Wiki English 2024
EnglishJapaneseVietnamese

2018 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2018 WNBA season was the 22nd season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 20.[1]

2018 Los Angeles Sparks season
CoachBrian Agler
ArenaStaples Center
Attendance10,642 per game
Results
Record19–15 (.559)
Place3rd (Western)
Playoff finish6th seed, Lost in Second Round to Washington 64–96
Team Leaders
PointsCandace Parker – 17.9 ppg
ReboundsCandace Parker – 8.2 rpg
AssistsChelsea Gray – 5.1 apg
Media
TelevisionSpectrum SportsNet
ESPN2, NBATV

The Sparks started out strong with a 4–1 record in May. They won their season opener in a re-match of the 2017 WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx. They continued their strong run into June where the team posted an 8–4 record. The Sparks won 6 of 7 to start the month. Two of their June losses game to the eventual WNBA Champion Seattle Storm. However, things started to get shaky in July. The Sparks went 4–6. However, all but one loss came to eventual playoff teams. The other loss was to Indiana, who ended the season with the worst record. The Sparks finished with a 4–4 record in August, including 3–0 at home. However, the Sparks lost 4 of their last 5 (again all against playoff teams).

Their final record of 19–15 was good enough to secure the 6th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs. They met the Lynx in the first round, in a re-match of the last three WNBA Finals. The Sparks prevailed 75–68 at the Staples Center. In the second round, they faced the Washington Mystics in Washington, but were defeated 64–96 to end their season.

Transactions edit

WNBA draft edit

See also: 2018 WNBA draft
RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
111Maria Vadeeva  RussiaDynamo Kursk (Russia)
223Shakayla Thomas  United StatesFlorida State
335Julia Reisingerová  Czech RepublicFemeni Sant Adrià (Spain)

Trades/Roster Changes edit

DateDetails
February 1, 2018Re-sign G Odyssey Sims[2]
February 1, 2018Sign G Ana Dabovic and G Karlie Samuelson[3]
February 6, 2018Re-sign G Alana Beard[4]
February 14, 2018Sign G Cappie Pondexter[5]
February 21, 2018Re-sign F Tiffany Jackson[6]

Roster edit

2018 Los Angeles Sparks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G/F0 Beard, Alana5' 11" (1.8m)160 lb (73kg)05-14-1982Duke12
G/F17 Carson, Essence6' 0" (1.83m)163 lb (74kg)07-28-1986Rutgers10
G12 Gray, Chelsea5' 11" (1.8m)170 lb (77kg)10-08-1992Duke3
C42 Lavender, Jantel6' 4" (1.93m)185 lb (84kg)11-12-1988Ohio State7
F30 Ogwumike, Nneka6' 2" (1.88m)174 lb (79kg)07-02-1990Stanford6
F/C3 Parker, Candace6' 4" (1.93m)175 lb (79kg)04-19-1986Tennessee10
G44 Samuelson, Karlie6' 0" (1.83m)–05-10-1995StanfordR
G1 Sims, Odyssey5' 8" (1.73m)160 lb (73kg)07-13-1992Baylor4
C10 Vadeeva, Maria6' 4" (1.93m)190 lb (86kg)06-16-1988RussiaR
G24 Wiese, Sydney6' 0" (1.83m)–06-16-1995Oregon State1
G2 Williams, Riquna5' 7" (1.7m)165 lb (75kg)05-28-1990Miami (FL)5
Head coach
Brian Agler (Wittenberg)
Assistant coaches
Tonya Edwards (Tennessee)
Bobbie Kelsey (Stanford)
Athletic trainer
Courtney Watson (California)
Strength and conditioning coach
Kelly Dormandy (Springfield)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Game log edit

Preseason edit

2018 pre-season game log
May: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 7@ ConnecticutL 65–68Thomas (17)Thomas (8)Pondexter (3)Mohegan Sun Arena
0–1
2May 8vs. New YorkL 75–81Pondexter (17)Wiese (9)Pondexter (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
1,106		0–2
3May 12ChinaW 82–61Gray (17)Carson (5)Gray (10)Hutto-Patterson Gym
1,650		1–2
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season edit

2018 game log
Total: 19–15 (Home: 11–6; Road: 8–9)
May: 3–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 20@ MinnesotaW 77–76Sims (21)Ogwumike (9)Gray (8)Target Center
13,032		1–0
2May 22@ IndianaW 87–70Ogwumike (25)Ogwumike (10)Gray (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
4,742		2–0
3May 24@ ConnecticutL 94–102Gray (21)Tied (4)Sims (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
5,571		2–1
4May 27PhoenixW 80–72Gray (23)Ogwumike (8)Gray (8)Staples Center
11,201		3–1
June: 8–4 (Home: 6–1; Road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5June 3MinnesotaW 77–69Parker (19)Parker (10)Gray (6)Staples Center
13,500		4–1
6June 7SeattleL 63–88Ogwumike (19)Ogwumike (6)Sims (5)Staples Center
9,204		4–2
7June 10ChicagoW 77–59Parker (24)Ogwumike (8)Sims (5)Staples Center
8,239		5–2
8June 12AtlantaW 72–64Parker (18)Ogwumike (10)Gray (7)Staples Center
9,215		6–2
9June 15@ WashingtonW 97–86Parker (23)Parker (7)Parker (11)Capital One Arena
5,289		7–2
10June 17@ ChicagoW 81–72Gray (21)Tied (11)Gray (6)Wintrust Arena
5,584		8–2
11June 19IndianaW 74–55Parker (15)Ogwumike (7)Gray (7)Staples Center
8,857		9–2
12June 22@ DallasL 72–101Ogwumike (17)Parker (6)Parker (6)College Park Center
5,672		9–3
13June 24New York80–54Williams (25)Ogwumike (10)Gray (11)Staples Center
9,203		10–3
14June 26DallasW 87–83Parker (29)Vadeeva (6)Parker (7)Staples Center
10,002		11–3
15June 28@ SeattleL 72–81Parker (27)Parker (11)Parker (3)KeyArena
8,447		11–4
16June 29@ Las VegasL 78–94Gray (22)Vadeeva (7)Beard (6)Mandalay Bay Events Center
5,124		11–5
July: 4–6 (Home: 1–5; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 1Las VegasW 87–71Lavender (17)Ogwumike (7)3 Tied (6)Staples Center
12,003		12–5
18July 3ConnecticutL 72–73Ogwumike (20)Parker (8)Parker (4)Staples Center
6,280		12–6
19July 5@ MinnesotaL 72–83Parker (22)Ogwumike (8)Gray (8)Target Center
9,303		12–7
20July 7WashingtonL 74–83Gray (23)Ogwumike (13)Ogwumike (5)Staples Center
10,163		12–8
21July 10@ SeattleW 77–75 (OT)Parker (21)Tied (9)Parker (10)KeyArena
9,686		13–8
22July 12DallasL 77–92Parker (21)Parker (7)Gray (5)Staples Center
13,502		13–9
23July 15@ Las VegasW 99–78Parker (34)Parker (11)Parker (9)Mandalay Bay Events Center
4,810		14–9
24July 20IndianaL 76–78Parker (24)Parker (12)Parker (7)Staples Center
10,532		14–10
25July 22@ ChicagoW 93–76Parker (23)Parker (12)Gray (9)Wintrust Arena
6,477		15–10
26July 24AtlantaL 71–81Gray (18)Parker (9)Parker (5)Staples Center
9,324		15–11
August: 4–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
27August 2MinnesotaW 79–57Parker (23)Parker (10)Gray (9)Staples Center
9,542		16-11
28August 5PhoenixW 78–75Gray (24)Parker (14)Parker (8)Staples Center
19,076		17-11
29August 8@ New YorkW 82–81Gray (19)Parker (8)Parker (6)Westchester County Center
2,481		18-11
30August 9@ AtlantaL 73–79Parker (20)Parker (12)Tied (4)McCamish Pavilion
4,235		18-12
31August 12@ PhoenixL 78–86Parker (23)Parker (8)Sims (6)Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,618		18-13
32August 14New YorkW 74–66Gray (26)Parker (10)Gray (5)Staples Center
11,067		19-13
33August 17@ WashingtonL 67–69Williams (14)Tied (8)Parker (7)Capital One Arena
7,400		19-14
34August 19@ ConnecticutL 86–89Parker (20)Parker (10)Gray (7)Mohegan Sun Arena
8,040		19-15
2018 season schedule

Playoffs edit

2018 playoff game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
WNBA First Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 21MinnesotaW 75–68Gray (26)Parker (6)Gray (6)Staples Center
8,598		1–0
WNBA Second Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 23@ WashingtonL 64–96[permanent dead link]Parker (16)Parker (8)3 Tied (3)Capital One Arena
3,548		1–1
2018 playoff schedule

Standings edit

#Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Seattle Storm (1)268.765–13–413–411–5
2Phoenix Mercury (5)2014.58869–811–68–8
3Los Angeles Sparks (6)1915.559711–68–99–7
4Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.52989–89–89–7
5Dallas Wings (8)1519.4411110–75–127–9
6e –Las Vegas Aces1420.412128–96–114–12

Playoffs edit

Main article: 2018 WNBA Playoffs
First round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 23)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)		WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
1Seattle Storm9191668494
4Connecticut Sun865Phoenix Mercury8787868684
5Phoenix Mercury1015Phoenix Mercury961Seattle Storm897598
8Dallas Wings833Washington Mystics767382
2Atlanta Dream8478817681
3Washington Mystics963Washington Mystics8775769786
6Los Angeles Sparks756Los Angeles Sparks64
7Minnesota Lynx68

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Statistics edit

Legend
  GPGames 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 gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season edit

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%PPGRPGAPGSPGBPG
Candace Parker313030.6.471.345.80817.98.24.71.21.1
Nneka Ogwumike272730.8.525.346.81615.56.82.01.60.4
Chelsea Gray343432.7.484.392.83514.93.45.11.40.2
Odyssey Sims342425.5.388.273.7228.22.52.80.60.0
Essence Carson341523.1.435.361.9387.52.60.90.90.4
Riquna Williams33316.5.407.375.8007.11.40.70.70.1
Jantel Lavender30717.0.428.188.9005.23.70.70.40.2
Alana Beard303025.5.392.400.8104.03.31.71.50.2
Maria Vadeeva2508.2.527.333.7503.62.20.40.40.4
Karlie Samuelson2004.2.389.313.0001.00.50.30.10.3
Sydney Wiese1103.3.000.000.0000.00.30.20.00.0

Awards and honors edit

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Chelsea GrayWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekMay 29, 2018[7]
Candice ParkerJuly 15, 2018[8]
Nneka OgwumikeWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018[9]
Chelsea Gray
Candice ParkerWNBA All-Star Captain
Candice ParkerWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekAugust 6, 2018[10]
Alana BeardWNBA Defensive Player of the Year AwardAugust 31, 2018[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Los Angeles Sparks Schedule". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Odyssey Sims re-signs with Los Angeles Sparks". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Sign Ana Dabovic and Karlie Samuelson". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "Sparks re-sign 2017 WNBA Defensive Player of the year, Alana Beard". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 6, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sparks sign top WNBA free agent Cappie Pondexter". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  6. ^ "Tiffany Jackson re-signs with Sparks". sparks.wnba.com. WNBA. February 21, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Alyssa Thomas, Chelsea Gray Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. May 29, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "Atlanta's Breland, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Atlanta's Hayes, Los Angeles' Parker Named WNBA Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Sparks' Alana Beard Named 2018 Defensive Player Of The Year - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

External links edit

Retrieved from "https:https://www.how.com.vn/wiki/index.php?lang=en&q=2018_Los_Angeles_Sparks_season&oldid=1194581546"
🔥 Top keywords: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS te ShqiperiseAlexandria Ocasio-CortezBilderberg GroupCristiano RonaldoDong XiaowanMinecraftOperation GladioPrimal cutRiot FestStrictly Come Dancing (series 7)Main PageSpecial:SearchWikipedia:Featured picturesList of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finalsCarlo AncelottiUEFA Champions League2024 Indian general electionJude BellinghamBorussia DortmundToni KroosReal Madrid CF2019 Indian general election2024 ICC Men's T20 World CupCleopatraRobert PicktonDonald TrumpDeaths in 20242024 South African general electionEdin Terzić (footballer)UFC 302Karim AdeyemiResults of the 2019 Indian general electionFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaYouTubeEminemDani Carvajal2024 UEFA Champions League finalMarco ReusVinícius JúniorCivil War (film)The First OmenGodzilla Minus OneICC Men's T20 World CupEmre CanKepler's SupernovaEric (miniseries)Jennifer LopezLenny KravitzNeatsville, Kentucky