The 2002 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2002 WNBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Los Angeles Sparks finished the regular season with a 25–7 record and as the Western Conference's number-one seed. They matched up against the New York Liberty, who finished with an 18–14 record and as the number-one seed of the Eastern Conference. Holding the better record, the Sparks received home-court advantage over the Liberty. The series was the first championship series to be branded as the "WNBA Finals", as the league's championship was previously called the "WNBA Championship" from 1997 to 2001. Won the 2002 WNBA Finals on August 31, 2002. Wiki link