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1998 Houston Comets season

The 1998 WNBA season was the second season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their second straight championship. Their record of 27-3 remains the best in league history.

Transactions

Washington Mystics expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Washington Mystics expansion draft from the Houston Comets:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | June 13 | New York | W 73–62 | Sheryl Swoopes (28) | Tina Thompson (8) | Kim Perrot (7) | Compaq Center | 1–0 |- | 2 | June 15 | @ Charlotte | W 79–65 | Cynthia Cooper (31) | Tina Thompson (8) | Kim Perrot (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 18 | Cleveland | W 87–69 | Sheryl Swoopes (25) | Tina Thompson (6) | Cynthia Cooper (7) | Compaq Center | 3–0 |- | 4 | June 20 | @ Sacramento | W 79–68 | Cynthia Cooper (22) | Tina Thompson (9) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | ARCO Arena | 4–0 |- | 5 | June 21 | @ Los Angeles | W 79–63 | Cynthia Cooper (29) | Monica Lamb (11) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | Great Western Forum | 5–0 |- | 6 | June 24 | @ Phoenix | L 66–69 | Cynthia Cooper (27) | Tina Thompson (13) | Cynthia Cooper (3) | America West Arena | 5–1 |- | 7 | June 27 | Los Angeles | W 75–64 | Cynthia Cooper (28) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | Kim Perrot (6) | Compaq Center | 6–1 |- | 8 | June 29 | Washington | W 73–48 | Cynthia Cooper (16) | Lamb <br> Thompson (6) | Kim Perrot (3) | Compaq Center | 7–1 |- | 9 | June 30 | @ Utah | W 75–73 (2OT) | Cynthia Cooper (27) | Tina Thompson (14) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | Delta Center | 8–1

|- | 10 | July 3 | Sacramento | W 84–67 | Cynthia Cooper (34) | Tina Thompson (10) | Cynthia Cooper (5) | Compaq Center | 9–1 |- | 11 | July 6 | @ Cleveland | W 78–64 | Cooper <br> Swoopes (18) | Yolanda Moore (7) | Sheryl Swoopes (7) | Gund Arena | 10–1 |- | 12 | July 8 | @ New York | W 79–54 | Cynthia Cooper (23) | Lamb <br> Swoopes (7) | Kim Perrot (8) | Madison Square Garden | 11–1 |- | 13 | July 9 | Detroit | W 96–66 | Kim Perrot (22) | Arcain <br> Perrot (6) | Cooper <br> Perrot (7) | Compaq Center | 12–1 |- | 14 | July 11 | Utah | W 72–68 | Cynthia Cooper (24) | Monica Lamb (6) | Kim Perrot (7) | Compaq Center | 13–1 |- | 15 | July 13 | Washington | W 81–67 | Cynthia Cooper (23) | Sheryl Swoopes (7) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | Compaq Center | 14–1 |- | 16 | July 17 | @ Los Angeles | W 74–68 | Cynthia Cooper (22) | Sheryl Swoopes (10) | Kim Perrot (9) | Great Western Forum | 15–1 |- | 17 | July 18 | @ Sacramento | W 75–44 | Cynthia Cooper (23) | Tina Thompson (11) | Kim Perrot (7) | ARCO Arena | 16–1 |- | 18 | July 21 | @ Phoenix | W 65–62 | Cynthia Cooper (23) | Sheryl Swoopes (10) | Cynthia Cooper (3) | America West Arena | 17–1 |- | 19 | July 25 | @ Charlotte | W 67–58 | Sheryl Swoopes (20) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | Charlotte Coliseum | 18–1 |- | 20 | July 28 | Phoenix | W 72–62 | Cynthia Cooper (27) | Tina Thompson (9) | Cooper <br> Thompson (3) | Compaq Center | 19–1 |- | 21 | July 30 | Utah | W 88–65 | Cynthia Cooper (22) | Sheryl Swoopes (8) | Cynthia Cooper (10) | Compaq Center | 20–1

|- | 22 | August 1 | Cleveland | L 71–74 (OT) | Sheryl Swoopes (18) | Monica Lamb (8) | Cynthia Cooper (8) | Compaq Center | 20–2 |- | 23 | August 2 | Sacramento | W 70–53 | Sheryl Swoopes (20) | Monica Lamb (8) | Cooper <br> Swoopes (3) | Compaq Center | 21–2 |- | 24 | August 4 | @ Utah | W 77–57 | Cynthia Cooper (32) | Janeth Arcain (9) | Kim Perrot (7) | Delta Center | 22–2 |- | 25 | August 6 | Phoenix | W 75–64 | Cynthia Cooper (21) | Tina Thompson (10) | Kim Perrot (7) | Compaq Center | 23–2 |- | 26 | August 7 | @ Detroit | W 61–57 | Cynthia Cooper (34) | Yolanda Moore (7) | Cooper <br> Swoopes <br> Perrot (2) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 24–2 |- | 27 | August 10 | Charlotte | W 70–67 | Cooper <br> Swoopes (20) | Tina Thompson (13) | Kim Perrot (9) | Compaq Center | 25–2 |- | 28 | August 15 | @ New York | L 54–70 | Cynthia Cooper (17) | Perrot <br> Thompson (5) | Cynthia Cooper (3) | Madison Square Garden | 25–3 |- | 29 | August 17 | @ Washington | W 110–65 | Cynthia Cooper (21) | Monica Lamb (9) | Kim Perrot (7) | MCI Center | 26–3 |- | 30 | August 19 | Los Angeles | W 80–71 | Cynthia Cooper (22) | Sheryl Swoopes (10) | Cooper <br> Perrot (7) | Compaq Center | 27–3

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 22 | @ Charlotte | W 85–71 | Cynthia Cooper (27) | Tina Thompson (10) | Kim Perrot (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 24 | Charlotte | W 77–61 | Cynthia Cooper (23) | Tina Thompson (14) | Cooper <br> Perrot (5) | Compaq Center | 2–0

|- | 1 | August 27 | @ Phoenix | L 51–54 | Cynthia Cooper (29) | Sheryl Swoopes (11) | Swoopes <br> Perrot (6) | America West Arena | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 29 | Phoenix | W 74–69 (OT) | Cynthia Cooper (27) | Sheryl Swoopes (13) | Cynthia Cooper (6) | Compaq Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | September 1 | Phoenix | W 80–71 | Cynthia Cooper (23) | Tina Thompson (6) | Cynthia Cooper <br> Swoopes (6) | Compaq Center | 2–1

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br /><sup>‡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>†</sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>≠</sup>Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

References

External links