About: 1997 WNBA Championship

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dbo:abstract	The 1997 WNBA Championship was the championship game of the 1997 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded team of the league, defeated the New York Liberty, second-seeded team, 65-51 to win the league's inaugural championship. The Comets' 18–10 record gave them home court advantage over New York (17–11). For the playoffs, the top four teams overall in the league were seeded one to four. Top seed Houston played the four seed Charlotte and the two seed New York played number three Phoenix. (en)
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dbp:announcers	Hannah Storm and Ann Meyers (en)
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dbp:college	Alabama (en) Connecticut (en) Florida (en) Georgia Tech (en) Mississippi (en) South Florida (en) Tennessee (en) Texas (en) Rutgers (en) Vanderbilt (en) Louisiana Tech (en) USC (en) North Carolina State (en) Texas Tech (en) Arizona State (en)
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dbp:ecfResult	New York defeated Phoenix 59-41 (en)
dbp:first	Cynthia (en) Kim (en) Sue (en) Wanda (en) Rebecca (en) Tina (en) Fran (en) Yolanda (en) Janeth (en) Teresa (en) Cassandra (en) Kisha (en) Kym (en) Rhonda (en) Sheryl (en) Sophia (en) Tammy (en) Tiffany (en) Trena (en) Vickie (en)
dbp:from	Brazil (en) Southwestern Louisiana (en)
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dbp:last	Hampton (en) Jackson (en) Thompson (en) Ford (en) Harris (en) Johnson (en) Cooper (en) Moore (en) Wicks (en) Weatherspoon (en) Lobo (en) Trice (en) Blades (en) Arcain (en) Swoopes (en) Crumpton-Moorer (en) Guyton (en) Perrot (en) Witherspoon (en) Woosley (en)
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dbp:league	WNBA (en)
dbp:link	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (en)
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dbp:referee	Bell Courteau *Palmer (en)
dbp:referees	Bell, Corteau, Palmer (en)
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dbp:team	dbr:Houston_Comets dbr:New_York_Liberty Houston Comets (en) '''Houston Comets (en) '''New York Liberty (en)
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dbp:wcfResult	Houston defeated Charlotte 70-54 (en)
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rdfs:comment	The 1997 WNBA Championship was the championship game of the 1997 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Houston Comets, top-seeded team of the league, defeated the New York Liberty, second-seeded team, 65-51 to win the league's inaugural championship. The Comets' 18–10 record gave them home court advantage over New York (17–11). For the playoffs, the top four teams overall in the league were seeded one to four. Top seed Houston played the four seed Charlotte and the two seed New York played number three Phoenix. (en)
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