2000 Los Angeles Sparks season
| 2000 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 |