2001 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2001 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks won their first WNBA Finals.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 28 | @ Houston | W 66–63 | Byears <br> Leslie (15) | Latasha Byears (10) | Lisa Leslie (4) | Compaq Center | 1–0

|- | 2 | June 1 | @ Orlando | W 68–62 | Tamecka Dixon (21) | Lisa Leslie (12) | Mwadi Mabika (8) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 2–0 |- | 3 | June 2 | @ Charlotte | W 76–67 | Lisa Leslie (20) | Lisa Leslie (9) | Tamecka Dixon (4) | Charlotte Coliseum | 3–0 |- | 4 | June 5 | Cleveland | W 58–50 | Lisa Leslie (23) | Lisa Leslie (8) | Tamecka Dixon (6) | Staples Center | 4–0 |- | 5 | June 9 | @ Minnesota | W 62–60 | Lisa Leslie (17) | Lisa Leslie (16) | Dixon <br> Mabika (4) | Target Center | 5–0 |- | 6 | June 14 | Orlando | W 84–68 | Tamecka Dixon (18) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (7) | Figgs <br> Mabika (5) | Staples Center | 6–0 |- | 7 | June 16 | @ Seattle | W 73–60 | Lisa Leslie (22) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Dixon <br> McCrimmon (6) | KeyArena | 7–0 |- | 8 | June 17 | Portland | W 90–75 | Dixon <br> Leslie (13) | Mwadi Mabika (9) | Figgs <br> Milton-Jones (4) | Staples Center | 8–0 |- | 9 | June 19 | Charlotte | W 73–69 | Lisa Leslie (19) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Dixon <br> Figgs (5) | Staples Center | 9–0 |- | 10 | June 21 | @ Houston | L 65–69 | Lisa Leslie (17) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Tamecka Dixon (8) | Compaq Center | 9–1 |- | 11 | June 22 | @ Cleveland | L 70–74 | Lisa Leslie (21) | Byears <br> Dixon <br> Leslie <br> Milton-Jones (4) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (3) | Gund Arena | 9–2 |- | 12 | June 24 | @ New York | L 69–82 | Lisa Leslie (26) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Dixon <br> Leslie <br> Mabika <br> McCrimmon <br> Milton-Jones (2) | Madison Square Garden | 9–3 |- | 13 | June 26 | @ Detroit | W 98–89 (OT) | Lisa Leslie (28) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Lisa Leslie (3) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 10–3

|- | 14 | July 1 | Miami | W 86–60 | DeLisha Milton-Jones (19) | Latasha Byears (11) | Tamecka Dixon (6) | Staples Center | 11–3 |- | 15 | July 3 | Utah | W 84–71 | Lisa Leslie (18) | Latasha Byears (7) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Staples Center | 12–3 |- | 16 | July 5 | Phoenix | W 73–50 | Lisa Leslie (23) | Lisa Leslie (15) | Figgs <br> Leslie (5) | Staples Center | 13–3 |- | 17 | July 8 | Minnesota | W 100–95 (OT) | Lisa Leslie (32) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Staples Center | 14–3 |- | 18 | July 10 | @ Utah | W 79–67 | Mwadi Mabika (19) | Lisa Leslie (8) | Lisa Leslie (5) | Delta Center | 15–3 |- | 19 | July 11 | @ Phoenix | W 75–61 | Ukari Figgs (16) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (11) | Ukari Figgs (6) | America West Arena | 16–3 |- | 20 | July 14 | @ Washington | W 62–50 | Lisa Leslie (18) | Lisa Leslie (12) | Ukari Figgs (8) | MCI Center | 17–3 |- | 21 | July 19 | @ Sacramento | W 83–68 | Lisa Leslie (23) | Lisa Leslie (14) | Dixon <br> Figgs <br> Leslie <br> McCrimmon (4) | ARCO Arena | 18–3 |- | 22 | July 21 | Seattle | W 85–79 | Lisa Leslie (19) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (7) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Staples Center | 19–3 |- | 23 | July 25 | Sacramento | W 80–78 | Mwadi Mabika (18) | Latasha Byears (16) | Ukari Figgs (8) | Staples Center | 20–3 |- | 24 | July 28 | @ Portland | W 88–83 | Lisa Leslie (31) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Rose Garden | 21–3 |- | 25 | July 28 | Minnesota | W 78–69 | Lisa Leslie (28) | Lisa Leslie (8) | Ukari Figgs (5) | Staples Center | 22–3

|- | 26 | August 2 | Sacramento | W 67–62 | Lisa Leslie (23) | Leslie <br> Mabika (9) | Mwadi Mabika (6) | Staples Center | 23–3 |- | 27 | August 4 | Seattle | W 79–60 | Lisa Leslie (22) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Staples Center | 24–3 |- | 28 | August 6 | Indiana | W 81–66 | Lisa Leslie (23) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Leslie <br> McCrimmon (7) | Staples Center | 25–3 |- | 29 | August 8 | Phoenix | W 79–67 | Lisa Leslie (24) | Byears <br> Leslie <br> Mabika (6) | Mwadi Mabika (8) | Staples Center | 26–3 |- | 30 | August 11 | Houston | W 65–54 | Mwadi Mabika (22) | Latasha Byears (17) | Ukari Figgs (6) | Staples Center | 27–3 |- | 31 | August 13 | @ Utah | L 78–80 (OT) | Tamecka Dixon (24) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Tamecka Dixon (6) | Delta Center | 27–4 |- | 32 | August 14 | @ Portland | W 67–58 | Mwadi Mabika (21) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Nicky McCrimmon (5) | Rose Garden | 28–4

Playoffs

|- | 1 | August 18 | @ Houston | W 64–59 | Lisa Leslie (19) | Lisa Leslie (11) | Ukari Figgs (4) | Compaq Center | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 20 | Houston | W 70–58 | Lisa Leslie (28) | Lisa Leslie (18) | Ukari Figgs (9) | Staples Center | 2–0

|- | 1 | August 25 | @ Sacramento | W 74–73 | Mabika <br> Milton-Jones (15) | Lisa Leslie (10) | Dixon <br> Figgs (6) | ARCO Arena | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 26 | Sacramento | L 60–80 | Lisa Leslie (13) | Mwadi Mabika (11) | Ukari Figgs (6) | Staples Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | August 27 | Sacramento | W 93–62 | Lisa Leslie (35) | Lisa Leslie (16) | Ukari Figgs (10) | Staples Center | 2–1

|- | 1 | August 30 | @ Charlotte | W 75–66 | Lisa Leslie (24) | Leslie <br> Milton-Jones (8) | DeLisha Milton-Jones (5) | Charlotte Coliseum | 1–0 |- | 2 | September 1 | Charlotte | W 82–54 | Lisa Leslie (24) | Lisa Leslie (13) | Tamecka Dixon (7) | Staples Center | 2–0

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

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

Awards and honors

• Lisa Leslie, WNBA Finals MVP Award
• Lisa Leslie, WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Latasha Byears, WNBA Peak Performer

References