Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.3% | 60.7% | +4.8 | ✗ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.9% | 53.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.4% | 60.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Comets -10 (60-70). Ratings: 2005 season-end ratings.
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Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Taurasi * | 38 | 10-20 | 4-11 | 3-3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Anna DeForge * | 36 | 3-14 | 2-10 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Penny Taylor * | 34 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Slobodanka Tuvic * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Plenette Pierson * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Kayte Christensen | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Nikki McCray | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jae Kingi-Cross | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gwen Jackson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tamara Moore | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 38 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Tina Thompson * | 37 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 5-9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Dominique Canty * | 32 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -5 | - |
| Michelle Snow * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Sheila Lambert * | 28 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| LaTonya Johnson | 10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Felicia Ragland | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tiffani Johnson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
* = starter