Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.9% | 81.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 13.6% | 86.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 7.0% | 93.0% | +14.2 | ✓ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 6.6% | 93.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 6.5% | 93.5% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 22.2% | 77.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +5 (67-62). Ratings: 2002 season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangela Smith * | 37 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | - | - | |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 37 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Ticha Penicheiro * | 31 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kedra Holland-Corn * | 29 | 5-16 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Edna Campbell * | 28 | 8-12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Ruthie Bolton | 17 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| La'Keshia Frett | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kara Wolters | 5 | 0-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Leslie * | 40 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 9-11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | - | - | |
| Mwadi Mabika * | 39 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Ukari Figgs * | 35 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones * | 29 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Vedrana Grgin Fonseca * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Latasha Byears | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Rhonda Mapp | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Nicky McCrimmon | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter