2002 Los Angeles Sparks season explained

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.

Offseason

WNBA draft

Regular season

Season Schedule

DateOpponentScoreResultRecord
May 25New York72-64Win1-0
May 27@ Houston68-55Win2-0
May 30@ Miami69-65Win3-0
June 1@ Charlotte87-94 (OT)Loss3-1
June 3Portland89-72Win4-1
June 8@ Minnesota76-72Win5-1
June 11Detroit90-80Win6-1
June 15@ Sacramento72-66 (OT)Win7-1
June 18@ Seattle80-68Win8-1
June 21Minnesota73-64Win9-1
June 25Phoenix89-66Win10-1
June 27Washington73-69Win11-1
June 28@ Phoenix84-72Win12-1
June 30Houston58-60Loss12-2
July 5Sacramento87-65Win13-2
July 7Utah102-75Win14-2
July 11@ Seattle60-79Loss14-3
July 12@ Portland82-76 (OT)Win15-3
July 17@ Indiana73-58Win16-3
July 18@ New York59-72Loss16-4
July 20@ Cleveland63-50Win17-4
July 22Orlando92-84Win18-4
July 24Portland73-69Win19-4
July 28Indiana80-62Win20-4
July 30Miami73-82Loss20-5
August 1Seattle76-81Loss20-6
August 3@ Sacramento81-71Win21-6
August 4Utah90-86Win22-6
August 8Houston64-67Loss22-7
August 9@ Utah85-77Win23-7
August 11@ Minnesota69-58Win24-7
August 13@ Phoenix63-56Win25-7
August 15 (first round, G1)@ Seattle78-61Win1-0
August 17 (first round, G2)Seattle69-59Win2-0
August 22 (West Finals, G1)@ Utah75-67Win3-0
August 24 (West Finals, G2)Utah103-77Win4-0
August 29 (WNBA Finals, G1)@ New York71-63Win5-0
August 31 (WNBA Finals, G2)New York69-66Win6-0

Player stats

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Awards and honors

References

Sparks on Basketball Reference

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2002 Los Angeles Sparks Stats.