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
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) |  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
Season standings
| 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
| 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 |