Shock Releases 2008 Schedule

December 13, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Detroit Shock News Release


Auburn Hills, MI -The Detroit Shock's quest for a sixth straight trip to the postseason and a third WNBA title begins at home on Saturday, May 17 against Tina Thompson and Sheryl Swoopes of the Houston Comets at 3:30 p.m. EST.

Other highlights of the Shock home schedule include a 2007 WNBA Finals rematch with the Phoenix Mercury on September 9, two meetings against 2007 Eastern Conference Finals foe Tamika Catchings and the Indiana Fever (May 21 and September 5), and Ruth Riley's return to The Palace with the San Antonio Silver Stars on July 27. The Shock will also host Atlanta, the WNBA's most recent expansion team, on Sunday, June 29.

Both of Detroit's games against the Mercury will be televised nationally this season - at Phoenix on June 14 on ABC and at Detroit on September 9 on ESPN2 - as will the July 22 home tilt against Los Angeles and Detroit's July 24 trip to Houston. Additional Shock games will be broadcast nationally via the league's 24-hour television network, NBA TV. A complete schedule of NBA TV games, as well as Detroit's preseason and local television broadcast schedule will be released later in the New Year.

No WNBA games are scheduled from July 28 through August 27 as Detroit's Katie Smith and as many as 25 other WNBA players represent their countries in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China (August 8-24). The Shock will have seven games remaining following the break, six of which will come against Eastern Conference foes as final jockeying for playoff position gets underway. The WNBA playoffs begin on September 18.

The addition of Atlanta to the WNBA gives each conference seven teams. Every team will play four of their in-conference opponents three times, two of their in-conference opponents four times, and two games against each non-conference opponent. In 2008, the Shock play four games against New York and Washington.

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Detroit Shock 2008 Schedule

Date Opponent Time Natl.TV LocalTV

May Sat. 17 Houston 3:30 pm

Sun. 18 @ Minnesota 6:00 pm

Wed. 21 Indiana 7:30 pm

Fri. 23 @ Atlanta 7:30 pm

Sun. 25 New York 6:00 pm

Sat. 31 @ Indiana 7:00 pm

June Wed. 4 Seattle 7:30 pm

Fri. 6 @ Sacramento 10:00 pm

Sat. 7 @ Seattle 10:00 pm

Wed. 11 @ Los Angeles 10:30 pm

Sat. 14 @ Phoenix 3:30 pm ABC

Fri. 20 Minnesota 7:30 pm

Sun. 22 @ Atlanta 3:00 pm

Tue. 24 @ Connecticut 7:00 pm

Thu. 26 Connecticut 7:30 pm

Sat. 28 @ Chicago 8:00 pm

Sun. 29 Atlanta 6:00 pm

July Tue. 1 @ San Antonio 8:00 pm

Tue. 8 Connecticut 7:30 pm

Fri. 11 Washington 7:30 pm

Sat. 12 @ New York 7:30 pm

Wed. 16 Chicago 12:00 pm

Fri. 18 @ Washington 7:00 pm

Sun. 20 Sacramento 6:00 pm

Tue. 22 Los Angeles 7:00 pm ESPN2

Thu. 24 @ Houston 9:00 pm ESPN2

Sun. 27 San Antonio 6:00 pm

August Fri. 29 New York 7:30 pm

Sun. 31 @ Chicago 6:00 pm

September Fri. 5 Indiana 7:30 pm

Sat. 6 @ Washington 6:00 pm

Tue. 9 Phoenix 7:00 pm ESPN2

Thu. 11 Washington 7:30 pm

Sun. 14 @ New York 4:00 pm

All Times Eastern



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