2013_WNBA_season

2013 WNBA season
2013 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 24 – October 10, 2013
Number of games	34
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,536,259
Average attendance	7,531
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top draft pick	Brittney Griner
Picked by	Phoenix Mercury
Season MVP	Candace Parker Los Angeles
Eastern champions	Atlanta Dream
Eastern runners-up	Indiana Fever
Western champions	Minnesota Lynx
Western runners-up	Phoenix Mercury
Finals champions	Minnesota Lynx
Runners-up	Atlanta Dream
Finals MVP	Maya Moore (Minnesota)
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2013 WNBA season

Sports season

The 2013 WNBA season was the 17th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 24, and playoffs concluded on October 10.^[1] The Minnesota Lynx won their second league championship, defeating the Atlanta Dream three games to none in the 2013 WNBA Finals. The year represented a positive turning point for the long-struggling league. Both attendance and television viewership were up, driven by an influx of talented rookies, multiple teams reported that they were near a break-even point, and at least one franchise announced that it was profitable.^[2]

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Regular season

The WNBA touted three exciting rookies -- Brittney Griner of the Phoenix Mercury, Elena Delle Donne of the Chicago Sky, and Skylar Diggins of the Tulsa Shock—as "three to see" going into the 2013 season.^[4] Griner - a tall, athletic center who had been dominant in college—was seen as such a potential game-changer that many picked the Mercury to win the WNBA championship.^[5]

It was Delle Donne, however, who turned out to have the breakout season, leading the Sky to the best record in the Eastern Conference, and their first trip to the playoffs. Griner was hampered by injuries, but her Phoenix team finished third in the West, and made it to the conference finals.

The Minnesota Lynx finished with the best record in the WNBA for the third consecutive season, behind the play of Seimone Augustus, Lindsay Whalen, and Maya Moore.

Joining the Sky in the playoffs were the defending WNBA champion Indiana Fever, who finished fourth after surviving a rash of injuries during the season; the Atlanta Dream, led by league scoring champion Angel McCoughtry; and the Washington Mystics, who were hoping to win their first playoff game since 2004.

The Los Angeles Sparks finished second in the West, behind the play of league MVP Candace Parker. They lost to Phoenix in the conference semifinals. Finally, the Seattle Storm surprised many by earning the final entry into the playoffs, allowing veteran and future hall-of-famer Tina Thompson to retire from a playoff team.

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Week	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
May 24 – Jun. 2	Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream) (1/3)	Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) (1/3)	^[6]
Jun. 3 – Jun. 9	Ivory Latta (Washington Mystics) (1/2)	Rebekkah Brunson (Minnesota Lynx) (1/1)	^[7]
Jun. 10 – Jun. 16	Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream) (2/3)	Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) (1/2)	^[8]
Jun. 17 – Jun. 23	Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream) (3/3)	Glory Johnson (Tulsa Shock) (1/1)	^[9]
Jun. 24 – Jun. 30	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (1/4)	Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) (2/2)	^[10]
Jul. 1 – Jul. 7	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (2/4)	Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) (2/3)	^[11]
Jul. 8 – Jul. 14	Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) (1/2)	Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) (3/3)	^[12]
Jul. 15 – Jul. 21	Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) (1/1)	Liz Cambage (Tulsa Shock) (1/2)	^[13]
Jul. 22 – Jul. 28	Ivory Latta (Washington Mystics) (2/2)	Tina Thompson (Seattle Storm) (1/1)	^[14]
Jul. 29 – Aug. 4	Tina Charles (Connecticut Sun) (1/1)	Liz Cambage (Tulsa Shock) (2/2)	^[15]
Aug. 5 – Aug. 11	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (3/4)	Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) (1/2)	^[16]
Aug. 12 – Aug. 18	Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) (2/2)	Kristi Toliver (Los Angeles Sparks) (1/1)	^[17]
Aug. 19 – Aug. 25	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (4/4)	Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) (2/2)	^[18]

Month	Eastern Conference	Western Conference	Ref.
June	Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream) (1/1)	Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury) (1/1)	^[19]
July	Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) (1/3)	Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) (1/1)	^[20]
August	Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) (2/3)	Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) (1/2)	^[21]
September	Sylvia Fowles (Chicago Sky) (3/3)	Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx) (2/2)	^[22]

Month	Player	Ref.
June	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (1/4)	^[23]
July	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (2/4)	^[24]
August	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (3/4)	^[25]
September	Elena Delle Donne (Chicago Sky) (4/4)	^[26]

Award		Winner	Position	Team	Votes/Statistic
Most Valuable Player Award		Candace Parker	Forward	Los Angeles Sparks	234 out of 1,085
Finals MVP Award		Maya Moore	Forward	Minnesota Lynx
Rookie of the Year Award		Elena Delle Donne	Forward	Chicago Sky	Unanimous
Most Improved Player Award		Shavonte Zellous	Guard	Indiana Fever	30 out of 39
Defensive Player of the Year Award		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Chicago Sky	21 out of 29
Sixth Woman of the Year Award		Riquna Williams	Guard	Tulsa Shock	17 out of 39
Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award		Swin Cash and Tamika Catchings (tie)	Forward Forward	Chicago Sky Indiana Fever	7 out of 39
Peak Performer: Points		Angel McCoughtry	Guard/Forward	Atlanta Dream	21.5 PPG
Peak Performer: Rebounds		Sylvia Fowles	Center	Chicago Sky	11.5 RPG
Peak Performer: Assists		Danielle Robinson	Guard	San Antonio Silver Stars	6.7 APG
Coach of the Year Award		Mike Thibault	Coach	Washington Mystics	11 of 39
Team	Forward	Forward	Forward/center	Guard	Guard
All-WNBA First Team	Maya Moore	Candace Parker	Sylvia Fowles	Diana Taurasi	Lindsay Whalen
All-WNBA Second Team	Tamika Catchings	Elena Delle Donne	Tina Charles	Seimone Augustus	Angel McCoughtry
All-Defensive First Team	Tamika Catchings	Angel McCoughtry	Sylvia Fowles	Armintie Herrington	Tanisha Wright
All-Defensive Second Team	Rebekkah Brunson	Glory Johnson	Erika de Souza	Briann January	Jia Perkins Danielle Robinson
All-Rookie Team	Elena Delle Donne	Kelsey Bone	Brittney Griner	Alex Bentley	Skylar Diggins

2013_WNBA_season

2013 WNBA season

2013 WNBA draft

TV and Internet coverage

Regular season

Standings

Playoffs and Finals

Awards

Players of the Week

Players of the Month

Rookie of the Month

Postseason awards

Coaches

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

See also

References

External links

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#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Chicago Sky	24	10	.706	-	34
2	x-Atlanta Dream	17	17	.500	7	34
3	x-Washington Mystics	17	17	.500	7	34
4	x-Indiana Fever	16	18	.471	8	34

5	e-New York Liberty	11	23	.324	13	34
6	e-Connecticut Sun	10	24	.294	14	34

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Minnesota Lynx	26	8	.765	-	34
2	x-Los Angeles Sparks	24	10	.706	2	34
3	x-Phoenix Mercury	19	15	.559	7	34
4	x-Seattle Storm	17	17	.500	9	34

5	e-San Antonio Silver Stars	12	22	.353	14	34
6	e-Tulsa Shock	11	23	.324	15	34