2002 Los Angeles Sparks season
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2002 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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Coach | Michael Cooper |
Arena | Staples Center |
Attendance | 11,651 per game |
Results | |
Record | 25–7 (.781) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals |
The 2002 WNBA season was the sixth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks ended the season winning the WNBA Finals for the second straight year. As of 2012, this is the last WNBA team to win back to back championships.
Offseason
WNBA draft
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Regular season
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
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Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 7 | .781 | 17–4 | – |
Houston Comets x | 24 | 8 | .750 | 16–5 | 1.0 |
Utah Starzz x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–9 | 5.0 |
Seattle Storm x | 17 | 15 | .531 | 10–11 | 8.0 |
Portland Fire o | 16 | 16 | .500 | 8–13 | 9.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs o | 14 | 18 | .438 | 8–13 | 11.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 11 | 21 | .344 | 7–14 | 14.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 22 | .313 | 6–15 | 15.0 |
Season Schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
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May 25 | New York | 72-64 | Win | 1-0 |
May 27 | @ Houston | 68-55 | Win | 2-0 |
May 30 | @ Miami | 69-65 | Win | 3-0 |
June 1 | @ Charlotte | 87-94 (OT) | Loss | 3-1 |
June 3 | Portland | 89-72 | Win | 4-1 |
June 8 | @ Minnesota | 76-72 | Win | 5-1 |
June 11 | Detroit | 90-80 | Win | 6-1 |
June 15 | @ Sacramento | 72-66 (OT) | Win | 7-1 |
June 18 | @ Seattle | 80-68 | Win | 8-1 |
June 21 | Minnesota | 73-64 | Win | 9-1 |
June 25 | Phoenix | 89-66 | Win | 10-1 |
June 27 | Washington | 73-69 | Win | 11-1 |
June 28 | @ Phoenix | 84-72 | Win | 12-1 |
June 30 | Houston | 58-60 | Loss | 12-2 |
July 5 | Sacramento | 87-65 | Win | 13-2 |
July 7 | Utah | 102-75 | Win | 14-2 |
July 11 | @ Seattle | 60-79 | Loss | 14-3 |
July 12 | @ Portland | 82-76 (OT) | Win | 15-3 |
July 17 | @ Indiana | 73-58 | Win | 16-3 |
July 18 | @ New York | 59-72 | Loss | 16-4 |
July 20 | @ Cleveland | 63-50 | Win | 17-4 |
July 22 | Orlando | 92-84 | Win | 18-4 |
July 24 | Portland | 73-69 | Win | 19-4 |
July 28 | Indiana | 80-62 | Win | 20-4 |
July 30 | Miami | 73-82 | Loss | 20-5 |
August 1 | Seattle | 76-81 | Loss | 20-6 |
August 3 | @ Sacramento | 81-71 | Win | 21-6 |
August 4 | Utah | 90-86 | Win | 22-6 |
August 8 | Houston | 64-67 | Loss | 22-7 |
August 9 | @ Utah | 85-77 | Win | 23-7 |
August 11 | @ Minnesota | 69-58 | Win | 24-7 |
August 13 | @ Phoenix | 63-56 | Win | 25-7 |
August 15 (first round, G1) | @ Seattle | 78-61 | Win | 1-0 |
August 17 (first round, G2) | Seattle | 69-59 | Win | 2-0 |
August 22 (West Finals, G1) | @ Utah | 75-67 | Win | 3-0 |
August 24 (West Finals, G2) | Utah | 103-77 | Win | 4-0 |
August 29 (WNBA Finals, G1) | @ New York | 71-63 | Win | 5-0 |
August 31 (WNBA Finals, G2) | New York | 69-66 | Win | 6-0 |
Player stats
Player | Minutes | Field Goals | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
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Awards and honors
- Lisa Leslie, Best WNBA Player ESPY Award
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