2013 Los Angeles Sparks season
The 2013 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.
| 2013 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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| Coach | Carol Ross |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Attendance | per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 24–10 (.706) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Semifinals |
| Media | |
| Television | TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes ESPN2, NBATV |
Transactions
WNBA Draft
The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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| 1 | 10 | A'dia Mathies |  |
Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2 | 22 | Brittany Chambers[n 1] | |
Kansas State |
| 3 | 34 | Alina Iagupova [n 2] |  |
Elizabeth-Basket Kivorograd (Ukraine) |
Trades
| Date | Trade | |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | To Los Angeles Sparks | To TBD |
| TBD | TBD | |
Personnel changes
Additions
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Subtractions
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Roster
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Depth
| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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| C | Candace Parker | Jantel Lavender |
| PF | Nneka Ogwumike | Ebony Hoffman Farhiya Abdi |
| SF | Alana Beard | Marissa Coleman |
| SG | Kristi Toliver | Jenna O'Hea |
| PG | Lindsey Harding | A'dia Mathies |
Season standings
| # | Western Conference | |||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | |
| 1 | z-Minnesota Lynx | 26 | 8 | .765 | - | 34 |
| 2 | x-Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 10 | .706 | 2 | 34 |
| 3 | x-Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | x-Seattle Storm | 17 | 17 | .500 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | e-San Antonio Silver Stars | 12 | 22 | .353 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | e-Tulsa Shock | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15 | 34 |
Schedule
Preseason
| 2013 pre-season game log Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0) | |
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Pre-season: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0)
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| 2013 season schedule | |
Regular season
| 2013 game log Total: 24–10 (Home: 15–2; Road: 9–8) | |
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May: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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June
: 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)
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July
: 7–2 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–0)
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August
: 9–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 5–2)
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September
: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
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| 2013 season schedule | |
Playoffs
| 2013 playoff game log Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
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Statistics
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
| PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader | ||||
Regular season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Awards and honors
Footnotes
- Brittany Chambers was released by the Sparks before the start of the season.
- Los Angeles's selection of Alina Iagupova was subsequently voided by the league due to her age, under Article XIII, section 1(d) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.[1]
References
- Kacēns, Jānis (17 April 2013). "Alina Iagupova's WNBA draft selection has been voided". LoveWomensBasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
External links
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