2001 WNBA Western Conference standings
The Los Angeles Sparks won the 2001 WNBA Western Conference playoff race at 28-4, 8 games ahead of the Sacramento Monarchs.
🏆The 2001 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 2001
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Los Angeles Sparks (LAS) x | 28 | 4 | .875 | - | 9-1 | W1 |
| Sacramento Monarchs (SAC) x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 8 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Houston Comets (HOU) x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 9 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Utah Starzz (UTA) x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 9 | 8-2 | W1 |
| Phoenix Mercury (PHO) | 13 | 19 | .406 | 15 | 3-7 | W2 |
| Minnesota Lynx (MIN) | 12 | 20 | .375 | 16 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Portland Fire (POR) | 11 | 21 | .344 | 17 | 0-10 | L10 |
| Seattle Storm (SEA) | 10 | 22 | .313 | 18 | 2-8 | L3 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Los Angeles Sparks trailed by as many as half a game on June 24, 2001.
- The Los Angeles Sparks took first place for good on July 8, 2001.
- The Los Angeles Sparks won 18 games in a row from June 26, 2001 to August 11, 2001, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Sparks went 8-0 from July 23, 2001 to August 11, 2001, turning a lead of 3.5 games into a lead of 9 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 30 of the 66 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Sparks spent 63 of the season's 79 charted days in first place.