Top Performers
Points
17
Whitmore
NYL
Rebounds
11
Byears
LAS
Assists
11
Teasley
LAS
Threes
2
Johnson
NYL
21-59 (35.6%)
FG%
25-50 (50.0%)
3-16 (18.8%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
21-28 (75.0%)
FTM
15-22 (68.2%)
30
Rebounds
33
12
Offensive Rebounds
6
18
Defensive Rebounds
27
10
Assists
18
7
Steals
5
1
Blocks
4
8
Turnovers
16
23
Points Off Turnovers
3
2
Fastbreak Points
9
28
Points In Paint
34
13
Second Chance Points
12
20
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
2
Biggest Lead
14
12
Longest Unanswered Run
12
Lead Changes
3
Ties
4
2002 Eastern Conference
NYL LAS
Liberty 
Sting 
Mystics 
Fever 
Miracle 
Sol 
Rockers 
Shock 
Sparks 
Comets 
Starzz 
Storm 
Fire 
Monarchs 
Mercury 
Lynx Game Summary
The Los Angeles Sparks squeaked out a win over the New York Liberty, 69 to 66, on August 31, 2002.
Game Info
August 30, 2002
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Robinson #3 | 26 | 0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Phillips | 30 | 12 | 8 (4) | 0 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 4 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 47.9 |
T. Whitmore #44 | 36 | 17 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 50.1 |
V. Johnson #55 | 35 | 17 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 59.9 |
T. Weatherspoon | 33 | 9 | 3 (2) | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 58.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hammon #25 | 26 | 9 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 45.5 |
S. Wicks #23 | 15 | 2 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Milton-Jones #8 | 33 | 8 | 5 (0) | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 5 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 45.0 |
N. Teasley #42 | 37 | 11 | 3 (0) | 11 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 4 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 46.3 |
M. Mabika #4 | 36 | 12 | 5 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 51.5 |
L. Byears #51 | 31 | 10 | 11 (5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 1 | 5 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 72.7 |
L. Leslie #9 | 40 | 17 | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 4 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 54.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dixon #21 | 14 | 6 | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -6 | 4 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
S. Witherspoon #13 | 8 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 133.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1H
2H
Scoring Plays
All Plays
V. Johnson makes 14' jump shot
1Q 19:25
L. Byears makes 5' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by N. Teasley
1Q 19:08
2-2
L. Byears makes layup
Assisted by M. Mabika
1Q 17:59
2-4
D. Milton-Jones makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Teasley
1Q 17:19
2-6
L. Leslie makes layup
1Q 16:49
2-8
L. Byears makes layup
1Q 16:16
2-10
L. Leslie makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by N. Teasley
1Q 15:28
2-12
V. Johnson makes 8' jump shot
1Q 14:27
4-12
L. Leslie makes layup
Assisted by L. Byears
1Q 14:10
4-14
D. Milton-Jones makes 22' three
Assisted by N. Teasley
1Q 13:34
4-17
M. Mabika makes free throw 1/1
1Q 12:58
4-18
T. Phillips makes free throw 1/2
1Q 12:24
5-18
T. Phillips makes layup
Assisted by B. Hammon
1Q 10:53
7-18
T. Dixon makes 15' running jump shot
Assisted by N. Teasley
1Q 09:16
7-20
S. Wicks makes layup
1Q 08:50
9-20
T. Dixon makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by L. Leslie
1Q 08:29
9-22
B. Hammon makes 20' three
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 07:23
12-22
T. Whitmore makes free throw 1/2
1Q 06:59
13-22
T. Phillips makes free throw 1/2
1Q 06:58
14-22
T. Phillips makes free throw 2/2
1Q 06:58
15-22
L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2
1Q 06:34
15-23
L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2
1Q 06:34
15-24
T. Phillips makes free throw 1/2
1Q 06:11
16-24
T. Phillips makes free throw 2/2
1Q 06:11
17-24
V. Johnson makes 18' jump shot
1Q 05:28
19-24
L. Byears makes layup
Assisted by D. Milton-Jones
1Q 05:07
19-26
B. Hammon makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:27
20-26
B. Hammon makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:27
21-26
T. Whitmore makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:52
22-26
T. Whitmore makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:52
23-26
T. Whitmore makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:14
24-26
L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:04
24-27
L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:04
24-28
M. Mabika makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:51
24-29
M. Mabika makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:51
24-30
L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:16
24-31
N. Teasley makes 18' jump shot
2Q 19:19
24-33
M. Mabika makes 16' turnaround jump shot
2Q 18:48
24-35
M. Mabika makes free throw 1/1
2Q 18:48
24-36
D. Milton-Jones makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Teasley
2Q 18:16
24-38
T. Whitmore makes 6' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by C. Robinson
2Q 17:46
26-38
T. Whitmore makes 12' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 17:01
28-38
T. Whitmore makes free throw 1/1
2Q 17:01
29-38
V. Johnson makes 22' three
2Q 16:37
32-38
T. Phillips makes layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 16:15
34-38
T. Whitmore makes 8' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 15:42
36-38
N. Teasley makes driving layup
2Q 15:24
36-40
V. Johnson makes free throw 1/2
2Q 14:59
37-40
V. Johnson makes free throw 2/2
2Q 14:59
38-40
D. Milton-Jones makes free throw 1/2
2Q 14:53
38-41
T. Whitmore makes free throw 1/2
2Q 14:45
39-41
T. Whitmore makes free throw 2/2
2Q 14:45
40-41
V. Johnson makes driving layup
2Q 14:23
42-41
N. Teasley makes free throw 1/2
2Q 13:42
42-42
N. Teasley makes free throw 2/2
2Q 13:42
42-43
T. Phillips makes free throw 1/2
2Q 13:23
43-43
T. Dixon makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Teasley
2Q 13:14
43-45
M. Mabika makes 21' three
Assisted by T. Dixon
2Q 12:05
43-48
T. Whitmore makes 5' jump shot
Assisted by B. Hammon
2Q 11:34
45-48
L. Leslie makes layup
Assisted by D. Milton-Jones
2Q 11:11
45-50
M. Mabika makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by N. Teasley
2Q 09:31
45-52
V. Johnson makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:09
46-52
N. Teasley makes 13' jump shot
2Q 08:22
46-54
T. Weatherspoon makes 12' jump shot
2Q 08:09
48-54
M. Mabika makes free throw 2/2
2Q 07:55
48-55
B. Hammon makes driving layup
2Q 06:47
50-55
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:56
51-55
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 05:25
51-56
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 05:25
51-57
T. Weatherspoon makes driving layup
2Q 05:16
53-57
L. Leslie makes layup
Assisted by N. Teasley
2Q 05:04
53-59
S. Witherspoon makes 22' three
Assisted by M. Mabika
2Q 04:26
53-62
T. Whitmore makes layup
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 04:00
55-62
L. Leslie makes layup
Assisted by N. Teasley
2Q 03:43
55-64
T. Weatherspoon makes driving layup
2Q 03:28
57-64
L. Byears makes layup
Assisted by N. Teasley
2Q 02:46
57-66
V. Johnson makes 21' three
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 02:28
60-66
B. Hammon makes layup
2Q 01:57
62-66
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:13
63-66
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:13
64-66
T. Phillips makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 00:18
66-66
N. Teasley makes 21' three
2Q 00:02
66-69
21-59 (35.6%)
FG%
25-50 (50.0%)
3-16 (18.8%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
21-28 (75.0%)
FTM
15-22 (68.2%)
30
Rebounds
33
12
Offensive Rebounds
6
18
Defensive Rebounds
27
10
Assists
18
7
Steals
5
1
Blocks
4
8
Turnovers
16
23
Points Off Turnovers
3
2
Fastbreak Points
9
28
Points In Paint
34
13
Second Chance Points
12
20
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
2
Biggest Lead
14
12
Longest Unanswered Run
12
Lead Changes
3
Ties
4
