Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 80.5% | 19.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 72.7% | 27.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 64.9% | 35.1% | -3.4 | ✗ (17.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.3% | 39.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +14 (76-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Powell | 28 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| T. Penicheiro | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Y. Griffith | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| R. Brunson | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| K. Lawson | 23 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| D. Walker | 18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2 | - |
| C. Newton | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| O. Scott | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | - |
| H. Maiga-Ba | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| S. Feifei | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| M. Lijie | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. DeForge | 37 | 4-11 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| P. Taylor | 36 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 22 | - |
| M. Stepanova | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 21 | - |
| K. Vodichkova | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 19 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| L. Harrison | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| A. Robinson | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| B. Snell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| N. Ivey | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter