Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.4% | 78.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.7% | 77.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 15.9% | 84.1% | +9.2 | ✗ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -3 (83-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Toler * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Tamecka Dixon * | 32 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Lisa Leslie * | 28 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Haixia Zheng * | 26 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Katrina Colleton * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Mwadi Mabika | 26 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Linda Burgess | 22 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Jamila Wideman | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Daedra Charles | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Heidi Burge | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Timms * | 42 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Bridget Pettis * | 42 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Jennifer Gillom * | 41 | 4-17 | 1-4 | 8-8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Toni Foster * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Umeki Webb * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Marlies Askamp | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Tia Jackson | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Nancy Lieberman | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Monique Ambers | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter