Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.4% | 61.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.0% | 70.0% | +4.7 | ✗ (13.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Comets -9 (62-71). Ratings: 2005 season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Robinson * | 31 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Elena Baranova * | 31 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Becky Hammon * | 31 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Vickie Johnson * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Tari Phillips * | 24 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Shameka Christon | 17 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| DeTrina White | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| K.B. Sharp | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ann Wauters | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 38 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 7 | - |
| Tina Thompson * | 38 | 5-18 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Michelle Snow * | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Felicia Ragland * | 20 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Kedra Holland-Corn * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Dominique Canty | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Sheila Lambert | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Tiffani Johnson | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Lucienne Berthieu | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter