2000 Los Angeles Sparks season

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.

Transactions

Indiana Fever expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Indiana Fever expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:

Seattle Storm expansion draft

The following player was selected in the Seattle Storm expansion draft from the Los Angeles Sparks:

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 31 | Utah | W 69-62 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Leslie <br> Mabika (4) | Great Western Forum | 1–0 |-

|- | 2 | June 3 | @ Minnesota | W 82-75 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Lisa Leslie (11) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (5) | Target Center | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 6 | Portland | W 70-57 | Lisa Leslie (19) | Allison Feaster (7) | Dixon <br> Figgs <br> Mabika (3) | Great Western Forum | 3–0 |- | 4 | June 10 | Phoenix | W 76-57 | DeLisha Milton-Jones (17) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Dixon <br> Mabika (5) | Great Western Forum | 4–0 |- | 5 | June 11 | @ Sacramento | L 68-75 | Lisa Leslie (19) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | ARCO Arena | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 13 | @ Seattle | L 59-69 (OT) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (13) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (9) | Ukari Figgs (4) | KeyArena | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 17 | @ Portland | W 94-81 | Mwadi Mabika (26) | Mwadi Mabika (10) | Dixon <br> Figgs (4) | Rose Garden | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 18 | Charlotte | W 70-62 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Allison Feaster (6) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 6–2 |- | 9 | June 20 | Houston | W 90-84 | Leslie <br> Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Ukari Figgs (8) | Great Western Forum | 7–2 |- | 10 | June 23 | @ Miami | W 68-54 | Lisa Leslie (17) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Tamecka Dixon (4) | American Airlines Arena | 8–2 |- | 11 | June 25 | @ New York | W 72-67 | Lisa Leslie (22) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (11) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Madison Square Garden | 9–2 |- | 12 | June 26 | @ Washington | W 74-72 | Tamecka Dixon (13) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Figgs <br> Mabika <br> McCrimmon (4) | MCI Center | 10–2 |- | 13 | June 28 | @ Indiana | W 82-73 | Mwadi Mabika (19) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 11–2 |-

|- | 14 | July 1 | Cleveland | W 75-67 | Lisa Leslie (22) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (12) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Great Western Forum | 12–2 |- | 15 | July 2 | Detroit | W 85-63 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (12) | Tamecka Dixon (8) | Great Western Forum | 13–2 |- | 16 | July 5 | @ Sacramento | W 76-61 | Mwadi Mabika (23) | Lisa Leslie (9) | Figgs <br> Mabika (5) | ARCO Arena | 14–2 |- | 17 | July 6 | Washington | W 79-70 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Nicky McCrimmon (6) | Great Western Forum | 15–2 |- | 18 | July 9 | Utah | W 92-72 | Lisa Leslie (22) | Leslie <br> Machanguana (5) | Ukari Figgs (7) | Great Western Forum | 16–2 |- | 19 | July 11 | Portland | L 77-80 | Mwadi Mabika (22) | Lisa Leslie (7) | Figgs <br> Milton-Jones (4) | Great Western Forum | 16–3 |- | 20 | July 14 | Houston | W 63-58 | Mwadi Mabika (15) | Leslie <br> Mabika (8) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 17–3 |- | 21 | July 15 | Minnesota | W 58-57 | Lisa Leslie (24) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Dixon <br> Figgs (3) | Great Western Forum | 18–3 |- | 22 | July 20 | New York | W 82-66 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Great Western Forum | 19–3 |- | 23 | July 21 | @ Phoenix | W 74-68 | Lisa Leslie (30) | Lisa Leslie (16) | Figgs <br> McCrimmon (5) | America West Arena | 20–3 |- | 24 | July 23 | Sacramento | W 73-68 | Lisa Leslie (20) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (11) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Great Western Forum | 21–3 |- | 25 | July 25 | Orlando | W 78-63 | Lisa Leslie (17) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Ukari Figgs (6) | Charlotte Coliseum | 22–3 |- | 26 | July 27 | Seattle | W 76-63 | Lisa Leslie (18) | Lisa Leslie (7) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 23–3 |- | 27 | July 29 | @ Houston | W 84-74 | Tamecka Dixon (19) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Compaq Center | 24–3 |- | 28 | July 31 | @ Minnesota | W 73-66 | DeLisha Milton-Jones (18) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (14) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (6) | Target Center | 25–3 |-

|- | 29 | August 2 | @ Detroit | W 84-81 | Lisa Leslie (27) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (6) | Dixon <br> Leslie <br> Milton-Jones (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 26–3 |- | 30 | August 5 | @ Phoenix | W 77-63 | Lisa Leslie (22) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | America West Arena | 27–3 |- | 31 | August 8 | @ Seattle | W 60-52 (OT) | Tamecka Dixon (17) | Mwadi Mabika (12) | Mwadi Mabika (3) | KeyArena | 28–3 |- | 32 | August 9 | @ Utah | L 77-89 | Lisa Leslie (18) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Dixon <br> Leslie <br> McCrimmon (3) | Delta Center | 28–4 |-

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 11 | @ Phoenix | W 86–71 | Lisa Leslie (20) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Tamecka Dixon (5) | America West Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 13 | Phoenix | W 101–76 | Lisa Leslie (29) | Leslie <br> Mabika (8) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Great Western Forum | 2–0

|- | 1 | August 17 | @ Houston | L 56–77 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (8) | Figgs <br> Milton-Jones (4) | Compaq Center | 0–1 |- | 2 | August 20 | Houston | L 69–74 | Mwadi Mabika (19) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Leslie <br> Figgs (5) | Great Western Forum | 0–2

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References