Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.8% | 43.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.6% | 57.4% | +1.6 | ✓ (29.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.4% | 47.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 57.8% | 42.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 57.8% | 42.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +31 (82-51). Ratings: 2005 season-end ratings.
Indiana Fever
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamika Catchings * | 31 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Kelly Miller * | 26 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Deanna Jackson * | 23 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Natalie Williams * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Stephanie White * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Coretta Brown | 20 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kelly Schumacher | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ebony Hoffman | 17 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Kate Starbird | 14 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Astou Ndiaye-Diatta | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Leslie * | 29 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Mwadi Mabika * | 28 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Laura Macchi * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Tamecka Dixon * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Nikki Teasley * | 23 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Christi Thomas | 24 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Doneeka Lewis | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Teresa Weatherspoon | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Tamika Whitmore | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Raffaella Masciadri | 8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter