View source for 2004 Women's National Basketball Association season

{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[2003 Women's National Basketball Association season|2003]]
|'''2004'''
|[[2005 Women's National Basketball Association season|2005]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Conference
|Charlotte Sting
|Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|-
|Connecticut Sun
|Mohegan Sun Arena
|Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut
|-
|Detroit Shock
|The Palace of Auburn Hills
|Auburn Hills, Michigan
|-
|Indiana Fever
|Gainbridge Fieldhouse
|Indianapolis
|-
|New York Liberty
|Madison Square Garden
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Washington Mystics
|Capital One Arena
|Washington
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Conference
|Houston Comets
|Toyota Center
|Houston
|-
|Los Angeles Sparks
|Crypto.com Arena
|Los Angeles
|-
|Minnesota Lynx
|Target Center
|Minneapolis
|-
|Phoenix Mercury
|Mortgage Matchup Center
|Phoenix
|-
|Sacramento Monarchs
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento, California
|-
|San Antonio Silver Stars
|Frost Bank Center
|San Antonio
|-
|Seattle Storm
|Climate Pledge Arena
|Seattle
|}

=== Changes ===

* Cleveland Rockers fold.
* Houston Comets relocate from The Summit to Toyota Center.
* New York Liberty relocate during season from Madison Square Garden to Radio City Music Hall.
* New York Liberty relocate during season from Radio City Music Hall to Madison Square Garden.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="6" |Eastern Conference
|'''Connecticut Sun'''
|'''18'''
|'''16'''
|
|-
|'''New York Liberty'''
|'''18'''
|'''16'''
|'''0'''
|-
|'''Detroit Shock'''
|'''17'''
|'''17'''
|'''1'''
|-
|'''Washington Mystics'''
|'''17'''
|'''17'''
|'''1'''
|-
|Charlotte Sting
|16
|18
|2
|-
|Indiana Fever
|15
|19
|3
|-
| rowspan="7" |Western Conference
|'''Los Angeles Sparks'''
|'''25'''
|'''9'''
|
|-
|'''Seattle Storm'''
|'''20'''
|'''14'''
|'''5'''
|-
|'''Minnesota Lynx'''
|'''18'''
|'''16'''
|'''7'''
|-
|'''Sacramento Monarchs'''
|'''18'''
|'''16'''
|'''7'''
|-
|Phoenix Mercury
|17
|17
|8
|-
|Houston Comets
|13
|21
|12
|-
|San Antonio Silver Stars
|9
|25
|16
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
!Champions
|-
|'''Connecticut Sun'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Connecticut Sun'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |Connecticut Sun
| rowspan="4" |1
| rowspan="8" |'''Seattle Storm'''
|-
|Washington Mystics
|1
|-
|'''New York Liberty'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |New York Liberty
| rowspan="2" |0
|-
|Detroit Shock
|1
|-
|Los Angeles Sparks
|1
| rowspan="2" |Sacramento Monarchs
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="4" |'''Seattle Storm'''
| rowspan="4" |'''2'''
|-
|'''Sacramento Monarchs'''
|'''2'''
|-
|'''Seattle Storm'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Seattle Storm'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
|-
|Minnesota Lynx
|0
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|The Game at Radio City
|'''USA'''
|74-58
|Women's National Basketball Association
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Ara
|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte Sting
|17
|
|17
|-
| rowspan="2" |Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
|Wayne County, Michigan
|Detroit
|Joe Louis Arena
|Detroit Shock
|
|One
|One
|-
|Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
|Oakland County, Michigan
|Auburn Hills, Michigan
|The Palace of Auburn Hills
|Detroit Shock
|17
|
|17
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|Toyota Center
|Houston Comets
|17
|
|17
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Gainbridge Fieldhouse
|Indiana Fever
|17
|
|17
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Los Angeles
|Crypto.com Arena
|Los Angeles Sparks
|17
|Two
|19
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Minneapolis
|Target Center
|Minnesota Lynx
|17
|One
|18
|-
|New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut
|Mohegan Indian Reservation, Connecticut
|Mohegan Sun Arena
|Connecticut Sun
|17
|Four
|21
|-
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="3" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Manhattan, New York
|Madison Square Garden
|New York Liberty
|11
|Three
|14
|-
| rowspan="2" |Radio City Music Hall
|New York Liberty
|Six
|
|Six
|-
|The Game at Radio City
|
|
|One
|-
|Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Maricopa County, Arizona
|Phoenix
|Mortgage Matchup Center
|Phoenix Mercury
|17
|
|17
|-
|Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sacramento County, California
|Sacramento, California
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento Monarchs
|17
|Two
|19
|-
|San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Bexar County, Texas
|San Antonio
|Frost Bank Center
|San Antonio Silver Stars
|17
|
|17
|-
|Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area
|Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division
|King County, Washington
|Seattle
|Climate Pledge Arena
|Seattle Storm
|16
|Five
|21
|-
|Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d'Alene, WA-ID Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Spokane County, Washington
|Spokane, Washington
|Numerica Veterans Arena
|Seattle Storm
|One
|
|One
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Capital One Arena
|Washington Mystics
|17
|One
|18
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''221'''
|'''19'''
|'''241'''
|}
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