| 2015 Los Angeles Sparks season | |
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| Coach | Brian Agler |
| Arena | Staples Center |
| Attendance | per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 14–20 (.412) |
| Place | 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost in Conference Semifinals |
| Media | |
| Television | Time Warner Cable SportsNet ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2015 season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association began on June 6. [1]
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| 1 | 7 | Crystal Bradford |  United States | Central Michigan |
| 2 | 14 (through Sea.) | Cierra Burdick | United States | Tennessee |
| 3 | 31 | Andrea Hoover | United States | Dayton |
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| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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| z - Minnesota Lynx | 22 | 12 | .647 | – | 13–4 | 9–8 | 16–6 |
| x - Phoenix Mercury | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2 | 13–4 | 7–10 | 15–7 |
| x - Tulsa Shock | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–11 |
| x - Los Angeles Sparks | 14 | 20 | .412 | 8 | 9–8 | 5–12 | 10–12 |
| e - Seattle Storm | 10 | 24 | .294 | 12 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 8–14 |
| e - San Antonio Stars | 8 | 26 | .235 | 14 | 7–10 | 1–16 | 6–16 |
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| 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 |
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