
Cynthia Cooper averaged 22.2 points, 4.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 28 games in her rookie season in 1997. She won her first MVP award, her first Finals MVP award and her first WNBA championship.
| NAME | DATE | SEASON | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Cooper | 8/24/1997 | 1997 | vs | 28 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | |||
| 2 | C. Cooper | 8/21/1997 | 1997 | vs | 33 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 39.6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | |||
| 3 | C. Cooper | 8/19/1997 | 1997 | vs | 39 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | 83.7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | +8 | |||
| 4 | C. Cooper | 8/17/1997 | 1997 | @ | 34 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 38.5 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |||
| 5 | C. Cooper | 8/16/1997 | 1997 | @ | 39 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 58.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -10 | |||
| 6 | C. Cooper | 8/12/1997 | 1997 | vs | 36 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 61.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +23 | |||
| 7 | C. Cooper | 8/11/1997 | 1997 | @ | 40 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 92.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +10 | |||
| 8 | C. Cooper | 8/9/1997 | 1997 | vs | 40 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 50.7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +1 | |||
| 9 | C. Cooper | 8/7/1997 | 1997 | vs | 33 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 62.5 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 79.9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | C. Cooper | 8/5/1997 | 1997 | @ | 37 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 61.5 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 84.1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +12 | |||
| 11 | C. Cooper | 8/2/1997 | 1997 | @ | 38 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 62.1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -12 | |||
| 12 | C. Cooper | 8/1/1997 | 1997 | @ | 38 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 47.4 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 70.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +21 | |||
| 13 | C. Cooper | 7/29/1997 | 1997 | vs | 31 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | |||
| 14 | C. Cooper | 7/25/1997 | 1997 | @ | 34 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 88.1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | +12 | |||
| 15 | C. Cooper | 7/22/1997 | 1997 | @ | 37 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 97.6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +14 | |||
| 16 | C. Cooper | 7/18/1997 | 1997 | @ | 35 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 62.3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +23 | |||
| 17 | C. Cooper | 7/16/1997 | 1997 | @ | 35 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 58.5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -23 | |||
| 18 | C. Cooper | 7/14/1997 | 1997 | vs | 24 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 83.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +21 | |||
| 19 | C. Cooper | 7/12/1997 | 1997 | vs | 30 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 56.7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +27 | |||
| 20 | C. Cooper | 7/9/1997 | 1997 | @ | 37 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 54.6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -10 | |||
| 21 | C. Cooper | 7/7/1997 | 1997 | vs | 28 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 65.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +15 | |||
| 22 | C. Cooper | 7/4/1997 | 1997 | vs | 34 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 41.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -4 | |||
| 23 | C. Cooper | 7/2/1997 | 1997 | @ | 37 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 63.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -3 | |||
| 24 | C. Cooper | 6/30/1997 | 1997 | vs | 42 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 34.0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | |||
| 25 | C. Cooper | 6/28/1997 | 1997 | @ | 36 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 50.9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +18 | |||
| Average | 35.0 | 22.2 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 14.6 | 46.8 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 41.9 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 86.4 | 62.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 5.8 | |||||||
| Total | 981 | 621 | 110 | 131 | 58 | 6 | 191 | 408 | 46.8 | 67 | 160 | 41.9 | 172 | 199 | 86.4 | 62.7 | 33 | 77 | 110 | 69 | +161 | |||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | 9 | .775 | ||
| 2 | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4.0 | |
| 4 | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 | |
| 6 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 16 | 24 | .400 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.0 | |
| 15 | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 |