1998 WNBA Western Conference standings
The Houston Comets won the 1998 WNBA Western Conference playoff race at 27-3, 8 games ahead of the Phoenix Mercury.
🏆The 1998 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1998
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Houston Comets (HOU) p | 27 | 3 | .900 | - | 8-2 | W2 |
| Phoenix Mercury (PHO) x | 19 | 11 | .633 | 8 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Los Angeles Sparks (LAS) | 12 | 18 | .400 | 15 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Sacramento Monarchs (SAC) | 8 | 22 | .267 | 19 | 2-8 | L2 |
| Utah Starzz (UTA) | 8 | 22 | .267 | 19 | 1-9 | L3 |
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 once.
- The Houston Comets trailed by as many as half a game on June 11, 1998.
- The Houston Comets took first place for good on June 29, 1998.
- The Houston Comets won 15 games in a row from June 27, 1998 to July 30, 1998, the longest run of the race.
- The Houston Comets went 8-1 from July 20, 1998 to August 7, 1998, turning a lead of 3.5 games into a lead of 9.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 15 of the 64 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Houston Comets spent 64 of the season's 70 charted days in first place.