Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.5% | 78.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 30.8% | 69.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 22.6% | 77.4% | +6.8 | ✗ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 29.5% | 70.5% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 29.4% | 70.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Comets -8 (64-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Darling * | 35 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Nicole Ohlde * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Svetlana Abrosimova * | 31 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Tamika Raymond * | 29 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Teresa Edwards * | 15 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Amanda Lassiter | 24 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Vanessa Hayden | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Stacey Lovelace | 9 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Tasha Butts | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Amber Jacobs | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 37 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Tina Thompson * | 36 | 6-18 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Dominique Canty * | 31 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Michelle Snow * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Sheila Lambert * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kedra Holland-Corn | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Tiffani Johnson | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Felicia Ragland | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter