2005 Los Angeles Sparks season explained
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) | | Arizona |
3 | 39 | Heather Schreiber (F) | | Texas | |
Regular season
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
May 21 | | 68-50 | Win | 1-0 |
May 25 | | 65-68 | Loss | 1-1 |
May 26 | | 84-75 | Win | 2-1 |
May 28 | | 75-84 | Loss | 2-2 |
May 31 | | 81-70 | Win | 3-2 |
June 4 | | 53-81 | Loss | 3-3 |
June 8 | | 63-66 | Loss | 3-4 |
June 11 | | 81-74 | Win | 4-4 |
June 15 | | 83-64 | Win | 5-4 |
June 18 | | 69-56 | Win | 6-4 |
June 20 | | 70-90 | Loss | 6-5 |
June 24 | | 76-65 | Win | 7-5 |
June 26 | | 73-79 | Loss | 7-6 |
June 28 | | 61-58 | Win | 8-6 |
July 2 | | 86-63 | Win | 9-6 |
July 5 | | 55-67 | Loss | 9-7 |
July 12 | | 71-59 | Win | 10-7 |
July 16 | | 70-78 | Loss | 10-8 |
July 19 | | 68-74 | Loss | 10-9 |
July 23 | | 69-59 | Win | 11-9 |
July 26 | | 60-77 | Loss | 11-10 |
July 29 | | 59-79 | Loss | 11-11 |
July 31 | | 72-77 | Loss | 11-12 |
August 5 | | 66-63 | Win | 12-12 |
August 7 | | 72-76 | Loss | 12-13 |
August 9 | | 51-64 | Loss | 12-14 |
August 10 | | 69-74 | Loss | 12-15 |
August 13 | | 69-59 | Win | 13-15 |
August 16 | | 63-72 | Loss | 13-16 |
August 19 | | 74-67 | Win | 14-16 |
August 21 | | 55-50 | Win | 15-16 |
August 23 | | 74-63 | Win | 16-16 |
August 26 | | 70-67 | Win | 17-16 |
August 27 | | 51-77 | Loss | 17-17 | |
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Western Conference Semifinals |
1 | August 31 | | 72-75 | Loss | 0-1 |
2 | September 2 | | 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 | |
[1] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2005 Los Angeles Sparks Stats.