1997 WNBA Western Conference standings
The Houston Comets won the 1997 WNBA Western Conference playoff race at 18-10, 2 games ahead of the Phoenix Mercury.
🏆The 1997 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1997
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Houston Comets (HOU) p | 18 | 10 | .643 | - | 7-3 | L2 |
| Phoenix Mercury (PHO) x | 16 | 12 | .571 | 2 | 7-3 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Sparks (LAS) | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4 | 6-4 | L1 |
| Sacramento Monarchs (SAC) | 10 | 18 | .357 | 8 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Utah Starzz (UTA) | 7 | 21 | .250 | 11 | 2-8 | L2 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- p
- clinched the top seed
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Houston Comets trailed by as many as 1 game on July 9, 1997.
- The Houston Comets took first place for good on July 25, 1997.
- The Houston Comets won 5 games in a row from August 5, 1997 to August 12, 1997, the longest run of the race.
- The Phoenix Mercury led by 1 game as late as July 21, 1997.
- The Houston Comets led by as many as 4.5 games on August 11, 1997.
- The Houston Comets went 5-2 from July 24, 1997 to August 9, 1997, turning a level race into a lead of 4 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 33 of the 59 days played.
- The Houston Comets spent 44 of the season's 65 charted days in first place.