarchs — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	68.61	75.75	-7.14
SD	10.97	9.69	13.21
CV	0.16	0.13	—
Max	93	102	+15
Min	51	58	-28

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%
50–59	—	3.57%	7.14%	21.43%	3.57%	—	35.71%
60–69	—	—	—	28.57%	—	7.14%	35.71%
70–79	—	—	7.14%	7.14%	—	3.57%	17.86%
80–89	—	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%
90+	—	—	—	—	3.57%	—	3.57%
Total	—	3.57%	14.29%	64.29%	7.14%	10.71%	100%

Utah Starzz — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	64.61	75.11	-10.50
SD	11.62	9.21	11.89
CV	0.18	0.12	—
Max	102	95	+13
Min	46	51	-32

Games Played: 28

Actual Wins vs. Point Differential

Plot of wins against points differential across the entire season. Hover over a team for exact values.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams that deviated the most from the simulated results.

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

The most unlikely streaks achieved by teams throughout the season according to the model's probabilities. Calculated by using the pregame win/loss probabilities for all the games in each team's streak.

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

A measure of how well each team has taken advantage of home-field advantage during the season. For each team, sum the win probabilities for home games and compare against the team's actual performance at home. Repeat for games on the road. Positive values indicate the team has played comparatively better at home than on the road. Negative values indicate the team is not utilizing home field advantage.

Finish Position Heatmaps

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team finished in a given position across the 100,000 simulations.

Team	1	2	3	4
Houston Comets	31.04%	26.53%	23.20%	19.23%
New York Liberty	30.08%	27.44%	23.53%	18.95%
Charlotte Sting	20.81%	23.89%	26.80%	28.50%
Cleveland Rockers	18.07%	22.14%	26.47%	33.32%

Team	1	2	3	4
Phoenix Mercury	35.76%	28.20%	21.25%	14.79%
Los Angeles Sparks	29.27%	26.86%	24.07%	19.80%
Sacramento Monarchs	19.35%	23.38%	27.80%	29.47%
Utah Starzz	15.62%	21.56%	26.88%	35.94%

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Houston Comets	20.00%	16.76%	14.10%	12.64%	11.53%	9.67%	8.53%	6.77%
New York Liberty	19.19%	16.25%	15.26%	13.34%	11.61%	9.82%	8.24%	6.29%
Phoenix Mercury	14.57%	14.50%	13.80%	13.49%	12.24%	11.76%	10.77%	8.87%
Charlotte Sting	12.43%	13.08%	13.18%	13.07%	13.24%	12.28%	12.07%	10.65%
Los Angeles Sparks	11.12%	11.89%	12.38%	13.50%	12.94%	13.95%	12.45%	11.77%
Cleveland Rockers	10.71%	11.99%	12.31%	12.61%	12.69%	13.17%	13.51%	13.01%
Sacramento Monarchs	6.79%	8.49%	10.25%	11.15%	13.18%	14.69%	16.35%	19.10%
Utah Starzz	5.19%	7.04%	8.72%	10.20%	12.57%	14.66%	18.08%	23.54%

Win Totals in Context

How each team's actual results compared to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Click a division name in the legend to toggle it on or off.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team earned a given playoff seed across the 100,000 simulations. Teams are sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed. Teams that missed the playoffs more often sit toward the bottom.

Team	1 Seed	2 Seed	3 Seed	4 Seed	Missed Playoffs
Houston Comets	20.00%	16.76%	14.10%	12.64%	36.50%
New York Liberty	19.19%	16.25%	15.26%	13.34%	35.96%
Phoenix Mercury	14.57%	14.50%	13.80%	13.49%	43.64%
Charlotte Sting	12.43%	13.08%	13.18%	13.07%	48.24%
Los Angeles Sparks	11.12%	11.89%	12.38%	13.50%	51.11%
Cleveland Rockers	10.71%	11.99%	12.31%	12.61%	52.38%
Sacramento Monarchs	6.79%	8.49%	10.25%	11.15%	63.32%
Utah Starzz	5.19%	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. Select 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 each team's game-by-game Elo rating through their playoff run. Net Elo Change summarizes the difference in Elo rating between the beginning and end of the playoffs for each team.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the 100,000 simulations. Table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The round buttons switch to heat maps that show how often each pair of teams faced off in that round.

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 Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Houston Comets	New York Liberty
Charlotte Sting		3.60%	3.96%	4.64%
Cleveland Rockers	3.69%		4.18%	4.05%
Houston Comets	5.66%	4.96%		6.82%
New York Liberty	5.21%	4.65%	6.06%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Los Angeles Sparks	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah Starzz
Los Angeles Sparks		3.84%	2.91%	2.52%
Phoenix Mercury	4.27%		3.47%	3.46%
Sacramento Monarchs	1.91%	2.30%		1.57%
Utah Starzz	1.39%	1.65%	1.27%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah Starzz
Charlotte Sting		1.90%	2.52%	1.53%	2.51%	2.08%	1.04%	1.00%
Cleveland Rockers	1.66%		2.35%	1.65%	2.24%	2.00%	1.22%	0.66%
Houston Comets	3.40%	2.65%		2.96%	4.41%	3.58%	1.96%	1.71%
Los Angeles Sparks	1.67%	1.53%	2.33%		2.37%	1.76%	1.11%	0.75%
New York Liberty	2.73%	2.70%	3.40%	2.66%		3.02%	1.73%	1.23%
Phoenix Mercury	2.37%	2.22%	2.99%	2.28%	3.13%		1.45%	1.10%
Sacramento Monarchs	0.71%	0.67%	1.37%	0.82%	1.09%	0.90%		0.44%
Utah Starzz	0.71%	0.50%	0.63%	0.65%	0.83%	0.75%	0.37%

Actual Bracket Simulation

How we would have expected the postseason to play out given the actual playoff bracket according to the 100,000 simulations. Table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The round buttons switch to heat maps that show how often each pair of teams faced off in 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 Sting	Houston Comets
Charlotte Sting		33.87%
Houston Comets	66.13%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Charlotte Sting	Houston Comets	New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury
Charlotte Sting			7.94%	4.59%
Houston Comets			27.45%	16.20%
New York Liberty	13.28%	13.49%
Phoenix Mercury	8.06%	8.99%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, what was the most likely path they had to the championship across all 100,000 simulations? Tiles represent the opponent they faced and defeated the most often in each round.

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%

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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%

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Finals

vs. New York Liberty

Matchup

63.37%

Win Prob

37.42%

Regular Season Games

Every regular-season game from the selected team's perspective.

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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 the selected team's perspective.

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 biggest upsets of the seasons, ranked by lowest pregame win probability. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

#	Date	Underdog Win %	Winning Team			Losing Team
#	Date	Underdog Win %	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 resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game. 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
#	Date	Elo Δ	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%