The Houston Comets were 18-10 in 1997. They finished 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the WNBA Finals against the New York Liberty, 1 game to 0, to win their first championship.
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Starzz1997 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 28 | 201.8 | 71.9 | 30.7 | 13.7 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 25.0 | 59.4 | 42.2 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 35.1 | 15.8 | 21.1 | 74.5 | 52.3 | 11.3 | 19.4 | 19.1 | |
Team Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 8th | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 7th | 3rd | ||
Opponent | 28 | 201.8 | 65.5 | 30.5 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 24.3 | 58.2 | 41.7 | 3.3 | 10.9 | 29.8 | 13.7 | 19.5 | 70.5 | 49.1 | 10.6 | 19.9 | 19.9 | |
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 5th | ||
Net | +6.3 | +0.3 | -0.4 | +2.5 | -1.3 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +2.8 | +6.3 | +5.2 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +4.0 | +3.2 | +0.8 | -0.5 | -0.8 | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |