WNBA team season
2000 Los Angeles Sparks season |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
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Arena | Great Western Forum |
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Attendance | 6,563 per game |
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Results |
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Record | 28–4 (.875) |
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Place | 1st (Western) |
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Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Houston Comets |
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The 2000 WNBA season was the fourth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The team set a 28-4 record, the best in league history, but they were unable to go for the WNBA Finals, losing in the conference finals in a sweep to the Houston Comets.
Offseason
Gordana Grubin was picked up by the Indiana Fever, while Nina Bjedov was selected by the Seattle Storm in the 2000 WNBA Expansion Draft.
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
1 | 15 | Nicole Kubik (G) | United States | Nebraska |
2 | 31 | Paige Sauer (C) | United States | Connecticut |
3 | 47 | Marte Alexander (C) | United States | Arizona |
4 | 63 | Nicky McCrimmon (G) | United States | USC |
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Western Conference Semifinals |
1 | August 11 | @ Phoenix | 86-71 | Win | 1-0 |
2 | August 13 | Phoenix | 101-76 | Win | 2-0 |
Western Conference Finals |
1 | August 17 | @ Houston | 56-77 | Loss | 2-1 |
2 | August 20 | Houston | 69-74 | Loss | 2-2 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Lisa Leslie | 32 | 306 | 60 | 31 | 74 | 570 |
Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 179 | 98 | 58 | 18 | 394 |
DeLisha Milton-Jones | 32 | 194 | 68 | 44 | 29 | 378 |
Tamecka Dixon | 31 | 105 | 96 | 40 | 10 | 338 |
Ukari Figgs | 32 | 55 | 127 | 21 | 3 | 215 |
Allison Feaster | 32 | 85 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 202 |
Clarisse Machanguana | 31 | 72 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 110 |
Nicky McCrimmon | 32 | 32 | 65 | 29 | 8 | 101 |
Vedrana Grgin-Fonseca | 18 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
La'Keshia Frett | 25 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
Paige Sauer | 12 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
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References
- ^ "2000 Los Angeles Sparks Stats".
Los Angeles Sparks
- Founded in 1997
- Based in Los Angeles, California
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Media | - TV: Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)
- Announcers: Jim Watson, Mary Murphy
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