Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.2% | 28.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.4% | 36.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 59.2% | 40.8% | -2.0 | ✗ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.7% | 38.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +3 (51-48). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon * | 36 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Vickie Johnson * | 34 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Sue Wicks * | 32 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Crystal Robinson * | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Venus Lacy * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Shea Mahoney | 29 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Tari Phillips | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Tamika Whitmore | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Becky Hammon | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jessica Bibby | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom * | 32 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Tonya Edwards * | 32 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Brandy Reed * | 29 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | - | - | |
| Michele Timms * | 27 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Maria Stepanova * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Michelle Brogan | 15 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Bridget Pettis | 12 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Michelle Cleary | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Lisa Harrison | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Rankica Sarenac | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter