Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Comets | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 4.8% | 95.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 14.3% | 85.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.1% | 86.9% | +10.4 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 11.9% | 88.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 11.8% | 88.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +5 (63-58). Ratings: 2001 season-end ratings.
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Thompson * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | - | - | |
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 39 | 11-22 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | - | - | |
| Janeth Arcain * | 35 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Tiffani Johnson * | 18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jennifer Rizzotti * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Coquese Washington | 23 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Tammy Jackson | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Amaya Valdemoro | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeLisha Milton-Jones * | 40 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Lisa Leslie * | 29 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - | - | |
| Mwadi Mabika * | 29 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Tamecka Dixon * | 28 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Ukari Figgs * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Nicky McCrimmon | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| Allison Feaster | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Vedrana Grgin Fonseca | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Clarisse Machanguana | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Paige Sauer | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter