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.
| 2006 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Joe Bryant |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Attendance | 8,311 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 25–9 (.735) |
| Place | 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost Conference Finals (2-0) to Sacramento Monarchs |
Offseason
editExpansion draft
editLaura Macchi was selected by the Chicago Sky in the Expansion Draft.
WNBA draft
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 5 | Lisa Willis (G) |  United States |
UCLA |
| 2 | 22 | Willnett Crockett (F) | United States |
Connecticut |
| 3 | 36 | Tiffany Porter-Talbert (G) | United States |
Western Kentucky |
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 15–5 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Houston Comets x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–9 |
| Seattle Storm x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 10–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 6–14 |
Season schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| 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
edit| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lisa Leslie | 34 | 323 | 108 | 51 | 57 | 680 |
| Chamique Holdsclaw | 25 | 152 | 56 | 34 | 9 | 375 |
| Mwadi Mabika | 32 | 64 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 272 |
| Temeka Johnson | 32 | 97 | 161 | 47 | 1 | 255 |
| Tamara Moore | 34 | 71 | 65 | 33 | 8 | 206 |
| Murriel Page | 34 | 121 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 167 |
| Christi Thomas | 27 | 143 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 164 |
| Jessica Moore | 34 | 98 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 147 |
| Doneeka Lewis | 34 | 42 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 131 |
| Lisa Willis | 24 | 43 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 111 |
| Brandi Davis | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| Emmiline Ndongue | 16 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| Tiffany Stansbury | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mfon Udoka | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dalivorka Vilipic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |