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2003 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2003 WNBA season was the seventh season for the Los Angeles Sparks franchise. The Sparks reached the WNBA Finals for the third consecutive season, but fell to the Detroit Shock in three games.
Offseason
Dispersal Draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | Former team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Jackie Stiles (G) | Portland Fire |
WNBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 27 | Schuye LaRue (F) | Virginia | |
| 3 | 42 | Mary Jo Noon (C) | Purdue |
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24 | @ Connecticut | 82-73 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 27 | @ Cleveland | 79-71 | Win | 2-0 |
| May 28 | @ Minnesota | 83-80 | Win | 3-0 |
| May 30 | @ Seattle | 77-74 (OT) | Win | 4-0 |
| June 5 | Sacramento | 63-61 | Win | 5-0 |
| June 7 | @ Sacramento | 79-61 | Win | 6-0 |
| June 10 | Minnesota | 76-75 | Win | 7-0 |
| June 12 | Indiana | 74-66 | Win | 8-0 |
| June 14 | @ New York | 67-60 | Win | 9-0 |
| June 17 | @ Detroit | 78-87 (OT) | Loss | 9-1 |
| June 19 | Seattle | 67-69 | Loss | 9-2 |
| June 21 | @ Phoenix | 54-48 | Win | 10-2 |
| June 24 | @ Houston | 71-62 | Win | 11-2 |
| June 26 | @ San Antonio | 67-58 | Win | 12-2 |
| June 28 | Sacramento | 60-69 | Loss | 12-3 |
| July 5 | Seattle | 84-75 | Win | 13-3 |
| July 7 | Cleveland | 81-75 | Win | 14-3 |
| July 9 | @ Washington | 97-91 | Win | 15-3 |
| July 15 | Phoenix | 80-77 (OT) | Win | 16-3 |
| July 18 | Houston | 74-79 | Loss | 16-4 |
| July 20 | Connecticut | 73-76 | Loss | 16-5 |
| July 22 | Washington | 77-73 | Win | 17-5 |
| July 24 | Phoenix | 82-65 | Win | 18-5 |
| July 30 | San Antonio | 62-70 | Loss | 18-6 |
| July 31 | @ Sacramento | 75-83 | Loss | 18-7 |
| August 2 | Charlotte | 73-84 | Loss | 18-8 |
| August 6 | @ Seattle | 56-92 | Loss | 18-9 |
| August 8 | @ Phoenix | 67-64 | Win | 19-9 |
| August 9 | @ San Antonio | 52-69 | Loss | 19-10 |
| August 14 | @ Minnesota | 87-83 | Win | 20-10 |
| August 16 | @ Houston | 64-63 | Win | 21-10 |
| August 21 | Minnesota | 88-65 | Win | 22-10 |
| August 23 | San Antonio | 83-70 | Win | 23-10 |
| August 25 | Houston | 67-64 | Win | 24-10 |
| August 28 | ||||
| 1st Round, G1 | @ Minnesota | 72-74 | Loss | 0-1 |
| August 30 | ||||
| 1st Round, G2 | Minnesota | 80-69 | Win | 1-1 |
| September 1 | ||||
| 1st Round, G3 | Minnesota | 74-64 | Win | 2-1 |
| September 5 | ||||
| West Finals, G1 | @ Sacramento | 69-77 | Loss | 2-2 |
| September 7 | ||||
| West Finals, G2 | Sacramento | 79-54 | Win | 3-2 |
| September 8 | ||||
| West Finals, G3 | Sacramento | 66-63 | Win | 4-2 |
| September 12 | ||||
| WNBA Finals, G1 | Detroit | 75-63 | Win | 5-2 |
| September 14 | ||||
| WNBA Finals, G2 | @ Detroit | 61-62 | Loss | 5-3 |
| September 16 | ||||
| WNBA Finals, G3 | @ Detroit | 78-83 | Loss | 5-4 |
Player stats
| Player | Games Played | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 141 | 82 | 30 | 18 | 441 |
| Lisa Leslie | 23 | 231 | 46 | 31 | 63 | 424 |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 31 | 220 | 64 | 49 | 41 | 416 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 30 | 126 | 89 | 35 | 10 | 412 |
| Nikki Teasley | 34 | 175 | 214 | 39 | 15 | 392 |
| Jennifer Gillom | 33 | 55 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 103 |
| Nicky McCrimmon | 33 | 29 | 32 | 19 | 1 | 68 |
| Rhonda Mapp | 24 | 68 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 62 |
| Sophia Witherspoon | 23 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 56 |
| Shaquala Williams | 25 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 49 |
| Vanessa Nygaard | 11 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
| Latasha Byears | 5 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Chandra Johnson | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Lynn Pride | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jenny Mowe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
References
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