VNBA playoff games of the 2010 season were held from August 25 to September 16, 2010 . Following the regular championship, the four best clubs from each conference went into the playoffs of the tournament. Semifinals and finals of conferences were held to two victories, and the decisive series - to three. The champion , for the second time in its history, became the Seattle Storm team, which with a score of 3: 0 beat the team of Atlanta Dream . “Seattle” twice reached the final of the VNBA and twice became a triumphant championship, “Atlanta”, in turn, for the first time reached the crucial stage of the playoffs. The most valuable player in the final was Lauren Jackson , who won this honorary trophy for the first time.
| Play-off VNBA 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Regular season | |||
| The best team: | Seattle Storm | ||
| Best on points: | Diana Taurasi | ||
| Playoffs | |||
| Western Champion: | Seattle Storm | ||
| West Finalist: | Phoenix mercury | ||
| Champion of the East: | Atlanta Dream | ||
| Finalist East: | New York Liberty | ||
| The final | |||
| Champion: | Seattle Storm | ||
| Finalist: | Atlanta Dream | ||
| Finals MVP : | Lauren jackson | ||
Play-off VNBA
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Qualified in the playoffs
Eastern Conference
| Sowing number | Team | Balance | Got | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place in the playoffs | Division Title | |||
| one | Washington Mythics | 22–12 | August 15 | August 22 |
| 2 | New York Liberty | 22–12 | August 14 | - |
| 3 | Indiana Fiver | 21–13 | August 13 | - |
| four | Atlanta Dream | 19–15 | August 14 | - |
Western Conference
| Sowing number | Team | Balance | Got | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place in the playoffs | Division Title | |||
| one | Seattle Storm | 28–6 | July 22 | August 10 |
| 2 | Phoenix mercury | 15–19 | August 13 | - |
| 3 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 14–20 | August 22 | - |
| four | Los angeles sparks | 13–21 | August 20 | - |
Grid
| Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Final VNBA | |||||||||||
| one | Washington Mythics | 0 | |||||||||||
| four | Atlanta Dream | 2 | |||||||||||
| four | Atlanta Dream | 2 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||
| 2 | New York Liberty | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana Fiver | one | |||||||||||
| 2 | New York Liberty | 2 | |||||||||||
| AT 4 | Atlanta Dream | 0 | |||||||||||
| З1 | Seattle Storm | 3 | |||||||||||
| one | Seattle Storm | 2 | |||||||||||
| four | Los angeles sparks | 0 | |||||||||||
| one | Seattle Storm | 2 | |||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Phoenix mercury | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Phoenix mercury | 2 | |||||||||||
Results
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Washington - Atlanta - 0-2
| 25-th of August 2010 7:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Washington Mythics | 90: 95 | Atlanta Dream | Verizon Center , Washington Viewers: 10,322 Judges: Tony Dawkins Cameron Inuye Michael Price |
| 19:17, 14:31, 25:20, 32:27 | |||||
| Coleman (18), Ajavon and Langhorn (16) | Glasses | McCatry (28), Miller (21), Castro (19) | |||
| Curry (11), Langhorn (9) | Rebounds | De Souza and Little (9) | |||
| Harding (5), Smith (2) | Gears | Price (8), Castro (2) | |||
| "Atlanta" led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| August 27 2010 7:30 pm ( ET ) | Report | Atlanta Dream | 101: 77 | Washington Mythics | Philips Arena , Atlanta Viewers: 7,890 Judges: Eric Bryton Amy bonner Kevin Sparrock |
| 17:21, 33: 7, 25:15, 26:34 | |||||
| McCatry and Castro (21), Little (20) | Glasses | Ajavon (20), Curry (12), Langhorn (11) | |||
| Little (10), McCatry (7) | Rebounds | Curry and Langhorn (7) | |||
| Lehning (9), Price (6) | Gears | Ajavon (3), Langhorn (2) | |||
| "Atlanta" won the series with a score of 2: 0 | |||||
New York - Indiana - 2-1
| August, 26th 2010 7:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | New York Liberty | 85: 73 | Indiana Fiver | Madison Square Garden , New York Viewers: 14,624 Judges: Sue Bloch Jeff smith Daryl Humphrey |
| 21:22, 27:25, 18:12, 19:14 | |||||
| Pondexter (28), Carson (17) | Glasses | Catchings (18), Hoffman (13) | |||
| McWilliams (10), 2 players (7) | Rebounds | Davenport (8), Catchings (7) | |||
| McCarville (7), Pondekster (4) | Gears | Catchings (6), Djenuari (3) | |||
| "New York" led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| August 29 2010 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Indiana Fiver | 75: 67 | New York Liberty | Conseco Fieldhouse , Indianapolis Viewers: 7,535 Judges: Roy Galbian Felicia Grinter Kurt Walker |
| 21: 8, 18:19, 25:19, 11:21 | |||||
| Catchings (17), Sutton-Brown (14) | Glasses | Pondexter (24), Carson (20) | |||
| Catchings (13), Davenport (8) | Rebounds | McCarville (11), Pondexter (7) | |||
| Douglas (5), Djeniari (3) | Gears | Pondexter and Mitchell (2) | |||
| "Indiana" equalized the score in a 1: 1 series | |||||
| September 1 2010 7:30 pm ( ET ) | Report | New York Liberty | 77: 74 | Indiana Fiver | Madison Square Garden , New York Spectators: 16 682 Judges: Eric Bryton Denise brooks Lamont simpson |
| 21:26, 25:21, 17:19, 14: 8 | |||||
| Pondexter (30), Vaughn (13), Carson (11) | Glasses | Douglas (24), Catchings (21), Hoffman (13) | |||
| McWilliams (11), Vaughn (7) | Rebounds | Catchings (6), 2 players (4) | |||
| McWilliams , Pondexter and Mitchell (4) | Gears | Douglas (4), 3 players (2) | |||
| "New York" won the series with a score of 2: 1 | |||||
Western Conference Semifinals
Seattle - Los Angeles - 2-0
| 25-th of August 2010 11:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Seattle Storm | 79: 66 | Los angeles sparks | Key Arena , Seattle Viewers: 10,589 Judges: Roy Galbian Lamont simpson Denise brooks |
| 25:15, 18:18, 16:15, 20:18 | |||||
| Cash (20), Jackson (17), Little (11) | Glasses | Ferdinand (18), Toliver and Thompson (16) | |||
| Jackson (9), 2 players (5) | Rebounds | Milton-Jones (8), Thompson (6) | |||
| Byrd (12), 2 players (3) | Gears | Toliver (5), 3 players (1) | |||
| “Seattle” led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| August 28 2010 3:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Los angeles sparks | 66: 81 | Seattle Storm | Staples Center , Los Angeles Viewers: 8,326 Judges: Cameron Inuye Tom mower Michael Price |
| 20:15, 16:27, 18:22, 12:17 | |||||
| Thompson (18), Quinn (15), Milton-Jones (13) | Glasses | Jackson (24), Cash (16), Byrd (15) | |||
| Milton-Jones (9), Thompson (6) | Rebounds | Jackson (9), Willingham (7) | |||
| Thompson (5), Penisheira (4) | Gears | Cash (5), Byrd (4) | |||
| "Seattle" won the series with a score of 2: 0 | |||||
Phoenix - San Antonio - 2-0
| August, 26th 2010 9:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Phoenix mercury | 106: 93 | San Antonio Silver Stars | US Airways Center , Phoenix Viewers: 8,927 Judges: Scott Twardoski Kurt Walker Brenda Pantogia |
| 25:16, 21:23, 31:24, 29:30 | |||||
| Dupree (32), Taylor (20), 2 players (14) | Glasses | Hammon (19), Hodges and Lawson-Wade (17) | |||
| Dupree (8), Smith (6) | Rebounds | Young (9), Snow (6) | |||
| Taurasi (10), 2 players (7) | Gears | Hammon and Snow (4) | |||
| "Phoenix" led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| August 28 2010 1:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | San Antonio Silver Stars | 73: 92 | Phoenix mercury | AT & T Center , San Antonio Viewers: 6,763 Judges: Clark Stevens Daryl Humphrey Sue bloch |
| 15:30, 15:18, 21:20, 22:24 | |||||
| Hammon (21), Young (15), Riley (13) | Glasses | Taurasi (23), Dupree (19), Smith (16) | |||
| Young (9), Appel (5) | Rebounds | Dupree (11), Smith (9) | |||
| Hammon (7), Lawson-Wade (5) | Gears | Taylor (12), Johnson (7) | |||
| "Phoenix" won the series with a score of 2: 0 | |||||
Conference Finals
New York - Atlanta - 0-2
| September 5 2010 7:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | New York Liberty | 75: 81 | Atlanta Dream | Madison Square Garden , New York Viewers: 14,248 Judges: Michael Price Cameron Inuye Clark Stevens |
| 21:27, 18:17, 17:12, 19:25 | |||||
| Pondexter (24), Pearson (18), Powell (15) | Glasses | McCatry (21), Little (18), De Souza (12) | |||
| McWilliams (11), Pearson (5) | Rebounds | Little (13), De Souza (11) | |||
| Mitchell (6), 2 players (4) | Gears | Lehning (5), 2 players (3) | |||
| "Atlanta" led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| September 7 2010 7:30 pm ( ET ) | Report | Atlanta Dream | 105: 93 | New York Liberty | Philips Arena , Atlanta Spectators: 9 045 Judges: Scott Twardoski Sue bloch Lamont simpson |
| 32:21, 23:23, 18:29, 32:20 | |||||
| McCatry (42), Miller (19), De Souza (15) | Glasses | Pondexter (36), Carson (20), Pearson (13) | |||
| De Souza (6), Little (5) | Rebounds | McWilliams (6), 2 players (5) | |||
| Castro (5), McCatry (4) | Gears | Pondexter (9), McWilliams (4) | |||
| "Atlanta" won the series with a score of 2: 0 | |||||
Seattle - Phoenix - 2-0
| September 2 2010 10:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Seattle Storm | 82: 74 | Phoenix mercury | Key Arena , Seattle Viewers: 9,686 Judges: Sue Bloch Daryl Humphrey Kurt Walker |
| 23:14, 24:19, 17:22, 18:19 | |||||
| Jackson (23), Abrosimova (16) | Glasses | Taylor (16), Dupree (15), Johnson (12) | |||
| Jackson (17), 2 players (6) | Rebounds | Dupree (11), Taurasi (6) | |||
| Byrd (10), Cash (3) | Gears | Johnson (7), Taylor (6) | |||
| “Seattle” led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| September 5 2010 3:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Phoenix mercury | 88: 91 | Seattle Storm | US Airways Center , Phoenix Spectators: 9 010 Judges: Eric Bryton Roy galban Denise brooks |
| 24:22, 24:18, 23:21, 17:30 | |||||
| Taurasi (28), Dupree (17), Johnson (15) | Glasses | Cash (23), Jackson (20), Byrd (16) | |||
| Smith (7), Taurasi (6) | Rebounds | Cash , Jackson & Little (8) | |||
| Johnson (12), Taylor (2) | Gears | Byrd (8), Wright (5) | |||
| "Seattle" won the series with a score of 2: 0 | |||||
Final
Seattle - Atlanta - 3-0
| 12-th of September 2010 3:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Seattle Storm | 79: 77 | Atlanta Dream | Key Arena , Seattle Viewers: 15,084 Judges: Daryl Humphrey Denise brooks Michael Price |
| 22:17, 17:22, 20:14, 20:24 | |||||
| Jackson (26), C. Little (18), Byrd (14) | Glasses | McCatry and Castro (19), 2 players (10) | |||
| C. Little (11), Jackson (8) | Rebounds | S. Little (14), De Souza (9) | |||
| Byrd (8), Wright (4) | Gears | Price (3), 5 players (2) | |||
| “Seattle” led in the series 1: 0 | |||||
| September 14 2010 9:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Seattle Storm | 87: 84 | Atlanta Dream | Key Arena , Seattle Viewers: 13 898 Judges: Eric Bryton Cameron Inuye Scott Twardoski |
| 19:21, 30:26, 20:18, 18:19 | |||||
| Jackson (26), Cash (19), Wright (17) | Glasses | McCatry and Castro (21), De Souza (11) | |||
| C. Little (9), Jackson (7) | Rebounds | McCatry (9), S. Little (8) | |||
| Byrd (5), Wright (4) | Gears | Miller (8), 2 players (2) | |||
| "Seattle" has increased its advantage in the series 2: 0 | |||||
| 16 of September 2010 8:00 pm ( ET ) | Report | Atlanta Dream | 84: 87 | Seattle Storm | Philips Arena , Atlanta Viewers: 10,522 Judges: Sue Bloch Lamont simpson Kurt Walker |
| 24:28, 20:15, 16:24, 24:20 | |||||
| McCatry (35), Castro (21), Miller (12) | Glasses | Cash (18), Jackson and C. Little (15) | |||
| De Souza (14), S. Little (8) | Rebounds | Jackson (9), C. Little (7) | |||
| Miller (5), 2 players (4) | Gears | Byrd (7), Cash (4) | |||
| "Seattle" won the series with a score of 3: 0 | |||||
Links
- WNBA Playoffs 2010 (English) . wnba.com . WNBA Enterprises, LLC. The appeal date is November 29, 2018.
- 2010 WNBA Season Summary (English) . basketball-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. The appeal date is November 29, 2018.