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 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +5 (73-68). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Leslie * | 41 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Katrina Colleton * | 40 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tamecka Dixon * | 38 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 6-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 11 | - |
| Penny Toler * | 33 | 8-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 3 | - |
| Haixia Zheng * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Linda Burgess | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Daedra Charles | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jamila Wideman | 11 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Heidi Burge | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Gillom * | 42 | 12-27 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 13 | - |
| Michele Timms * | 41 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Umeki Webb * | 37 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Bridget Pettis * | 32 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Toni Foster * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Marlies Askamp | 30 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Tia Jackson | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Mikiko Hagiwara | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Nancy Lieberman | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter