2013 Los Angeles Sparks season

2013 Los Angeles Sparks season
Head Coach	Carol Ross
Arena	Staples Center
Results
Record	24–10 (.706)
Place	2nd (Western)
Playoff Finish	Lost in Conference Semifinals
Media
Television	TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes ESPN2, NBATV
Los Angeles Sparks seasons
< 2012	2014 >

The 2013 WNBA season is the 17th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

Transactions

WNBA Draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2013 WNBA Draft.

Personnel changes

Additions

Subtractions

Roster

2013 Los Angeles Sparks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From F 13 Abdi, Farhiya 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 05-31-1992 Sweden G/F 0 Beard, Alana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 05-14-1982 Duke G/F 25 Coleman, Marissa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 01-04-1987 Maryland G 10 Harding, Lindsey 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 06-12-1984 Duke F 16 Hoffman, Ebony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 08-27-1982 Southern California C 42 Lavender, Jantel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 11-12-1988 Ohio State G 1 Mathies, A'dia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 03-18-1991 Kentucky F 30 Ogwumike, Nneka 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 07-02-1990 Stanford G/F 6 O'Hea, Jenna 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 06-06-1987 Australia F/C 3 Parker, Candace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 04-19-1986 Tennessee G 20 Toliver, Kristi 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 130 lb (59 kg) 01-27-1987 Maryland	Head coach Carol Ross (Mississippi) Assistant coaches Sandy Brondello (Australia) Bridget Pettis (Florida) Athletic trainer Courtney Watson (California) Strength and conditioning coach Bruce Deziel (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (FA) Free agent (IN) Inactive (S) Suspended Injured

Depth

Pos.	Starter	Bench
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
	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)
Pre-season: 0–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 12 Seattle L 66–67 Ebony Hoffman (8) Paola Ferrari (6) Coleman, O'Hea, & Abdi (2) Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State 1524 0–1 2 May 19 Tulsa L 67–82 Kristi Toliver (11) Candace Parker (7) Lindsey Harding (4) SRC Arena 1917 0–2
2013 season schedule

Playoffs

2013 playoff game log Total: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0)
Conference Semifinals: 1–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 September 19 Phoenix L 75–86 Candace Parker (28) Nneka Ogwumike (14) Lindsey Harding (5) Staples Center 8500 0–1 2 September 21 @ Phoenix W 82–73 Candace Parker (31) Ogwumike & Parker (11) Lindsey Harding (4) US Airways Center 11110 1–1 3 September 23 Phoenix L 77–78 Kristi Toliver (22) Nneka Ogwumike (10) Toliver & Coleman (3) Staples Center 9321 1–2
2013 season schedule

Statistics

Legend
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