Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 62.0% | 38.0% | -2.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -2 (83-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton * | 36 | 9-19 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Sami Whitcomb * | 34 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Rebecca Allen * | 24 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kylee Shook * | 22 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 20 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| Jazmine Jones | 21 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Reshanda Gray | 17 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Leaonna Odom | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| DiDi Richards | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylar Diggins-Smith * | 36 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 11-13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | - | - | |
| Brianna Turner * | 35 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Brittney Griner * | 33 | 10-16 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | - | - | |
| Megan Walker * | 30 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kia Nurse * | 28 | 3-15 | 0-8 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Sophie Cunningham | 16 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Shey Peddy | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Kia Vaughn | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alanna Smith | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter