Cynthia Cooper averaged 28.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 2 games in her rookie season in the 1997 playoffs. She won her first Finals MVP award and her first WNBA championship.
HOU| 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 | 8/30/1997 | 1997 | vs | 40 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 53.8 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 63.8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +14 | ||
| 2 | | C. Cooper | 8/28/1997 | 1997 | vs | 37 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 69.6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | +18 | ||
| Average | 38.5 | 28.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 53.3 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 40.0 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 74.1 | 66.9 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 16.0 | |||||||
| Total | 77 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 53.3 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 66.9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | +32 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 31 | 9 | .775 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 29 | 11 | .725 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 27 | 13 | .675 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 5 |  Fever - x | 26 | 14 | .650 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Liberty - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 7 |  Mystics - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 8 |  Wings - x | 24 | 16 | .600 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 16 | 24 | .400 | 15.0 |
| 10 |  Sky - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 11 |  Sparks - e | 15 | 25 | .375 | 16.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 14 | 26 | .350 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 29 | .275 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 10 | 30 | .250 | 21.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 32 | .200 | 23.0 |