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| Dates | September 12 - 16 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Ruth Riley (Detroit Shock) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Shock: Swin Cash (2022) Sparks: Lisa Leslie (2015) Coaches: Michael Cooper (2024, player) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Detroit defeated Connecticut, 2–0 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Los Angeles defeated Sacramento, 2–1 | |||||||||
The 2003 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2003 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Detroit Shock, top-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, top-seeded champions of the Western Conference, two games to one in a best-of-three series. This was Detroit's first title.
The Shock made their first appearance in the Finals in franchise history. The Sparks made their third straight Finals appearance.
Going into the series, the Sparks had won two WNBA championships (2001, 2002). The Houston Comets hold the record with four championships won.
The Shock had a 25–9 record (.735), good enough to receive home-court advantage over the Sparks (24–10).