Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.6% | 73.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.9% | 65.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 30.7% | 69.3% | +4.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Sacramento Monarchs -2 (69-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Taurasi | 37 | 9-19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | - |
| A. DeForge | 35 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| P. Pierson | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| S. Tuvic | 26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| P. Taylor | 26 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| J. Kingi-Cross | 16 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| A. Robinson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| T. Moore | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Wright | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K. Christensen | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Penicheiro | 30 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Y. Griffith | 28 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| T. Smith | 26 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| D. Walker | 25 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| K. Lawson | 24 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| R. Brunson | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| R. Bolton | 14 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| H. Maiga-Ba | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| L. Grooms | 10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| C. Anderson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter