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Article: Los Angeles Sparks overpower Utah Starzz 103-77 to sweep the Western Conference finals
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- AP Worldstream
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- August 25, 2002
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Dateline: LOS ANGELES
Lisa Leslie led five starters in double figures with 25 points and
the Los Angeles Sparks overpowered the Utah Starzz 103-77 Saturday
to sweep the Western Conference finals and advance to the WNBA championship.
The Sparks' 103 points was a WNBA playoff record, topping the 101
points Los Angeles scored against Phoenix on Aug. 13, 2000.
Defense of their league title begins Thursday against the Eastern
Conference champion. Washington leads New York 1-0 in that best-of-
3 series.
Fans buoyed by the prospect of the Sparks winning a second consecutive
championship chanted "back to back" when Los Angeles led by 21 points
with 13 minutes to ...