Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Cleveland Rockers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.9% | 56.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.8% | 73.2% | +5.5 | ✓ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 25.1% | 74.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Rockers +13 (56-43). Ratings: 2001 season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Weatherspoon * | 36 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Vickie Johnson * | 33 | 1-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | - |
| Tari Phillips * | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Becky Hammon * | 29 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Tamika Whitmore * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Sue Wicks | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Crystal Robinson | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jessica Bibby | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Olga Firsova | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Marina Ferragut | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Desiree Francis | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Rockers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushia Brown * | 36 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Merlakia Jones * | 35 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Mery Andrade * | 32 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chasity Melvin * | 31 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Suzie McConnell Serio * | 27 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Helen Darling | 15 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ann Wauters | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Vicki Hall | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Tricia Bader Binford | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adia Barnes | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter