2006 SEASON:
Honored as WNBA MVP for third time in career... First WNBA player to tally 5,000 career points... Named to All-Decade and All-Defensive teams... Player of the week four times, totaling 14 times in career... Led the WNBA in double-doubles (17) and total defensive rebounds (240)... Ranked second in total rebounds (323), defensive rebounds per game (7.06), and total blocks (57)... Ranked third in points per game (20), total points (680), field goals made (257), free throws (158) and rebounds per game (9.5)... Scored 24 points, but fouled out with 4:08 left in the game at Seattle (5/21/06)... Had 27 points and16 rebounds but fouled out with 1:35 left in the game at Charlotte (5/23/06)... Scored 25 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and had 4 blocks in 34 minutes at San Antonio (5/25/06)... Posted a double-double with 19 points and 16 boards at Chicago (5/30/06)... Recorded her fourth double-double of the season with 26 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out in OT at New York (6/3/06)... Recorded her 5th double-double of the year with 22 points and 11 rebounds (6/7/06)... Scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double vs. Chicago (6/9/06)... 26 points vs. Phoenix (6/13/06)... Grabbed her seventh double-double to lead the league with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Houston (6/21/06)... Scored her 5,000th point and then tallied a career-high 41 pts, and grabbed 13 rebounds vs. San Antonio (6/25/06)... Had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in 30 minutes vs. San Antonio (7/3/07)... Led the team with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists vs. Indiana (7/7/06)... Posted 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 blocks before getting ejected vs. Charlotte for two technical fouls (7/8/06)... Played 40 minutes scoring 30 points, grabbing 12 rebounds with 6 assists and 4 blocks at Phoenix (7/14/06)... Had 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 steals, and 2 assists at Minnesota (7/16/06)... Had 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals and 5 turnovers vs. New York (7/18/06)... Posted her 13th double-double of the season with 10 pts and 11 rebounds at Detroit (7/21/06)... Scored 11 of her 23 points in the 3rd quarter and blocked 3 shots in 32 minutes at Indiana (7/22/06)... Recorded her 14th double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds in 31 minutes at Houston (7/25/06)... Went for 20 points, 14 rebounds, and 2 steals at San Antonio (7/26/06)... Scored a game-high 31 points at Seattle (7/30/06)... Secured another double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds at Connecticut (8/3/06)...Continued MVP level of play with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks vs. Sacramento (8/9/06)... Pushed 24 points and 6 rebound in 28 minutes for 17th double-double of the season vs. Minnesota (8/13/06).
2005 SEASON:
In 2005, Leslie ranked 3rd in steals per game (2), 1st in total blocks (71), 3rd in blocks per game (2.1), 2nd in WNBA steals (67), 3rd in double doubles (9), 4th in rebounds per game (7.3), 4th in total rebounds (248), 5th in defensive rebounds (178) and 4th in field goals made (204)…Scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds en route to her 9th double-double of the season vs. San Antonio (8/26/05)... Led the Sparks with 10 rebounds, and scored 8 points vs. Minnesota (8/23/05)... Lisa collected her 8th double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds vs. Houston (8/21/05)... Scored 22 of her 24 points in the first half, added 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocked shots vs Detroit (8/19/05)...In 30 minutes, Leslie had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 2 assists vs Sacramento (8/16/05)... Had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in 37 minutes vs. Indiana (8/13/05)...Played 32 minutes and had 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists at New York (8/10/05)...Recorded her 6th double-double of the season with 20 points and a season-high 14 rebounds at Connecticut (8/9/05)...Lisa led the Sparks with 20 points, also pulled down 6 rebounds and dished 3 assists at Minnesota (8/7/05)... Had her fifth double-double of the season by scoring 16 points and a game high of 10 rebound at San Antonio (8/5/05)... Lisa led the Sparks with 18 points, going 8 for 8 from the field at Seattle (7/31/05)...Playing 27 minutes, Lisa led the Spaks in scoring with
14 points, and also had 3 steals and 3 rebounds against Sacramento (7/29/05)... She had 8
points and 5 rebounds in 28 minutes at Phoenix (7/26/05)...Had a double-double with 11
points and 10 rebounds at Houston (7/23/05)... Scored 11 points and had 3 rebounds in 32 minutes vs. Washington (7/19/05)...Lisa led the team in scoring and rebounding with 19 points and 8 rebounds vs. Seattle (7/16/05)... Leslie had her third double-double of the season with 26
points and 11 rebounds vs. Charlotte (7/12/05)...Was the high scorer with 17 points, 4
rebounds, and 2 assists against New York (7/5/05)...Was one assist shy of recording her second
triple-double of her career. Scored 22, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out 9 assists vs.
Phoenix (7/2/05)... Had eight points and a season-high 11 rebounds at Indiana
(6/28/05)...Blocked her 600th shot while grabbing a season-high ten rebounds in Detroit
(6/26/05)... Scored 14 points, pulled down 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks vs. Seattle (6/24/05)...
Contributed 13 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist vs. Connecticut (6/20/05)... Blocked a season high
7 shots and scored 17 points against Minnesota (6/18/05)... Had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and
two blocked shots vs. Houston (6/15/05)... Leslie blocked 4 shots and added 10 points vs
Sacramento (6/11/05)... Leslie made a season high of 6 blocked shots vs Phoenix (6/8/05)
Grabbed four rebounds and blocked four shots at Sacramento while scoring a career-low three
points, all free throws (6/4/05) ... Had a game-high in points and steals with 22 and 3 respectively
versus San Antonio (5/31/05)...Contributed 16 points, 8 rebounds and a season-high 5
steals at Charlotte (5/28/05) ... Got into foul trouble early but still contributed 8 points on 4-for-6
shooting and eight rebounds at Washington (5/26/05) ... Added 13 points, 8 rebounds and six
assists at Minnesota (5/25/05) ... Scored a game-high 23 points in the Sparks’ season-opener at
Seattle whil contributing six rebounds, two steals and four blocked shots (5/21/05).
2004 SEASON:
Scored her 4000th career point (7/29/04)…Recorded her first career triple double in win over Detroit Shock… Shot 8-9 from the free throw line and scored 20 points in loss to Seattle (5/22/04)… Contributed 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, and 18 points in 95-79 victory over Washington (5/25/04)… Was limited to just 12 points and 5 rebounds in loss to Connecticut (5/27/04)… Added 12 points on 4-of-16 shooting before committing her sixth foul with 2:35 remaining against reigning WNBA Champions, the Detroit Shock (5/29/04)… Collected 17 points and 10 rebounds in win over Seattle (6/1/04)… Leslie had more turnovers (8) then points (4) before fouling out with 2:42 left in the game (6/3/04)… Played for 25 minutes against Houston and added a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds (6/5/04)… Pulled down 6 rebounds and added 16 points in 82-68 victory over Charlotte (6/9/04)… Leslie recorded her fourth double double of the season with 19 points and 17 rebounds, shooting 8-17 from the field, against the Lynx (6/11/04)… Against Connecticut, grabbed 14 rebounds and added 15 points for her fifth double-double of the year (6/14/04)… Grabbed 14 rebounds and had 1 blocked shots against Phoenix (6/18/04)… Topped her season high with 20 rebounds in double overtime loss to Charlotte (6/20/04)… In Sparks’ victory over the Liberty, had a game-high 18 points and 9 rebounds (6/22/04)… Finished with just 8 points on 1-of-8 shooting, but had a season high 6 assists and season high 6 steals (6/25/04)… Leslie fouled out of the Minnesota game with 13 points (6/27/04)… Shot 6-12 from the field to score 15 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against New York (6/29/04)… Scored 23 points against Silver Stars (7/2/04)…Saw 37 minutes of action against the Phoenix Mercury and had 13 points and 12 rebounds (7/7/04)… Managed to get her ninth double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds against the Silver Stars (7/9/04)… In 29 minutes of action, had 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double (7/10/04)…Registered 22 points and 12 rebounds in loss against Sacramento (7/17/04)…Contributed 23 points on a 10-17 shooting night from the field, in 29 minutes inIndiana game (7/19/04)… Shot 14 for 18 at the free throw line and added 18 points in Washington victory (7/21/04)… Hustled for 11 rebounds and 16 points for 3,000 double-double of the year against the Comets (7/23/04)… Played a career high 48 minutes and added 17 points to defeat Sacramento 85-80 (7/29/04)…Scored 17 points and pulled down 8 rebounds at San Antonio (7/31/04)… Had a game high 17 points and 8 rebounds In first game back from winning the gold medal in Athens, tallied a game high 27 points and 13 rebounds for her 3,000 double- double of the year (9/1/04)… Had a game high 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 82-81 win over the Storm (9/3/04)… Scored 20 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out 3 assists in 36 minutes of play against Phoenix (9/8/04)…Had a record-breaking night by obtaining her first triple-double (the third time to ever happen in the WNBA) with a season high 29 points, blocking a career high 10 shots, and tying her career high 15 rebounds against the 2003 WNBA Champion Detroit Shock… Led all scorers with 23 points in 38 minutes of play and added 2 blocks against Sacramento (9/12/04)…Played all 40 minutes of the game to lead all scorers and set a season high for points with 31 points on a 11 for 17 shooting night in win over Phoenix (9/14/04)… Held to 9 points before fouling out with
8:26 left in the game (9/17/04)… Shot 7-11 from the field against Seattle and pulled down 8 rebounds against Seattle (9/18/04).
2003 SEASON:
During the 2003 regular season, Leslie led all scorers and grabbed her ninth double-double of the season with 23 points and 12 rebounds (7/5/03)… In the WNBA finals versus Detroit, Leslie averaged 12.7 rebounds and 18 points… Racked up a 2003 playoff high 26 points in the third game of the Western Conference finals versus the Monarchs (9/8/03)….Leslie was the high scorer in all three games in the first round of the playoffs versus the Minnesota
Lynx, with 24, 20, and 22…
2002 POST-SEASON:
The veteran center played a total of 40 minutes in the Sparks’ victory over Seattle. Leslie also scored game-high 24 points, pulled down nine rebounds and added two assists and three steals (8/15/02)… In 40 minutes of action against Seattle, Leslie scored a game-high 23 points and tallied game-high eight rebounds along with two assists, four steals and three blocked shots (8/17/02)… In 39 minutes of action against the Starzz, Leslie scored 12 points, pulled down eight rebounds, served up one assist, grabbed three steals and game-high seven blocked shots (8/22/02)… In 33 minutes of playing time versus the Utah Starzz, Leslie scored game-high 25 points and added six rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots (8/24/02)… Leslie played a total of 40 minutes for the Sparks at New York. She tallied 15 points, nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and three blocked shots on the night (8/29/02)… Leslie scored a team-high 17 points and tallied seven rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in 40 minutes against New York (8/31/02)
2002:
Recorded first double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds, along with five assists and tying a career-high with seven blocks in an opening day win over the New York Liberty (5/25/02)… In 39 minutes of play versus the Comets, scored a game high 22 points and pulled down 17 rebounds for her second double-double of the season… Leslie fouled out at Miami after scoring only eight points, and grabbing seven rebounds (5/30/02)… In a career-high 44 minutes played, scored a game-high 26 points and added 12 rebounds and four assists (6/1/02). In the Sparks’ win over Portland, tallied 25 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, and three blocked shots for her fourth double-double of the season (6/3/02)… In 44 minutes of action at Sacramento, recorded her fifth double-double of the season, scoring 13 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and blocking four shots (6/15/02)… Did not dress due to flu like symptoms against the Storm (6/18/02)…Led the Sparks’ with 23 points and nine rebounds in win over Minnesota (6/21/02)… Recorded her sixth double-double of the season, scoring 13 points and adding 12 rebounds and four blocked shots against Phoenix (6/25/02)… Scored a total of 13 points and added 14 rebounds, and four blocked shots in win over the Mystics (6/27/02)… Tallied 18 points, 14 rebounds, and three blocked shots in Sparks’ win over Phoenix (6/28/02)… In 87-65 win over Sacramento, scored a team-high 16 points and added nine rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots (7/5/02)… In 102-75 victory over the Starzz contributed 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists (7/7/02)… Led the Sparks’ with 21 points and nine rebounds against the Storm (7/11/02)…Recorded her eighth double-double of the season when she tallied 14 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, two steals and three blocked shots in win over Indiana (7/17/02)… Fouled out against the Rockers, after scoring 14 points and grabbing six rebounds (7/20/02)… Became the first WNBA player to reach the 3,000 point plateau when she scored 24 points, and added a career-high eight assists, two blocked shots, and tied a career-high with 21 rebounds in win over Orlando (7/22/02)… Led the Sparks’ with 21 points and 11 rebounds in win over Portland (7/24/02)… Scored 20 points and tallied nine rebounds, two assists, and four blocked shots in leading the Sparks’ past the Fever (7/28/02)… Became the first woman in WNBA history to dunk, while scoring 13 points, pulling down eight rebounds, and adding four assists in team-high 39 minutes against the Sol (7/30/02)… In game-high 39 minutes, scored a season-high 30 points connecting on a career-high 14 field goals, while pulling down a game-high 16 rebounds and blocking three shots in loss to Seattle (8/1/02)… In 35 minutes versus the Monarchs, scored a season low four points, but pulled down nine rebounds, and added three blocked shots before fouling out (8/3/02)… In a team-best 37 minutes, scored a game-high 26 points along with five rebounds, four steals and six blocked shots versus Utah…Also went a career best 15-19 from the foul line (8/4/02)… Scored 19 points, pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked four shots before fouling out in loss to Houston (8/8/02)… In game-high 39 minutes of action against the Starzz, Leslie scored team-high 19 points and added seven rebounds, four assists, four steals and three blocked shots (8/9/02)…Leslie chipped in 13 points, four rebounds, and two blocked shots in a 69-58 win at Minnesota (8/11/02)…Sunk five of five free throws from the line, and offered a game high 23 points and eleven rebounds against Phoenix (8/13/02).
2001 SEASON:
Named the MVP of the WNBA, the WNBA Playoffs and the WNBA All-Star Game to become the first player ever to win all three awards in the same season... Led the Sparks to their first-ever WNBA Championship... During the WBA Playoffs, led the Sparks with 14.5 rebounds and 23.5 points per game and added two assists, 1.5 steals and 2.5 blocks... Led the Sparks in four categories during the 2001 WNBA Finals with 38 minutes, 10.5 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 24 points per game… Also tied Tamecka Dixon with team-high five assists per game and added one steal per game… Posted 16th double-double of the season, also grabbing 10 rebounds (eight were defensive) and shooting .666 (4-6) from the line against Fire (8/14)...Tied career high in minutes by hustling for 43 to mark 15th double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to setting career high in blocked shots at seven against Utah (8/13)...Was limited to just seven points in 23 minutes of play, giving a .600 show from the free throw line and pulling four rebounds against Comets (8/11)...Rendered a perfect performance from the line with 5-5, and .562 shooting from the field for a total 24 points to mark 15th game of the season with more than 20 points and still found time to offer six rebounds against the Mercury (8/8)...Landed 11-of-20 from the field towards 23 points and 13 rebounds for 14th double-double of the season...also lent a career high tying seven assists and surpassed 1,000th career defensive rebound vs. the Fever (8/6)...Shot perfect from the free throw line for the sixth time this season against the Storm, landing 2-2 and shooting .900 (9-10) from the field towards a total of 22 points, 13 rebounds (8/4)...Hustled for a game high 40 minutes to score 23 points for the fourth time this season by shooting .818 (9-11) from the line, in addition to pulling nine rebounds against Sacramento (8/2)...Tied season high in FGM by banking 11 and shooting .714 (5-7) from the line for a total of 28 points and 11 rebounds vs. Minnesota (7/30)...Was only one point short of career high in points with 31, notching 12th double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and three assists against the Fire (7/28)...Did not dress in order to rest a hyper-extended right knee vs. Sacramento (7/25)...Scored a team-high 19 points, sinking 2-2 from beyond the arc and a notable 7-7 from the free throw line, also lent three rebounds, two assists and four blocked shots vs. Seattle (7/21)...Posted 11th double-double of the season with game-highs of 23 points and 14 rebounds, shooting .625 (10-16) from the field and perfect (3-3) from the free throw line at Sacramento (7/19)...Was awarded the 2001 WNBA All-Star MVP trophy as she led the West to a 80-72 victory, lending 20 points and nine rebounds...Landed tenth double-double of the season with a game-high 18 points and a game-high 12 rebounds at Washington (7/14)...Set season-high in blocked shots with five, in addition to scoring 15 points and eight rebounds against Mercury (7/11)...Tied season-high in assists with four, also
scoring 16 points, grabbing eight rebounds and passing five assists at Utah (7/10)...Set career-high in points with 32 total, also tying
season-high in field goal attempts and steals vs. Minnesota (7/8)...Scored eighth double-double of the season with 23 points, 15
rebounds and five assists vs. Mercury (7/5)...Lent 18 points, 10 of which came from perfect free throw shooting (5-5) against the Starzz
(7/3)...Scored 11 points, fouling out in the second half against Miami (7/1)...Set season-high in minutes, playing for 41 and reset season-high
in points at 28. Leslie also set season-high in field goals made (11-17) and free throw attempts (12). In addition, had a career-high number of
turnovers (8), all against the Shock (6/26)...Set her season-high 26 points and set season-high in field goals made (10) vs. Liberty
(6/24)...Had third 20+ point game, shooting 7-9 (.777) from the charity stripe against Rockers (6/22)...Secured fifth double-double of the
season against Houston (6/21)...Sealed fourth double-double of the season vs. Charlotte with 19 points and 13 rebounds (6/19)...Gained
Player of the Week honors for games played June 11-June 17...Topped season-high in free throws made, landing 9-of-9 (6/17)...Matched
season-high for field goals made (9-14) and topped her season-high for minutes played (38), also secured third double-double of the
season...Shot .714 from the charity stripe, totaling 17 points vs. Miracle (6/9)...Posted second double-double of the season, scoring 17
points and a game high 16 rebounds in 37 minutes of action against the Lynx (6/9)...Netted a game and season-high 23 points and lead the Sparks
with eight total rebounds versus Rockers (6/5)...Scored a game high 20 points, finishing eight of nine from the line and snatched nine
rebounds against Charlotte (6/2)…Posted first double-double of the season, scoring 10 points and a game high 12 rebounds vs. Orlando
(6/1)…Tied (Byears) a team-high 15 points vs. Comets, also lending eight assists, four rebounds and two block and steals (5/28)...Averaged nine points, four rebounds and two blocked shots in the 2001 preseason.
2000 SEASON:
Averaged 18.8 points and 10.3 rebounds in the 2000 Playoffs... Re-wrote her personal record book be setting or tying career highs for the playoffs in points with 29, field goals made and attempted with 12-17, free throws made and attempted with 8-8, rebounds with 14 and assists with five. 2000 During the regular season, led the Sparks to their best franchise record in team history… Became the first player in league history to earn Player of the Week honor three times in one season… Recorded an All-Start game record 16 points in the West’s 73-61 victory… Hit 49 consecutive free throws
from (7/9/00-7/27/00)… Reached 2,000 career points in the Sparks come from behind victory over the Detroit Shock 84-81 (8/2/00)… Posted an
impressive six double-doubles. Totaled a team-high 11 rebounds and a game high five blocked shots in the home opener over the Utah
Starzz—Leslie also reached 1,500 career points during the contest (5/31/00). 1999 Post Season: Led franchise to first ever playoff berth
and Western Conference Finals appearance as team’s leading scorer stepping it up in the playoffs to average 19 points and 8.5 rebounds in
four games… Set franchise-high marks for playoffs, leading the team in virtually all categories… Led team in all four playoff games in scoring
and rebounding, registering a double-double in the first round vs. Sacramento (22 points and 12 rebounds) and averaging 18 points per game
and 7.3 rebounds per game in a three game series vs. Houston… Also led team (8/29/99) in assists with four… Led team averaging 36.3 minutes per
game throughout playoffs, shot 48.3% from the field, 30.8% from beyond the arc and 77.8% from the line…
1999 SEASON:
Earned first-ever WNBA All-Start Most Valuable Player award after scoring 13 points and grabbing five rebounds in the West’s
79-61 victory… Voted a starter to the Western Conference team for inaugural WNBA All-Star Game (7/14/99)… Reached a career milestone on
June 10th scoring her 1000th point vs. Sacramento (after Cynthia Cooper and Jennifer Gillom did so in 1998)… Led Sparks in scoring 15.6 points
per game, 500 points total, in rebounding with 7.8 rebounds per game and 248 total, and blocks with 1.53 blocks per game, 49 total… Was second on
team in minutes played 29.1 minutes per game and 930 total minutes… Ranked third in the WNBA with eight double-doubles, fourth in blocks and
rebounds, sixth in three-point field goal percentage with 42.3%, eighth in scoring with 15.6 points per game and 14th in field goal percentage
46.8%… Scored in double figures 24 times during the season; seven times for over 20 points… Recorded a career-high tying 30 points, as
season-high 18 rebounds, and four steals in a 75-59 victory at Cleveland (6/12/99)… Led Sparks in scoring in 18-of-32 games… In back-to-back
games, tied a career-high six blocks against the Mystics (7/31/99) and six steals vs. the Starzz (7/30/99)… Highlights include a game-high 29
points and 15 rebounds at Minnesota (8/6/99)… Also added 19 points, five blocks and four rebounds in a 100-78 win against the Monarchs (6/10/99).
1998 SEASON:
Selected to All-WNBA Second Team… Named first 1998 Player of the Week (week of 9/21/98) after recording five straight
double-doubles and averaging 19 points, a league-leading 13 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game… Ended season with 994 career points… Grabbed WNBA-record 21 rebounds (shares rebounding record with Detroit’s Cindy Brown) vs. New York including 14 in the first half, also a WNBA record… Ranked first in WNBA in rebounding with 10.2, second in blocks with 2.14, third in points with 19.6, ninth in field goal percentage with .478 and in the top 20 in four other categories… Posted 16 double-doubles… Scored 20 or more points in nine games and 30 or more points in three games… Led Sparks in total rebounds with 285, 77 offensive and 208 defensive… Also led the Sparks in steals with 42 total, 1.5 per game, 60 total blocks, 549 total points, 136 free-throws made and 177 free-throw attempts.
1997 SEASON:
Named to the 1997 All-WNBA First Team… Ranked in the Top 20 of most statistical categories… First in WNBA in rebounding with 9.5 per game, second in blocks with 2.11 per game, third in scoring with 15.9 points per game (first on the Sparks), 14th in minutes with 32.2 per game, tied for 14th in assists with 2.6 per game and 16th in field goal percentage with .431.
PRE-WNBA:
Played one season for Sicilgesso in Italy in 1994-95… Averaged 22.6 points and 11.7 rebounds per game.
COLLEGE:
Leslie and The Lady Trojans made trips to the NCAA tournament each year of her four-year collegiate career… Still owns the Pac-10 record for
scoring (2,414) and rebounds (1,214)… Also holds USC records for most blocks in a single season with 95 and a career with 321… As a senior,
was the consensus National Player of the Year… Also earned All-America honors in 1993 and 1994… Named All-Pac-10 all four years, the only
player in Pac-10 history to receive all-conference first team honors four times… Completed her degree in Communications in December 1997.
