The 2015 WNBA season was the sixth and final season that the Tulsa Shock of the WNBA spent in Tulsa. It was the franchise's eighteenth overall season, as they played twelve seasons as the Detroit Shock. It was announced on July 20 that the team would be moving to Dallas during the offseason. Their season began on June 5, on the road against the Minnesota Lynx. The Shock lost that game 75âÂÂ83, but their fortunes quickly turned around as they went on an eight-game winning streak after their opening night loss. During the streak, they got revenge on Minnesota, defeated San Antonio and Seattle twice each, and won three games by double-digits. The streak came to an end on June 30 in Seattle with a 74âÂÂ69 loss. They finished June with an 8âÂÂ2 record. July would prove to be a turn of fortune for the team. Skylar Diggins won Western Conference Player of the Week and Western Conference Player of the Month during the opening month, but tore her ACL on July 1, and was out for the rest of the season. After the injury, the Shock would lose their first two games of July. They would defeat Atlanta and Los Angeles to sit at 10âÂÂ4 overall. However, form there, the team lost its next five straight games, with only their July 20 loss against Phoenix coming by double-digits. They finished the month 2âÂÂ7 and were hovering around a .500 record. Their losing streak extended for another five games to begin August. They lost an overtime game against Phoenix and lost by double-digits to Los Angeles during the streak. The team used four home games at the end of the month, to build a five game winning streak to end the month. Their first win came on August 15 against New York. They continued the streak with an overtime win over Connecticut and they defeated Phoenix and Los Angeles by double digits during the run. They ended the month 5âÂÂ5. They began September with an 85âÂÂ67 win over Seattle, but ended their winning streak with a 92âÂÂ73 loss to Los Angeles. They defeated San Antonio and Phoenix but lost to Chicago to end September 3âÂÂ2 and the regular the season 18âÂÂ16. This was the first winning season for the franchise in Tulsa.
Their first winning season also earned them their first playoff berth in Tulsa. They were the third seed in the Western Conference and faced Phoenix in the First Round. The Mercury won the regular season match-up between the two teams 3âÂÂ2. Phoenix won the first game at home 88âÂÂ55, in a blowout. The Shock could not stave off elimination at home, losing their only playoff game in Tulsa 91âÂÂ67. A highlight of the season was Courtney Paris leading the league with 9.3 rebounds per game.
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|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 | May 22 | San Antonio | W 81âÂÂ51 | Skylar Diggins (15) | Courtney Paris (9) | Odyssey Sims (5) | BOK Center<br>2,937 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 28 | @ San Antonio | W 79âÂÂ71 | Riquna Williams (18) | Courtney Paris (10) | Brianna Kiesel (5) | Freeman Coliseum<br>3,822 | 2âÂÂ0
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | June 5 | @ Minnesota | L 75âÂÂ83 | Plenette Pierson (18) | Courtney Paris (10) | Odyssey Sims (7) | Target Center<br>9,020 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | June 6 | Chicago | W 101âÂÂ93 | Odyssey Sims (23) | Courtney Paris (9) | Skylar Diggins (8) | BOK Center<br>7,256 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 | June 9 | Seattle | W 68âÂÂ45 | Pierson, Sims (12) | Courtney Paris (11) | Skylar Diggins (5) | BOK Center<br>4,149 | 2âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 | June 14 | @ San Antonio | W 73âÂÂ62 | Skylar Diggins (21) | Courtney Paris (19) | Plenette Pierson (3) | Freeman Coliseum<br>7,305 | 3âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | June 16 | San Antonio | W 88âÂÂ61 | Plenette Pierson (20) | Courtney Paris (13) | Brianna Kiesel (8) | BOK Center<br>5,005 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 | June 19 | @ Washington | W 86âÂÂ82 | Plenette Pierson (24) | Courtney Paris (14) | Skylar Diggins (5) | Capital One Arena<br>7,099 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 21 | @ Minnesota | W 86âÂÂ78 | Skylar Diggins (26) | Courtney Paris (11) | Skylar Diggins (8) | Target center<br>8,823 | 6âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 | June 26 | New York | W 71âÂÂ62 | Riquna Williams (11) | Karima Christmas-Kelly (6) | Diggins, Williams (4) | BOK Center<br>5,125 | 7âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 | June 28 | Seattle | W 93âÂÂ89 | Skylar Diggins (31) | Christmas-Kelly, Paris (9) | Skylar Diggins (6) | BOK Center<br>4,985 | 8âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | June 30 | @ Seattle | L 69âÂÂ74 | Riquna Williams (23) | Courtney Paris (7) | Brianna Kiesel (5) | KeyArena<br>4,352 | 8âÂÂ2
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | July 2 | @ Phoenix | L 55âÂÂ86 | Karima Christmas-Kelly (11) | Karima Christmas-Kelly (10) | Karima Christmas-Kelly (4) | US Airways Center<br>8,996 | 8âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | July 3 | @ Los Angeles | L 95âÂÂ98 | Karima Christmas-Kelly (20) | Courtney Paris (10) | Plenette Pierson (5) | Staples Center<br>6,358 | 8âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 13 | July 7 | @ Atlanta | W 85âÂÂ75 | Plenette Pierson (24) | Courtney Paris (10) | Kiesel, Paris (4) | Philips Arena<br>6,744 | 9âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 | July 11 | Los Angeles | W 82âÂÂ67 | Karima Christmas-Kelly (24) | Courtney Paris (6) | Odyssey Sims (6) | BOK Center<br>6,144 | 10âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | July 15 | @ Indiana | L 80âÂÂ83 | Riquna Williams (31) | Courntey Paris (8) | Plenette Pierson (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,435 | 10âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | July 17 | @ San Antonio | L 58âÂÂ65 | Odyssey Sims (14) | Baugh, Paris (6) | Riquna Williams (3) | Freeman Coliseum<br>9,080 | 10âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 19 | Minnesota | L 72âÂÂ79 | Riquna Williams (19) | Paris, Sims (7) | Sims, Williams (4) | BOK Center<br>5,987 | 10âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 21 | Washington | L 69âÂÂ76 | Karima Christmas-Kelly (15) | Courtney Paris (19) | Odyssey Sims (3) | BOK Center<br>6,147 | 10âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | July 30 | Phoenix | L 66âÂÂ78 | Odyssey Sims (16) | Courtney Paris (7) | Odyssey Sims (4) | BOK Center<br>4,637 | 10âÂÂ9
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | August 1 | Minnesota | L 80âÂÂ86 | Riquna Williams (35) | Paris, Pierson (8) | Odyssey Sims (6) | BOK Center<br>4,776 | 10âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | August 4 | @ Phoenix | L 84âÂÂ87 (OT) | Christmas-Kelly, Williams (17) | Courtney Paris (16) | Plenette Pierson (4) | US Airways Center<br>8,824 | 10âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | August 6 | @ Los Angeles | L 57âÂÂ84 | Plenette Pierson (14) | Courtney Paris (6) | Riquna Williams (4) | Staples Center<br>8,056 | 10âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | August 9 | Atlanta | L 90âÂÂ98 | Riquna Williams (35) | Courtney Paris (11) | Christmas-Kelly, Sims (4) | BOK Center<br>5,345 | 10âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | August 12 | @ Connecticut | L 74âÂÂ80 | Christmas-Kelly, Sims (15) | Courtney Paris (9) | Odyssey Sims (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,682 | 10âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 25 | August 15 | @ New York | W 81âÂÂ76 | Odyssey Sims (27) | Courtney Paris (10) | Odyssey Sims (7) | Madison Square Garden<br>9,857 | 11âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 26 | August 18 | Phoenix | W 74âÂÂ59 | Riquna Williams (18) | Courtney Paris (11) | Riquna Williams (6) | BOK Center<br>4,566 | 12âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 27 | August 21 | Connecticut | W 84âÂÂ76 (OT) | Riquna Williams (22) | Karima Christmas-Kelly (8) | Karima Christmas-Kelly (5) | BOK Center<br>4,225 | 13âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 28 | August 28 | Los Angeles | W 76âÂÂ66 | Sims, Williams (15) | Courtney Paris (13) | Sims, Williams (4) | BOK Center<br>4,776 | 14âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 | August 30 | Indiana | W 76âÂÂ70 | Odyssey Sims (30) | Courtney Paris (6) | Odyssey Sims (5) | BOK Center<br>4,512 | 15âÂÂ14
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 | September 3 | @ Seattle | W 85âÂÂ67 | Odyssey Sims (24) | Christmas-Kelly, Jackson, Paris (8) | Odyssey Sims (4) | KeyArena<br>4,352 | 16âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | September 6 | @ Los Angeles | L 73âÂÂ92 | Pierson, Sims (21) | Courtney Paris (6) | Odyssey Sims (6) | Staples Center<br>10,114 | 16âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 | September 8 | San Antonio | W 74âÂÂ64 | Odyssey Sims (27) | Paris, Plaisance, Sims (7) | Kiesel, Sims (2) | BOK Center<br>4,145 | 17âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | September 11 | @ Chicago | L 71âÂÂ92 | Vicki Baugh (22) | Tiffany Jackson (9) | Brianna Kiesel (8) | Allstate Arena<br>7,753 | 17âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 | September | Phoenix | W 91âÂÂ87 | Brianna Kiesel (28) | Amanda Zahui B. (8) | Brianna Kiesel (5) | BOK Center<br>6,064 | 18âÂÂ16
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 17 | @ Phoenix | L 55âÂÂ88 | Odyssey Sims (18) | Courtney Paris (7) | Odyssey Sims (3) | US Airways Center<br>8,509 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | September 19 | Phoenix | L 67âÂÂ91 | Odyssey Sims (22) | Courtney Paris (8) | Odyssey Sims (7) | BOK Center<br>3,261 | 0âÂÂ2
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