WNBA team season
2005 Los Angeles Sparks season |
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Coach | Henry Bibby (13-15) Joe Bryant (4-2) |
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Arena | Staples Center |
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Attendance | 8,854 per game |
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Results |
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Record | 17–17 (.500) |
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Place | 4th (Western) |
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Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-0) to Sacramento Monarchs |
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The 2005 WNBA season was the ninth for the Los Angeles Sparks. Despite making the playoffs, they played mediocre basketball all season long, and they were not considered a playoff factor, as they were swept in the Conference Semifinals to eventual champion Sacramento Monarchs.
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
2 | 26 | DeeDee Wheeler (G) | United States | Arizona |
3 | 39 | Heather Schreiber (F) | United States | Texas |
Regular season
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 17–5 |
Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | 14–3 | 6–11 | 13–9 |
Houston Comets x | 19 | 15 | .559 | 6.0 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 11–11 |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8.0 | 11–6 | 6–11 | 12–10 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 16 | 18 | .471 | 9.0 | 11–6 | 5–12 | 12–10 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 14 | 20 | .412 | 11.0 | 11–6 | 3–14 | 9–13 |
San Antonio Silver Stars o | 7 | 27 | .206 | 18.0 | 5–12 | 2–15 | 3–19 |
Season schedule
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Western Conference Semifinals |
1 | August 31 | Sacramento | 72-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
2 | September 2 | @ Sacramento | 63-81 | Loss | 0-2 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Chamique Holdsclaw | 33 | 223 | 104 | 38 | 16 | 561 |
Lisa Leslie | 34 | 248 | 87 | 67 | 71 | 517 |
Tamika Whitmore | 34 | 143 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 327 |
Doneeka Lewis | 32 | 47 | 77 | 18 | 7 | 178 |
Tamecka Dixon | 30 | 67 | 77 | 24 | 2 | 160 |
Nikki Teasley | 19 | 53 | 70 | 23 | 4 | 141 |
Christi Thomas | 32 | 104 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 122 |
Raffaella Masciadri | 33 | 47 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 122 |
Mwadi Mabika | 17 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 99 |
Laura Macchi | 13 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 63 |
Edniesha Curry | 13 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 23 |
Jessica Moore | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Marlous Nieuwveen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Gordana Grubin | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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References
- ^ "2005 Los Angeles Sparks Stats".
External links
- Sparks on Basketball Reference
Los Angeles Sparks
- Founded in 1997
- Based in Los Angeles, California
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All-Stars | |
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WNBA Championships | |
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Rivals | |
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Media | - TV: Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles)
- Announcers: Jim Watson, Mary Murphy
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