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| Dates | October 14 – 21 | |||||||||
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| MVP |  Tamika Catchings | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Fever: Tamika Catchings (2020) Lynx: Seimone Augustus (2024) Lindsay Whalen (2022) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Indiana defeated Connecticut, 2–1 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Minnesota defeated Los Angeles, 2–0 | |||||||||
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The 2012 WNBA Finals was the series for the 2012 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.[1] The Minnesota Lynx, champions of the Western Conference, faced the Indiana Fever, champions of the Eastern Conference. The Fever defeated the Lynx three games to one becoming only the second Eastern Conference franchise to capture a WNBA title.
The WNBA Finals were under a 2–2–1 rotation. The Lynx held home-court advantage as they had a better regular season record (27–7) than the Fever (22–12). The Lynx were defending their 2011 WNBA Championship. The Fever appeared in the 2009 Finals.[2]