2000 Los Angeles Sparks season
2000 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Attendance | 6,563 per game |
Results | |
Record | 28–4 (.875) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Houston Comets |
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) | ![]() |
Nebraska |
2 | 31 | Paige Sauer (C) | ![]() |
Connecticut |
3 | 47 | Marte Alexander (C) | ![]() |
Arizona |
4 | 63 | Nicky McCrimmon (G) | ![]() |
USC |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 28 | 4 | .875 | 17–4 | – |
Houston Comets x | 27 | 5 | .844 | 17–4 | 1.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13–8 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11–10 | 8.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 18 | 14 | .563 | 13–8 | 10.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 5–16 | 13.0 |
Portland Fire o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4–17 | 18.0 |
Seattle Storm o | 6 | 26 | .188 | 4–17 | 22.0 |
Season schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 31 | Utah | 69-62 | Win | 1-0 |
June 3 | @ Minnesota | 82-75 | Win | 2-0 |
June 6 | Portland | 70-57 | Win | 3-0 |
June 10 | Phoenix | 76-57 | Win | 4-0 |
June 11 | @ Sacramento | 68-75 | Loss | 4-1 |
June 13 | @ Seattle | 59-69 | Loss | 4-2 |
June 17 | @ Portland | 94-81 | Win | 5-2 |
June 18 | Charlotte | 70-62 | Win | 6-2 |
June 20 | Houston | 90-84 | Win | 7-2 |
June 23 | @ Miami | 68-54 | Win | 8-2 |
June 25 | @ New York | 72-67 | Win | 9-2 |
June 26 | @ Washington | 74-72 | Win | 10-2 |
June 28 | @ Indiana | 82-73 | Win | 11-2 |
July 1 | Cleveland | 75-67 | Win | 12-2 |
July 2 | Detroit | 85-63 | Win | 13-2 |
July 5 | @ Sacramento | 76-61 | Win | 14-2 |
July 6 | Washington | 79-70 | Win | 15-2 |
July 9 | Utah | 92-72 | Win | 16-2 |
July 11 | Portland | 77-80 | Loss | 16-3 |
July 14 | Houston | 63-58 | Win | 17-3 |
July 15 | Minnesota | 58-57 | Win | 18-3 |
July 20 | New York | 82-66 | Win | 19-3 |
July 21 | @ Phoenix | 74-68 | Win | 20-3 |
July 23 | Sacramento | 73-68 | Win | 21-3 |
July 25 | Orlando | 78-63 | Win | 22-3 |
July 27 | Seattle | 76-63 | Win | 23-3 |
July 29 | @ Houston | 84-74 | Win | 24-3 |
July 31 | @ Minnesota | 73-66 | Win | 25-3 |
August 2 | @ Detroit | 84-81 | Win | 26-3 |
August 5 | @ Phoenix | 77-63 | Win | 27-3 |
August 8 | @ Seattle | 60-52 | Win | 28-3 |
August 9 | @ Utah | 77-89 | Loss | 28-4 |
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 |
References[]
Categories:
- Los Angeles Sparks seasons
- 2000 WNBA season
- 2000 in sports in California