Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Seattle Storm | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 13.8% | 86.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 21.4% | 78.6% | +7.2 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.8% | 62.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.7% | 72.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.3% | 64.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Seattle Storm +3 (88-85). Ratings: 2005 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Smith * | 38 | 7-18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Tamika Raymond * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Teresa Edwards * | 30 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Nicole Ohlde * | 25 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Amanda Lassiter * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tasha Butts | 23 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Stacey Lovelace | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Helen Darling | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Michele Van Gorp | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Gwen Slaughter | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betty Lennox * | 36 | 6-16 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Lauren Jackson * | 34 | 11-16 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 24 | - |
| Sue Bird * | 33 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Sheri Sam * | 28 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Kamila Vodichkova * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Janell Burse | 15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Adia Barnes | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Simone Edwards | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
* = starter