# 2012 Los Angeles Sparks season

The 2012 WNBA season is the 16th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association.

## Transactions
### WNBA draft

The following are the Sparks' selections in the 2012 WNBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
| 1 | 1 | Nneka Ogwumike | United States | Stanford |
| 2 | 13 (from Tul.) | Farhiya Abdi | Sweden | Frisco Sika (Czech Republic) |
| 2 | 15 (from Chi.) | Khadijah Rushdan | United States | Rutgers |
| 2 | 16 | Tyra White | United States | Texas A&M |
| 3 | 28 | April Sykes | United States | Rutgers |

### Transaction log

* February 1, 2011: The Sparks acquired a second-round pick from the Tulsa Shock as part of the Andrea Riley trade.
* April 11, 2011: The Sparks acquired a second-round pick from the Chicago Sky as part of the Lindsay Widsom-Hylton trade.
* February 1: The Sparks traded Noelle Quinn to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Marissa Coleman.
* February 8: The Sparks signed Alana Beard.
* February 23: The Sparks traded Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle to the Washington Mystics in exchange for Nicky Anosike.
* February 23: The Sparks signed Sharnee Zoll.
* March 9: The Sparks signed Ashley Shields.
* April 9: The Sparks signed Darxia Morris.
* April 23: The Sparks signed draft picks Khadijah Rushdan and April Sykes.
* April 24: The Sparks signed Rashidat Junaid.
* April 25: The Sparks re-signed Candace Parker to a multi-year contract.
* April 26: The Sparks signed draft picks Nneka Ogwumike and Tyra White.
* May 8: The Sparks waived Tyra White and Rashidat Junaid.
* May 15: The Sparks waived Khadijah Rushdan, Ashley Shields, and Darxia Morris.
* June 8: The Sparks signed Coco Miller and waived Sharnee Zoll.
* July 2: The Sparks waived Coco Miller.
* July 5: The Sparks signed Andrea Riley.

### Trades

| Date | Trade | Trade |
| February 1, 2012 | To Los Angeles Sparks | To Washington Mystics |
| February 1, 2012 | Marissa Coleman | Noelle Quinn |
| February 23, 2012 | To Los Angeles Sparks | To Washington Mystics |
| February 23, 2012 | Nicky Anosike | Natasha Lacy and LaToya Pringle |

### Personnel changes
## Roster

| Pos. | Starter | Bench |
| C | Candace Parker | Jantel Lavender |
| PF | Nneka Ogwumike | Ebony Hoffman Nicky Anosike |
| SF | Delisha Milton-Jones | Marissa Coleman |
| SG | Alana Beard | April Sykes Jenna O'Hea |
| PG | Kristi Toliver | |

## Season standings

| Western Conference vte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
| Minnesota Lynx $^z$ | 27 | 7 | .794 | – | 16–1 | 11–6 | 17–5 |
| Los Angeles Sparks $^x$ | 24 | 10 | .706 | 3.0 | 16–1 | 8–9 | 15–7 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars $^x$ | 21 | 13 | .618 | 6.0 | 12–5 | 9–8 | 14–8 |
| Seattle Storm $^x$ | 16 | 18 | .471 | 11.0 | 10–7 | 6–11 | 11–11 |
| Tulsa Shock $^o$ | 9 | 25 | .265 | 18.0 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 5–17 |
| Phoenix Mercury $^o$ | 7 | 27 | .206 | 20.0 | 3–14 | 4–13 | 4–18 |

## Schedule
### Preseason

2012 Game Log: Preseason (May)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Sat 57:00China98-71Ogwumike (20)Ogwumike (11)4 players (5)Pasadena City College 1,0731-0
2Thu 1010:30Japan95-77Ogwumike (17)Lavender Ogwumike (6)Zoll (6)LA Southwest College 9502-0
3Sun 135:00@ Seattle60-61Coleman (11)Ogwumike (7)Zoll (8)KeyArena 4,6282-1 :

### Regular season

2012 Game Log: Regular Season :
May (4–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
1Fri 1810:00@ SeattleNBATV KDOC72-66Toliver (25)Milton-Jones (7)Toliver (6)KeyArena 9,6861-0
2Tue 2210:30SeattleKDOC KONG74-61Parker (21)Parker (10)Parker Toliver (4)Staples Center 9,2382-0
3Thu 248:00@ Minnesota84-92Parker Toliver (23)Ogwumike (9)Toliver (4)Target Center 7,9232-1
4Sat 2610:00@ PhoenixKDOC99-88Parker (27)Parker (11)Beard Toliver (4)US Airways Center 10,2003-1
5Tue 2910:30TulsaTWC10176-75Milton-Jones Toliver (16)Parker (10)Toliver (5)Staples Center 8,3124-1 :
June (6-5)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
6Sun 38:30SeattleKDOC KONG67-65Toliver (23)Parker (13)Toliver (7)Staples Center 12,6395-1
7Fri 811:00PhoenixTWC10190-74Ogwumike (25)Ogwumike (12)Toliver (9)Staples Center 11,1986-1
8Wed 138:00@ ConnecticutESPN287-81Parker (33)Parker (16)Parker (8)Mohegan Sun Arena 6,0587-1
9Fri 157:30@ AtlantaSSO59-92Ogwumike (13)Ogwumike (10)Coleman (4)Philips Arena 8,8727-2
10Sat 168:00@ San AntonioKDOC FS-SW85-98 (OT)Beard (23)Parker Lavender (11)Toliver (5)AT&T Center 8,2347-3
11Mon 1810:30WashingtonTWC101101-70Ogwumike (24)Parker (8)Toliver (6)Staples Center 8,6128-3
12Wed 2010:30TulsaTWC10195-79Parker (33)Parker (8)Toliver (6)Staples Center 8,3889-3
13Sat 238:00@ PhoenixESPN93-84Toliver (29)Lavender (9)Toliver (4)US Airways Center 9,67010-3
14Sun 248:30San AntonioKDOC71-91Parker (15)Parker (15)Beard (4)Staples Center 11,30110-4
15Tue 268:00@ Tulsa75-91Toliver (21)Ogwumike Lavender (7)Toliver (7)BOK Center 4,10210-5
16Thu 2812:30@ San AntonioFS-SW80-94Parker (25)Parker (13)Beard (10)AT&T Center 15,18410-6 :
July (5–0)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
17Thu 53:00MinnesotaNBATV TWC10196-90Toliver (29)Parker (13)Toliver (6)Staples Center 11,25611-6
18Sat 710:00SeattleESPN283-59Toliver (23)Parker (14)Parker (7)Staples Center 12,22912-6
19Sun 88:30AtlantaNBATV KDOC79-63Toliver (19)Parker (12)Beard (7)Staples Center 11,01913-6
20Tue 103:30@ Phoenix90-71Parker (22)Ogwumike Parker (14)Beard (7)US Airways Center 9,33614-6
21Thu 127:00@ IndianaESPN277-74Ogwumike (22)Ogwumike (20)Toliver (4)Bankers Life Fieldhouse 7,24415-6
Summer Olympic break :
August (4–1)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
Summer Olympic break
22Sat 1810:00@ SeattleNBATV KDOC82-71Toliver (22)Parker (12)Toliver (5)KeyArena 9,12716-6
23Tue 2110:30IndianaTWC10179-69Toliver (21)Ogwumike (10)Beard Milton-Jones (5)Staples Center 8,40217-6
24Thu 2310:30San AntonioTWC101101-77Toliver (29)Parker (10)Parker Toliver (6)Staples Center 8,69618-6
25Sat 2510:30New YorkNBATV TWC10187-62Toliver (29)Ogwumike (7)Ogwumike (5)Staples Center 12,43319-6
26Thu 308:00@ Tulsa85-99Toliver (21)Milton-Jones (7)Toliver (8)BOK Center 5,27519-7 :
September (5–3)
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceRecord
27Sun 26:00@ ChicagoKDOC CN10074-85Toliver (19)Parker (9)Ogwumike (6)Allstate Arena 6,19719-8
28Tue 48:00@ MinnesotaNBATV77-88Beard (17)Lavender (8)Toliver (6)Target Center 8,12319-9
29Fri 77:00@ WashingtonCSN-MA96-68Parker Toliver (18)Parker (9)Parker (8)Verizon Center 7,46820-9
30Sun 94:00@ New YorkKDOC MSG71-73Toliver (17)Parker (15)Toliver (4)Prudential Center 7,35720-10
31Thu 1310:30ChicagoNBATV TWC101 CN10086-77Ogwumike (30)Ogwumike (11)Parker (5)Staples Center 8,48921-10
32Fri 1411:00ConnecticutNBATV TWC101 CPTV-S93-82Parker (23)Parker (10)Toliver (6)Staples Center 10,50322-10
33Tue 1810:30PhoenixNBATV TWC101101-76Parker (26)Parker (11)Parker (7)Staples Center 8,57923-10
34Thu 2010:30MinnesotaNBATV TWC10192-76Ogwumike Parker (22)Ogwumike Parker (11)Toliver (8)Staples Center 10,21724-10 :
All games are viewable on WNBA LiveAccess or ESPN3.com :

### Postseason

2012 Game Log: Postseason :
Western Conference Semifinals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1September 2710:00San AntonioESPN293-86Toliver (29)Parker (9)Beard (3)Galen Center 5,0131-0
2September 293:00@ San AntonioNBATV101-94Parker (32)Parker (9)Parker (6)Freeman Coliseum 5,2932-0 :
Western Conference Finals
GameDateTime (ET)OpponentTVScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation/AttendanceSeries
1October 48:00@ MinnesotaESPN277-94Parker (25)Parker (11)Parker (4)Target Center 8,5130-1
2October 73:30MinnesotaABC79-80Parker (33)Parker (15)Beard (7)Staples Center 10,7910-2 :

## Statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |