1999 Houston Comets season

The 1999 WNBA season was the third season for the Houston Comets. The Comets won their third WNBA Finals.

Orlando Miracle expansion draft
The following player was selected in the Orlando Miracle expansion draft from the Houston Comets:

Regular season

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 * 1
 * June 10
 * @ Orlando
 * W 77–63
 * Cynthia Cooper (24)
 * Tina Thompson (12)
 * Cynthia Cooper (7)
 * TD Waterhouse Centre
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * June 12
 * Washington
 * W 88–63
 * Cynthia Cooper (24)
 * Tina Thompson (7)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * June 17
 * Cleveland
 * W 93–73
 * Cynthia Cooper (30)
 * Polina Tzekova (9)
 * Cynthia Cooper (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 3–0
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 * 4
 * June 19
 * @ Minnesota
 * W 69–55
 * Cynthia Cooper (22)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (10)
 * Cynthia Cooper (5)
 * Target Center
 * 4–0
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 * 5
 * June 22
 * Los Angeles
 * W 84–76
 * Cynthia Cooper (36)
 * Polina Tzekova (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (4)
 * Compaq Center
 * 5–0
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 * 6
 * June 24
 * @ Detroit
 * W 77–65
 * Cynthia Cooper (24)
 * Tina Thompson (6)
 * Cooper Swoopes (3)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills
 * 6–0
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 * 7
 * June 25
 * @ Washington
 * W 72–69
 * Cynthia Cooper (28)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (12)
 * Cynthia Cooper (8)
 * Compaq Center
 * 7–0
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 * 8
 * June 28
 * Orlando
 * L 66–68
 * Cynthia Cooper (21)
 * Tina Thompson (9)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (8)
 * Compaq Center
 * 7–1
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 * 9
 * June 30
 * @ Utah
 * W 78–68
 * Sheryl Swoopes (29)
 * Tammy Jackson (10)
 * Sonja Henning (6)
 * Delta Center
 * 8–1


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 * 10
 * July 1
 * Cleveland
 * W 76–64
 * Tina Thompson (26)
 * Tina Thompson (9)
 * Cynthia Cooper (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 9–1
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 * 11
 * July 3
 * New York
 * W 78–64
 * Sheryl Swoopes (19)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (7)
 * Compaq Center
 * 10–1
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 * 12
 * July 6
 * Minnesota
 * W 80–54
 * Cynthia Cooper (21)
 * Tina Thompson (9)
 * Cynthia Cooper (9)
 * Compaq Center
 * 11–1
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 * 13
 * July 8
 * @ Sacramento
 * L 63–74
 * Tina Thompson (17)
 * Arcain Jackson Thompson (5)
 * Sonja Henning (5)
 * ARCO Arena
 * 11–2
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 * 14
 * July 9
 * @ Phoenix
 * W 71–70
 * Sheryl Swoopes (18)
 * Thompson Tzekova (5)
 * Polina Tzekova (3)
 * America West Arena
 * 12–2
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 * 15
 * July 11
 * Sacramento
 * W 68–63
 * Cynthia Cooper (31)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (10)
 * Cynthia Cooper (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 13–2
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 * 16
 * July 16
 * @ Utah
 * W 88–84 (OT)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (33)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (7)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (7)
 * Delta Center
 * 14–2
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 * 17
 * July 18
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 65–78
 * Sheryl Swoopes (21)
 * Polina Tzekova (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (5)
 * Great Western Forum
 * 14–3
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 * 18
 * July 19
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 48–60
 * Cynthia Cooper (19)
 * Tina Thompson (11)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (5)
 * America West Arena
 * 14–4
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 * 19
 * July 23
 * @ Charlotte
 * W 75–62
 * Cynthia Cooper (26)
 * Tina Thompson (8)
 * Cynthia Cooper (5)
 * Charlotte Coliseum
 * 15–4
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 * 20
 * July 25
 * @ Minnesota
 * W 62–57
 * Cynthia Cooper (20)
 * Tina Thompson (10)
 * Cooper Swoopes (6)
 * Target Center
 * 16–4
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 * 21
 * July 27
 * Detroit
 * W 85–46
 * Cynthia Cooper (20)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (15)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (10)
 * Compaq Center
 * 17–4
 * - style="background:#ccffcc;"
 * 22
 * July 29
 * @ Cleveland
 * W 71–65
 * Sheryl Swoopes (28)
 * Swoopes Thompson (6)
 * Cynthia Cooper (7)
 * Gund Arena
 * 18–4
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 * 23
 * July 31
 * Phoenix
 * W 77–70
 * Sheryl Swoopes (23)
 * Swoopes Tzekova (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 19–4


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 * 24
 * August 2
 * Sacramento
 * W 75–70
 * Sheryl Swoopes (26)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (6)
 * Cooper Swoopes (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 20–4
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 * 25
 * August 6
 * Charlotte
 * W 81–51
 * Cynthia Cooper (25)
 * Tammy Jackson (10)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (7)
 * Compaq Center
 * 21–4
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 * 26
 * August 8
 * @ New York
 * L 71–74
 * Cynthia Cooper (26)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (7)
 * Cooper Swoopes (5)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 21–5
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 * 27
 * August 12
 * Los Angeles
 * W 83–61
 * Sheryl Swoopes (20)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (8)
 * Cooper Swoopes (5)
 * Compaq Center
 * 22–5
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 * 28
 * August 14
 * Minnesota
 * W 71–53
 * Cynthia Cooper (17)
 * Polina Tzekova (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (4)
 * Compaq Center
 * 23–5
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 * 29
 * August 16
 * Utah
 * W 80–71
 * Cynthia Cooper (42)
 * Polina Tzekova (11)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (5)
 * Compaq Center
 * 24–5
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 * 30
 * August 18
 * Phoenix
 * W 70–60
 * Sheryl Swoopes (24)
 * Polina Tzekova (9)
 * Cynthia Cooper (7)
 * Compaq Center
 * 25–5
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 * 31
 * August 20
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 64–68
 * Sheryl Swoopes (25)
 * Sheryl Swoopes (8)
 * Sonja Henning (5)
 * Great Western Forum
 * 25–6
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 * 32
 * August 21
 * @ Sacramento
 * W 74–65
 * Cynthia Cooper (27)
 * Janeth Arcain (8)
 * Cynthia Cooper (10)
 * ARCO Arena
 * 26–6

Playoffs
Led by what was already known as the Big Three, (Sheryl Swoopes, Cynthia Cooper and Tina Thompson), the Comets survived a highlight film last second, court to court game winning shot by the Liberty's Teresa Weatherspoon in Game 2 of the finals to beat the Liberty in three games and win their third straight title, this one after the death of teammate Kim Perrot, who died of cancer.


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 * 1
 * August 26
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 60–75
 * Sheryl Swoopes (17)
 * Tina Thompson (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (7)
 * Great Western Forum
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * August 29
 * Los Angeles
 * W 83–55
 * Cynthia Cooper (22)
 * Tammy Jackson (10)
 * Cynthia Cooper (9)
 * Compaq Center
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * August 30
 * Los Angeles
 * W 72–62
 * Cooper Swoopes (23)
 * Cynthia Cooper (7)
 * Cynthia Cooper (12)
 * Compaq Center
 * 2–1


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 * 1
 * September 2
 * @ New York
 * W 73–60
 * Cynthia Cooper (29)
 * Tammy Jackson (8)
 * Cynthia Cooper (6)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * September 4
 * New York
 * L 67–68
 * Tina Thompson (15)
 * Tzekova Swoopes (6)
 * Cynthia Cooper (6)
 * Compaq Center
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * September 5
 * New York
 * W 59–47
 * Cynthia Cooper (24)
 * Tammy Jackson (11)
 * Sonja Henning (2)
 * Compaq Center
 * 2–1

Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season

Awards and honors

 * Cynthia Cooper, WNBA Finals MVP Award
 * Cynthia Cooper, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
 * Cynthia Cooper, Guard, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team
 * Van Chancellor, WNBA Coach of the Year Award
 * Sheryl Swoopes, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA First Team
 * Tina Thompson, Forward, Houston Comets, All-WNBA Second Team