2004 Minnesota Lynx season

2004 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachSuzie McConnell Serio
ArenaTarget Center
Attendance7,359 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Seattle Storm

The 2004 WNBA season was the sixth for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx qualified for their second consecutive playoff berth, but lost in the opening round to eventual champion Seattle Storm.

Offseason

Dispersal Draft

Based on the Lynx's 2003 record, they would pick 7th in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Lynx picked Helen Darling.

WNBA draft

Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 6 Nicole Ohlde (C)  United States Kansas State
1 7 Vanessa Hayden (C)  United States Florida
2 20 Tasha Butts (F)  United States Tennessee
3 33 Amber Jacobs (G)  United States Boston College
3 38 Kate Bulger (G)  United States West Virginia

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Los Angeles Sparks x 25 9 .735 – 15–2 10–7 16–6
Seattle Storm x 20 14 .588 5.0 13–4 7–10 13–9
Minnesota Lynx x 18 16 .529 7.0 11–6 7–10 12–10
Sacramento Monarchs x 18 16 .529 7.0 10–7 8–9 12–10
Phoenix Mercury o 17 17 .500 8.0 10–7 7–10 11–11
Houston Comets o 13 21 .382 12.0 9–8 4–13 7–15
San Antonio Silver Stars o 9 25 .265 16.0 6–11 3–14 6–16

Season schedule

Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 20 @ Seattle 85-88 Loss 0-1
May 22 @ Sacramento 69-61 Win 1-1
May 26 @ San Antonio 44-56 Loss 1-2
May 28 Washington 73-62 Win 2-2
May 30 New York 64-68 Loss 2-3
June 3 San Antonio 55-47 Win 3-3
June 5 Phoenix 76-68 Win 4-3
June 11 @ Los Angeles 55-69 Loss 4-4
June 17 Sacramento 50-60 Loss 4-5
June 19 Houston 66-58 Win 5-5
June 22 @ Phoenix 46-69 Loss 5-6
June 24 @ San Antonio 57-70 Loss 5-7
June 27 Los Angeles 67-83 Loss 5-8
June 30 Houston 58-50 (OT) Win 6-8
July 3 Detroit 78-70 Win 7-8
July 8 @ Indiana 56-58 Loss 7-9
July 9 Phoenix 61-59 Win 8-9
July 11 Sacramento 83-73 (OT) Win 9-9
July 14 Connecticut 66-63 Win 10-9
July 15 @ New York 69-66 Win 11-9
July 18 @ Phoenix 63-60 Win 12-9
July 22 @ Connecticut 68-52 Win 13-9
July 23 @ Washington 61-65 Loss 13-10
July 28 San Antonio 66-53 Win 14-10
July 30 Seattle 55-70 Loss 14-11
August 1 @ Detroit 59-58 Win 15-11
September 1 @ Houston 72-64 Win 16-11
September 3 Indiana 61-69 Loss 16-12
September 8 Charlotte 68-72 Loss 16-13
September 10 Seattle 64-61 Win 17-13
September 11 @ Charlotte 50-60 Loss 17-14
September 14 @ Houston 59-70 Loss 17-15
September 17 @ Los Angeles 78-66 Win 18-15
September 19 @ Sacramento 63-72 Loss 18-16

Playoffs

Game Date Opponent Score Result Record
Western Conference Semifinals
1 September 25 Seattle 58-70 Loss 0-1
2 September 27 @ Seattle 54-64 Loss 0-2

Player stats

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Katie Smith 23 84 52 23 6 432
Nicole Ohlde 34 194 60 16 45 397
Tamika Raymond 34 205 38 39 5 254
Teresa Edwards 34 90 79 47 8 194
Vanessa Hayden 29 84 7 7 29 153
Svetlana Abrosimova 22 74 45 30 2 146
Helen Darling 33 67 115 30 4 140
Amanda Lassiter 33 80 37 21 22 127
Stacey Lovelace 34 66 20 18 9 121
Amber Jacobs 32 36 47 13 0 101
Tasha Butts 30 62 25 13 7 76
Michele Van Gorp 8 13 1 0 1 22
Gwen Slaughter 3 1 0 0 1 2

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "2004 Minnesota Lynx Stats".