Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 16.8% | 83.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.5% | 87.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 24.2% | 75.8% | +12.5 | ✗ (30.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 24.5% | 75.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Comets -18 (62-80). Ratings: 2000 season-end ratings.
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Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Nums | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandy Reed * | 37 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Tonya Edwards * | 35 | 7-14 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Michelle Brogan * | 31 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Jennifer Gillom * | 21 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michele Timms * | 19 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Michelle Cleary | 20 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adrian Williams-Strong | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Bridget Pettis | 6 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Maria Stepanova | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Lisa Harrison | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Nums | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Thompson * | 40 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 40 | 11-20 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Cynthia Cooper * | 40 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Janeth Arcain * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Tiffani Johnson * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jennifer Rizzotti | 18 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Coquese Washington | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Elena Shakirova | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Amaya Valdemoro | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter