The Los Angeles Sparks were 28-4 in 2001. They finished 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the WNBA Finals against the Charlotte Sting, 2 games to 0, to win their first championship.
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Mercury2001 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 32 | 202.3 | 76.3 | 34.5 | 18.6 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 28.6 | 63.5 | 45.1 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 36.7 | 14.0 | 18.6 | 75.6 | 53.2 | 10.9 | 23.6 | 19.3 | |
Team Rank | 8th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 7th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 10th | ||
Opponent | 32 | 202.3 | 67.7 | 28.8 | 16.8 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 24.3 | 62.0 | 39.2 | 6.0 | 18.8 | 31.8 | 13.0 | 17.1 | 76.1 | 48.7 | 9.2 | 19.6 | 18.5 | |
Opponent Rank | 8th | 10th | 3rd | 15th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 15th | 3rd | 16th | 16th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 12th | 8th | 2nd | 3rd | 10th | ||
Net | +8.6 | +5.8 | +1.8 | +1.5 | +0.8 | +4.3 | +1.4 | +5.9 | -1.0 | -5.2 | +4.9 | +1.0 | +1.5 | -0.5 | +4.6 | +1.8 | +4.0 | +0.8 | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |