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2006 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2006 WNBA season was the tenth season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The team went for the best record in the West, but were still unable to return to the WNBA Finals, losing in the conference finals to the Sacramento Monarchs, 2 games to 0.
Offseason
Expansion draft
Laura Macchi was selected by the Chicago Sky in the Expansion Draft.
WNBA draft
Draft
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| 1 | 5 | Lisa Willis | G | UCLA | Signed rookie contract | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 22 | Willnett Crockett | F | Connecticut | Signed rookie contract | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 36 | Tiffany Porter-Talbert | G | Western Kentucky | Signed rookie contract |
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
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| May 21 | @ Seattle | 67-90 | Loss | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| May 23 | @ Charlotte | 72-65 | Win | 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| May 25 | @ San Antonio | 80-71 | Win | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| May 30 | @ Chicago | 64-55 | Win | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| May 31 | @ Minnesota | 71-114 | Loss | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| June 3 | @ New York | 79-89 (OT) | Loss | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 7 | Detroit | 86-78 | Win | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 9 | Chicago | 73-65 | Win | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 13 | Phoenix | 98-84 | Win | 6-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 17 | Connecticut | 82-70 | Win | 7-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 18 | Sacramento | 80-69 | Win | 8-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 21 | Houston | 75-55 | Win | 9-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 23 | @ Sacramento | 77-63 | Win | 10-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 25 | San Antonio | 105-80 | Win | 11-3 | |||||||||||||||
| June 28 | Seattle | 67-75 | Loss | 11-4 | |||||||||||||||
| June 30 | Phoenix | 85-83 | Win | 12-4 | |||||||||||||||
| July 1 | Washington | 80-75 | Win | 13-4 | |||||||||||||||
| July 3 | San Antonio | 63-85 | Loss | 13-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 5 | Houston | 74-62 | Win | 14-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 7 | Indiana | 72-60 | Win | 15-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 8 | Charlotte | 66-64 | Win | 16-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 14 | @ Phoenix | 95-85 | Win | 17-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 16 | @ Minnesota | 90-78 | Win | 18-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 18 | New York | 70-62 | Win | 19-5 | |||||||||||||||
| July 21 | @ Detroit | 59-73 | Loss | 19-6 | |||||||||||||||
| July 22 | @ Indiana | 73-68 | Win | 20-6 | |||||||||||||||
| July 25 | @ Houston | 56-52 | Win | 21-6 | |||||||||||||||
| July 26 | @ San Antonio | 81-67 | Win | 22-6 | |||||||||||||||
| July 30 | @ Seattle | 71-70 | Win | 23-6 | |||||||||||||||
| August 1 | @ Washington | 74-84 | Loss | 23-7 | |||||||||||||||
| August 3 | @ Connecticut | 63-72 | Loss | 23-8 | |||||||||||||||
| August 5 | @ Phoenix | 80-96 | Loss | 23-9 | |||||||||||||||
| August 9 | Sacramento | 69-58 | Win | 24-9 | |||||||||||||||
| August 13 | Minnesota | 78-59 | Win | 25-9 | |||||||||||||||
| August 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round, G1 | @ Seattle | 72-84 | Loss | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| August 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round, G2 | Seattle | 78-70 | Win | 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| August 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Round, G3 | Seattle | 68-63 | Win | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| August 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Finals, G1 | @ Sacramento | 61-64 | Loss | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
| August 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Finals, G2 | Sacramento | 58-72 | Loss | 2-3 |
Player stats
| Dalivorka Vilipic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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References
References
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