Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.3% | 69.7% | +4.6 | ✗ (14.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 39.6% | 60.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -10 (64-74). Ratings: 2008 season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Powell * | 30 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| DeMya Walker * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Chelsea Newton * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ticha Penicheiro * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kara Lawson | 28 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Rebekkah Brunson | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Kristin Haynie | 16 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Scholanda Dorrell | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Kim Smith | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristen Mann * | 34 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Seimone Augustus * | 34 | 10-16 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Nicole Ohlde * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Lindsey Harding * | 29 | 1-12 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Noelle Quinn * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Navonda Moore | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Kathrin Ress | 14 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kiesha Brown | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Amber Jacobs | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter