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| Dates | August 30 – September 9 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Deanna Nolan (Detroit Shock) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Shock: Swin Cash (2022) Katie Smith (2018) Monarchs: Yolanda Griffith (2021) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Detroit defeated Connecticut, 2–1 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Sacramento defeated Los Angeles, 2–0 | |||||||||
The 2006 WNBA Finals was the championship series of the 2006 WNBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Detroit Shock, second-seeded champions of the Eastern Conference, defeated the Sacramento Monarchs, second-seeded champions of the Western Conference, three games to two in a best-of-five series. This was Detroit's second title.
The Shock made their second appearance in the Finals in four years. The Monarchs appeared in the Finals for the second straight time after having won the title in 2005.
Going into the series, the Shock had won one championship, as had the Monarchs. The Houston Comets hold the record with four championships won.
The Shock's 23–11 record gave them home court advantage over Sacramento (21–13), but a Mariah Carey concert meant that the fifth and deciding game had to be moved to Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit.