2002 Los Angeles Sparks season

2002 Los Angeles Sparks season
Head Coach	Michael Cooper
Arena	Staples Center
Attendance	11,651 per game
Results Record 25–7 (.781) Place 1st (Western) Playoff Finish Won WNBA Finals Los Angeles Sparks seasons < 2001 2003 >

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.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	Conf.	GB
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
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

References

1. http://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/teams/LAS/2002.html

Sparks on Basketball Reference