Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.2% | 74.8% | +6.0 | ✓ (13.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +19 (69-50). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon * | 28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Sophia Witherspoon * | 28 | 1-12 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Rebecca Lobo * | 27 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Kisha Ford * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kym Hampton * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Vickie Johnson | 20 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Sue Wicks | 14 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Trena Trice-Hill | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Rhonda Blades | 13 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jasmina Perazic-Gipe | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Timms * | 37 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Bridget Pettis * | 33 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 8-9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Umeki Webb * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jennifer Gillom * | 30 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Toni Foster * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Marlies Askamp | 13 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Monique Ambers | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Nancy Lieberman | 8 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Tia Jackson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Molly Tuter | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter