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{{WNBA season
[[Wikipedia talk:Upload/Archive/2007|2007]]—[[Wikipedia talk:Upload/Archive/2008|2008]]
| logo = [[Image:Los Angeles Sparks logo.png|200px]]
| team = Los Angeles Sparks
| year = 2008
| wins = 20
| losses = 14
| conf = Western
| conf_place = 3
| coach = Michael Cooper
| arena = [[Staples Center]]
| playoffs = Lost Western Conference Finals
}}
}}
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The [[2008 WNBA season]] will be the 12th season for the Los Angeles Sparks. The Sparks will attempt to return to the postseason for the first time since 2006.
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==Offseason==
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The following player was selected in the Expansion Draft:
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* LaToya Thomas '''Los Angeles Sparks'''
<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/dream/expansiondraft_080206.html WNBA.com: Atlanta Dream<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===WNBA Draft===
* On October 23, 2007. The WNBA draft lottery was held. The Los Angeles Sparks received the first pick for the upcoming 2008 WNBA Draft.

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Pick
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Player
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="20%"| Nationality
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| School
|-
| 1
| [[Candace Parker]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 15
| [[Shannon Bobbitt]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 29
| [[Sharnee’ Zoll]]
| {{USA}}
| [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]]
|-
|} <ref>[http://www.wnba.com/draft2008/draft_board.html WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Draft Board<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Transactions===
*April 24, The Sparks waived DeTrina White.
*April 23 The Sparks waived Layla Schwarz.
*April 22, The Sparks traded Taj McWilliams-Franklin and a first-round pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft to the Washington Mystics for DeLisha Milton-Jones.
*April 21 The Sparks signed Tiina Sten to a training camp contract.
*April 17 The Sparks signed Vaida Sipaviciute to a training camp contract.
*April 15 The Sparks signed Lady Comfort to a training camp contract.
*April 2 The Sparks signed Olympia Scott to a training camp contract.
*March 6, The Sparks signed Liron Cohen and Brisa Silva to training camp contracts.
*February 22 The Sparks signed free agent Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
*February 21 The Sparks signed Jessica Moore and Raffaella Masciadri to training camp contracts.
<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/transactions/WNBA_2008.html WNBA.com: 2008 WNBA Transactions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Preseason==
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Date
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Opponent
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="20%"| Score
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Result
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Record
|-
| May 3
| @ Atlanta
| 86-80
| Win
| 1-0
|-
| May 8
| @ Chicago
| 84-68
| Win
| 2-0
|-
| May 11
| @ Minnesota
| 106-105 (2OT)
| Win
| 3-0
|-
|}<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/schedules/ Wnba.Com: Schedules<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Regular season==
Candace Parker scored 34 points, and set a league record for the most points in a WNBA debut. Parker added 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion Phoenix Mercury 99-94 on Saturday 17. Parker, narrowly missed a triple-double with 12 rebounds and eight assists. The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by Cynthia Cooper in 1997. <ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/wnba/recap?gameId=280517011 ESPN - Los Angeles vs. Phoenix - Recap - May 17, 2008<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Season standings===
{{2008 WNBA Western Conference standings|team=LAS}}

===Season Schedule===
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Date
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Opponent
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="20%"| Score
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Result
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Record
|-
| May 17
| @ Phoenix
| 99-94
| Win
| 1-0
|-
| May 25
| @ Atlanta
| 74-56
| Win
| 2-0
|-
| May 29
| @ Indiana
| 78-82 (2OT)
| Loss
| 2-1
|-
| May 31
| @ Washington
| 70-59
| Win
| 3-1
|-
| June 3
| @ Chicago
| 81-77 (OT)
| Win
| 4-1
|-
| June 6
| vs. Phoenix
| 79-85
| Loss
| 4-2
|-
| June 11
| vs. Detroit
| 80-73
| Win
| 5-2
|-
| June 13
| vs. Connecticut
| 98-93 (OT)
| Win
| 6-2
|-
| June 14
| @ Sacramento
| 74-66
| Win
| 7-2
|-
| June 18
| vs. Chicago
| 80-67
| Win
| 8-2
|-
| June 20
| @ San Antonio
| 75-77
| Loss
| 8-3
|-
| June 22
| vs. Indiana
| 77-63
| Win
| 9-3
|-
| June 24
| vs. Seattle
| 76-62
| Win
| 10-3
|-
| June 26
| vs. Washington
| 74-77 (OT)
| Loss
| 10-4
|-
| July 1
| vs. New York
| 78-89
| Loss
| 10-5
|-
| July 3
| vs. Minnesota
| 70-88
| Loss
| 10-6
|-
| July 6
| vs. Phoenix
| 91-80
| Win
| 11-6
|-
| July 9
| vs. Houston
| 82-74(OT)
| Win
| 12-6
|-
| July 10
| @ Sacramento
| 69-87
| Loss
| 12-7
|-
| July 12
| @ Seattle
| 52-70
| Loss
| 12-8
|-
| July 14
| vs. San Antonio
| 75-62
| Win
| 13-8
|-
| July 17
| @ Phoenix
| 92-99
| Loss
| 13-9
|-
| July 19
| @ Houston
| 72-75(OT)
| Loss
| 13-10
|-
| July 22
| @ Detroit
| 84-81
| Win
| 14-10
|-
| July 24
| @ Connecticut
| 61-87
| Loss
| 14-11
|-
| July 25
| @ New York
| 68-69
| Loss
| 14-12
|-
| July 27
| @ Minnesota
| 92-84(OT)
| Win
| 15-12
|-
| August 28
| vs. Sacramento
| 78-63
| Win
| 16-12
|-
| August 30
| vs. San Antonio
| 58-53
| Win
| 17-12
|-
| September 1
| vs. Minnesota
| 82-58
| Win
| 18-12
|-
| September 5
| @ San Antonio
| 58-76
| Loss
| 18-13
|-
| September 6
| @ Houston
| 84-66
| Win
| 19-13
|-
| September 11
| vs. Atlanta
| 72-83
| Loss
| 19-14
|-
| September 14
| vs. Seattle
| 65-48
| Win
| 20-14
|-
|}<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/sparks/schedule/ SPARKS: Sparks Schedule 2008<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Player stats==
Stats are as of June 12
''Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average''
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | GP
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | MIN
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | REB
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | AST
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | STL
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | BLK
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | PTS
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="9%" | AVG
|- align="center"
|Lisa Leslie || 7 || 233 || 75 || 11 || 14 || 28 || 119 || 17.0
|- align="center"
|Candace Parker || 7 || 247 || 72 || 35 || 11 || 16 || 118 ||
|- align="center"
|DeLisha Milton-Jones || 7 || 230 || 50 || 15 || 7 || 5 || 101 ||
|- align="center"
|Marie Ferdinand-Harris || 7 || 167 || 17 || 12 || 3 || 1 || 66 ||
|- align="center"
|Raffaella Masciardi|| 5 || 102 || 11 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 42 ||
|- align="center"
|}<ref>[http://www.wnba.com/sparks/stats/index.html SPARKS: 2008 Sparks Regular Statistics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Roster==
{{Los Angeles Sparks roster}}

==Playoffs==
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Round
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Date
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Opponent
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="20%"| Score
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Result
! style="background:#6137ad;color:#ffcd35;" width="15%"| Record
|-
|'''Western Conference Semi'''
| September 19
| vs. Seattle
| 77-69
| Win
| 1-0
|-
|
| September 21
| @ Seattle
| 50-64
| Loss
| 1-1
|-
|
| September 23
| @ Seattle
| 71-64
| Won
| 2-1
|-
|'''Western Conference Final'''
| September 25
| vs. San Antonio
| 85-70
| Won
| 1-0 (3-1)
|-
|
| September 27
| @ San Antonio
| 66-67
| Loss
| 1-1 (3-2)
|-
|
| September 28
| @ San Antonio
| 72-76
| Loss
| 1-2 (3-3)
|-
|}

==Awards and Honors==
*Candace Parker, Led WNBA Rookies, Points per game (18.5) <ref>Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2008, p.80)</ref>
*Candace Parker, Led WNBA Rookies, Blocks per game (2.3) <ref>Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2008, p.80)</ref>
*Candace Parker, Led WNBA Rookies, Minutes per game (33.6) <ref>Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2008, p.80)</ref>
*Candace Parker, Led WNBA, Rebounds per game (9.5) <ref>Sports Illustrated, October 6, 2008, p.80)</ref>

==References==
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== matt clarke ==
{{2008 WNBA season by team}}


hey
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