2004 Los Angeles Sparks season
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2004 Los Angeles Sparks season
| 2004 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
| Head Coach | Michael Cooper Karleen Thompson and Ryan Weisenberg (co-interim coaches) |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Attendance | 10,428 per game |
| Results | |
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| Record | 25–9 (.735) |
| Place | 1st (Western) |
| Playoff Finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to Sacramento Monarchs |
| Los Angeles Sparks seasons | |
| < 2003 | 2005 > |
The 2004 WNBA season was the eighth for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks' head coach, Michael Cooper, left the team during the season. Despite with that, the team finished in first place in the West, but they were unable to make another playoff run, losing in the opening round to the Sacramento Monarchs.
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Offseason
Dispersal Draft
Based on the Sparks' 2003 record, they would pick 2nd in the Cleveland Rockers dispersal draft. The Sparks picked Isabelle Fijalkowski.
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 12 | Christi Thomas (F) |  United States |
Georgia |
| 2 | 25 | Doneeka Lewis (G) | United States |
LSU |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 16–6 |
| Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | 13–4 | 7–10 | 13–9 |
| Minnesota Lynx x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 12–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 9–8 | 4–13 | 7–15 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 9 | 25 | .265 | 16.0 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 6–16 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 22 | @ Seattle | 67-93 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 25 | @ Washington | 95-79 | Win | 1-1 |
| May 27 | @ Connecticut | 73-82 | Loss | 1-2 |
| May 29 | @ Detroit | 63-60 | Win | 2-2 |
| June 1 | Seattle | 73-70 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 3 | @ Sacramento | 51-68 | Loss | 3-3 |
| June 5 | @ Houston | 71-75 | Loss | 3-4 |
| June 9 | Charlotte | 82-68 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 11 | Minnesota | 69-55 | Win | 5-4 |
| June 14 | Connecticut | 76-74 (OT) | Win | 6-4 |
| June 18 | @ Phoenix | 76-74 | Win | 7-4 |
| June 20 | @ Charlotte | 63-68 (OT) | Loss | 7-5 |
| June 22 | @ New York | 65-49 | Win | 8-5 |
| June 25 | @ Indiana | 67-71 | Loss | 8-6 |
| June 27 | @ Minnesota | 83-67 | Win | 9-6 |
| June 29 | New York | 69-65 (OT) | Win | 10-6 |
| July 2 | San Antonio | 87-80 (OT) | Win | 11-6 |
| July 7 | Phoenix | 73-71 | Win | 12-6 |
| July 9 | @ San Antonio | 66-61 | Win | 13-6 |
| July 10 | @ Houston | 59-56 | Win | 14-6 |
| July 17 | Sacramento | 70-79 | Loss | 14-7 |
| July 19 | Indiana | 82-51 | Win | 15-7 |
| July 21 | Washington | 96-76 | Win | 16-7 |
| July 23 | Houston | 70-67 | Win | 17-7 |
| July 29 | @ Sacramento | 85-80 (OT) | Win | 18-7 |
| July 31 | @ San Antonio | 79-67 | Win | 19-7 |
| September 1 | San Antonio | 77-69 | Win | 20-7 |
| September 3 | Seattle | 82-81 | Win | 21-7 |
| September 8 | @ Phoenix | 58-72 | Loss | 21-8 |
| September 9 | Detroit | 81-63 | Win | 22-8 |
| September 12 | Sacramento | 65-52 | Win | 23-8 |
| September 14 | Phoenix | 73-60 | Win | 24-8 |
| September 17 | Minnesota | 66-78 | Loss | 24-9 |
| September 18 | @ Seattle | 83-80 | Win | 25-9 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | September 24 | @ Sacramento | 52-72 | Loss | 0-1 |
| 2 | September 26 | Sacramento | 71-57 | Win | 1-1 |
| 3 | September 28 | Sacramento | 58-73 | Loss | 1-2 |
Awards and honors
- Lisa Leslie, WNBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Lisa Leslie, WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Lisa Leslie, WNBA Peak Performer (rebounds)
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lisa Leslie | 34 | 336 | 88 | 50 | 98 | 598 |
| Mwadi Mabika | 31 | 122 | 75 | 36 | 3 | 445 |
| Nikki Teasley | 34 | 116 | 207 | 43 | 7 | 336 |
| Tamecka Dixon | 32 | 110 | 112 | 36 | 1 | 311 |
| Tamika Whitmore | 34 | 106 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 210 |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 19 | 90 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 186 |
| Christi Thomas | 31 | 120 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 165 |
| Laura Macchi | 25 | 61 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 152 |
| Doneeka Lewis | 24 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 43 |
| Raffaella Masciadri | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 34 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 17 |
| Monique Coker | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mfon Udoka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
References
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| 2004 WNBA season by team | |||||||
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| Draft • The Game at Radio City • Playoffs • Finals | |||||||
| Eastern | Charlotte Sting | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics | |
| Western | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
| ← 2003 • WNBA season • 2005 → | |||||||
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