1998 Houston Comets season
CoachVan Chancellor
ArenaCompaq Center
Attendance12,602 per game
Results
Record273 (.900)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finishWon WNBA Finals

The 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their second straight championship. Their record of 27-3 remains the best in league history.

WNBA draft

Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
10 Polina Tzekova  Bulgaria Bulgaria
20 Nyree Roberts  United States Old Dominion
30 Amaya Valdemoro  Spain Spain
40 Monica Lamb-Lattin  United States USC

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Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT Conf. GB
Houston Comets x273.90015–1
Phoenix Mercury x1911.63310–68.0
Los Angeles Sparks o1218.4006–1015.0
Sacramento Monarchs o822.2675–1119.0
Utah Starzz o822.2674–1219.0

Season Schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
June 13 New York 73-62 Win 1-0
June 15 @ Charlotte 79-65 Win 2-0
June 18 Cleveland 87-73 Win 3-0
June 20 @ Sacramento 79-68 Win 4-0
June 21 @ Los Angeles 79-63 Win 5-0
June 24 @ Phoenix 66-69 Loss 5-1
June 27 Los Angeles 75-64 Win 6-1
June 29 Washington 73-48 Win 7-1
June 30 @ Utah 75-73 Win 8-1
July 3 Sacramento 84-67 Win 9-1
July 6 @ Cleveland 78-64 Win 10-1
July 8 @ New York 79-54 Win 11-1
July 9 Detroit 96-66 Win 12-1
July 11 Utah 72-68 Win 13-1
July 13 Washington 81-67 Win 14-1
July 17 @ Los Angeles 74-68 Win 15-1
July 18 @ Sacramento 75-44 Win 16-1
July 21 @ Phoenix 65-62 Win 17-1
July 25 @ Charlotte 67-58 Win 18-1
July 28 Phoenix 72-62 Win 19-1
July 30 Utah 88-65 Win 20-1
August 1 Cleveland 71-74 Loss 20-2
August 2 Sacramento 70-53 Win 21-2
August 4 @ Utah 77-57 Win 22-2
August 6 Phoenix 75-64 Win 23-2
August 7 @ Detroit 61-57 Win 24-2
August 10 Charlotte 70-67 Win 25-2
August 15 @ New York 54-70 Loss 25-3
August 17 @ Washington 110-65 Win 26-3
August 19 Los Angeles 80-71 Win 27-3

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
WNBA Semifinals
1August 22@ Charlotte85-71Win1-0
2August 24Charlotte77-61Win2-0
WNBA Finals
1August 27@ Phoenix51-54Loss2-1
2August 29Phoenix74-69 (OT)Win3-1
3September 1Phoenix80-71Win4-1

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Houston Comets Draft History". WNBA.com. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
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