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The 2004 season

40 belt games · 18 title changes

Detroit Shock carried the belt into the 2004 season. It changed hands 18 times among 10 franchises, 4 of those in the playoffs, and Seattle Storm finished the season with it. Most defenses: New York Liberty, 5.

Who held it, in order

WingsLibertyFeverWingsMysticsCometsLynxFeverSunLynxMysticsStingMonarchsMysticsLibertyWingsLibertySunStorm

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
252	May 22, 2004	Detroit Shock beat San Antonio Silver Stars 73–60	Defense
253	May 26, 2004	New York Liberty beat Detroit Shock 64–52	Title change
254	May 30, 2004	New York Liberty beat Minnesota Lynx 68–64	Defense
255	Jun 1, 2004	New York Liberty beat Charlotte Sting 63–53	Defense
256	Jun 3, 2004	New York Liberty beat Houston Comets 71–62	Defense
257	Jun 5, 2004	New York Liberty beat San Antonio Silver Stars 62–57	Defense
258	Jun 11, 2004	Indiana Fever beat New York Liberty 72–68	Title change
259	Jun 12, 2004	Detroit Shock beat Indiana Fever 72–68	Title change
260	Jun 19, 2004	Detroit Shock beat Sacramento Monarchs 84–74	Defense
261	Jun 22, 2004	Washington Mystics beat Detroit Shock 78–72	Title change
262	Jun 27, 2004	Houston Comets beat Washington Mystics 72–67	Title change
263	Jun 30, 2004	Minnesota Lynx beat Houston Comets 58–50	Title change
264	Jul 3, 2004	Minnesota Lynx beat Detroit Shock 78–70	Defense
265	Jul 8, 2004	Indiana Fever beat Minnesota Lynx 58–56	Title change
266	Jul 11, 2004	Connecticut Sun beat Indiana Fever 65–61	Title change
267	Jul 14, 2004	Minnesota Lynx beat Connecticut Sun 66–63	Title change
268	Jul 15, 2004	Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty 69–66	Defense
269	Jul 18, 2004	Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 63–60	Defense
270	Jul 22, 2004	Minnesota Lynx beat Connecticut Sun 68–52	Defense
271	Jul 23, 2004	Washington Mystics beat Minnesota Lynx 65–61	Title change
272	Jul 24, 2004	Charlotte Sting beat Washington Mystics 70–41	Title change
273	Jul 28, 2004	Charlotte Sting beat Indiana Fever 63–53	Defense
274	Jul 31, 2004	Sacramento Monarchs beat Charlotte Sting 62–61	Title change
275	Sep 1, 2004	Sacramento Monarchs beat Seattle Storm 73–65	Defense
276	Sep 2, 2004	Sacramento Monarchs beat San Antonio Silver Stars 66–64	Defense
277	Sep 4, 2004	Sacramento Monarchs beat San Antonio Silver Stars 80–70	Defense
278	Sep 7, 2004	Washington Mystics beat Sacramento Monarchs 67–63	Title change
279	Sep 9, 2004	Washington Mystics beat New York Liberty 71–59	Defense
280	Sep 12, 2004	Washington Mystics beat Houston Comets 75–63	Defense
281	Sep 15, 2004	Washington Mystics beat San Antonio Silver Stars 84–73	Defense
282	Sep 17, 2004	Washington Mystics beat Phoenix Mercury 74–67	Defense
283	Sep 19, 2004	New York Liberty beat Washington Mystics 79–75	Title change
284	Sep 24, 2004	New York Liberty beat Detroit Shock 75–62 Playoffs	Defense
285	Sep 26, 2004	Detroit Shock beat New York Liberty 76–66 Playoffs	Title change
286	Sep 28, 2004	New York Liberty beat Detroit Shock 66–64 Playoffs	Title change
287	Oct 1, 2004	Connecticut Sun beat New York Liberty 61–51 Playoffs	Title change
288	Oct 3, 2004	Connecticut Sun beat New York Liberty 60–57 Playoffs	Defense
289	Oct 8, 2004	Connecticut Sun beat Seattle Storm 68–64 Playoffs	Defense
290	Oct 10, 2004	Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 67–65 Playoffs	Title change
291	Oct 12, 2004	Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 74–60 Playoffs	Defense

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