Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Fire | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 2.9% | 97.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 6.7% | 93.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 6.4% | 93.6% | +14.7 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.3% | 72.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 4.1% | 95.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 4.1% | 95.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 20.8% | 79.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +13 (70-57). Ratings: 2001 season-end ratings.
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Crawley * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Sophia Witherspoon * | 27 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Stacey Thomas * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Vanessa Nygaard * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tully Bevilaqua * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Michelle Marciniak | 23 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Lynn Pride | 15 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Tara Williams | 13 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| DeMya Walker | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Alisa Burras | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Michele Van Gorp | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Leslie * | 33 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Ukari Figgs * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Mwadi Mabika * | 25 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Tamecka Dixon * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Vedrana Grgin Fonseca | 16 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Allison Feaster | 14 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 11-14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Nicky McCrimmon | 13 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Clarisse Machanguana | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Paige Sauer | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter