The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but they fell in the Conference Finals to eventual champion Houston Comets.
1999 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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Coach | Orlando Woolridge |
Arena | Great Western Forum |
Attendance | 7,625 per game |
Results | |
Record | 20–12 (.625) |
Place | 2nd (Western) |
Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-1) to Houston Comets |
Offseason
WNBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
1 | 4 | DeLisha Milton (F) | United States | Florida (from Portland Power, ABL) |
2 | 16 | Clarisse Machanguana (C) | Mozambique | Old Dominion (from San Jose Lasers, ABL) |
3 | 28 | Ukari Figgs (G) | United States | Purdue |
4 | 40 | La'Keshia Frett (F) | United States | Georgia (from Philadelphia Rage, ABL) |
Regular season
Season standings
Western Conference | W | L | PCT | Conf. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston Comets x | 26 | 6 | .813 | 16–4 | – |
Los Angeles Sparks x | 20 | 12 | .625 | 12–8 | 6.0 |
Sacramento Monarchs x | 19 | 13 | .594 | 9–11 | 7.0 |
Phoenix Mercury o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7–13 | 11.0 |
Minnesota Lynx o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Utah Starzz o | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8–12 | 11.0 |
Season schedule
Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
June 10 | Sacramento | 100-78 | Win | 1-0 |
June 12 | @ Cleveland | 75-59 | Win | 2-0 |
June 15 | @ Orlando | 86-88 | Loss | 2-1 |
June 18 | @ New York | 72-84 | Loss | 2-2 |
June 19 | @ Charlotte | 73-69 | Win | 3-2 |
June 22 | @ Houston | 76-84 | Loss | 3-3 |
June 24 | Minnesota | 73-86 | Loss | 3-4 |
June 26 | @ Sacramento | 76-73 | Win | 4-4 |
June 28 | Utah | 102-70 | Win | 5-4 |
July 1 | @ Minnesota | 81-77 | Win | 6-4 |
July 2 | @ Detroit | 91-81 | Win | 7-4 |
July 5 | Cleveland | 74-72 | Win | 8-4 |
July 7 | @ Phoenix | 67-61 | Win | 9-4 |
July 9 | Sacramento | 72-77 | Loss | 9-5 |
July 11 | Phoenix | 67-58 | Win | 10-5 |
July 17 | @ Phoenix | 76-84 | Loss | 10-6 |
July 18 | Houston | 78-65 | Win | 11-6 |
July 21 | Phoenix | 84-63 | Win | 12-6 |
July 24 | New York | 75-72 | Win | 13-6 |
July 27 | Orlando | 81-60 | Win | 14-6 |
July 30 | Utah | 87-77 | Win | 15-6 |
July 31 | Washington | 81-64 | Win | 16-6 |
August 5 | @ Utah | 75-81 | Loss | 16-7 |
August 6 | @ Minnesota | 77-59 | Win | 17-7 |
August 9 | Detroit | 59-84 | Loss | 17-8 |
August 10 | @ Sacramento | 80-82 | Loss | 17-9 |
August 12 | @ Houston | 61-83 | Loss | 17-10 |
August 14 | @ Washington | 53-55 | Loss | 17-11 |
August 16 | Charlotte | 76-65 | Win | 18-11 |
August 18 | Minnesota | 72-54 | Win | 19-11 |
August 20 | Houston | 68-64 | Win | 20-11 |
August 21 | @ Utah | 81-89 | Loss | 20-12 |
Playoffs
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
1 | August 24 | Sacramento | 71-58 | Win | 1-0 |
Western Conference Finals | |||||
1 | August 26 | Houston | 75-60 | Win | 2-0 |
2 | August 29 | @ Houston | 55-83 | Loss | 2-1 |
3 | August 30 | @ Houston | 62-72 | Loss | 2-2 |
Player stats
Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
Lisa Leslie | 32 | 248 | 56 | 36 | 49 | 500 |
Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 153 | 112 | 44 | 15 | 347 |
DeLisha Milton | 32 | 176 | 50 | 47 | 17 | 318 |
Gordana Grubin | 32 | 72 | 90 | 24 | 2 | 284 |
Tamecka Dixon | 32 | 66 | 53 | 17 | 4 | 217 |
La'Keshia Frett | 31 | 94 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 188 |
Allison Feaster | 32 | 58 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 162 |
Penny Toler | 30 | 43 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 143 |
Nina Bjedov | 27 | 70 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 121 |
Ukari Figgs | 22 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 95 |
Clarisse Machanguana | 28 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 74 |
References
External links
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