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2005-08-21

Model Predictions

Model Houston Comets Los Angeles Sparks Spread Result
Elo 54.8% 45.2% -
Bradley-Terry 48.9% 51.1% -
Margin 43.3% 56.7% +1.5 (3.5 off)
Pythagorean 52.4% 47.6% -

Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +5 (55-50). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Houston Comets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
S. Swoopes 36 5-9 0-1 8-8 2 5 2 0 1 18 17 -
J. Arcain 32 5-12 0-0 0-0 4 1 1 1 2 10 3 -
D. Canty 32 2-5 0-0 2-4 2 1 0 0 2 6 2 -
T. Thompson 29 1-10 0-2 1-2 5 0 1 0 2 3 -3 -
M. Snow 29 1-3 0-0 0-2 9 0 0 1 1 2 8 -
T. Phillips 12 0-2 0-0 3-6 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 -
T. Kostic 11 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 -
S. Lyttle 10 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 -
R. Hodges 6 1-2 1-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 -

Los Angeles Sparks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
L. Leslie 38 7-14 1-2 4-6 14 0 1 0 1 19 19 -
C. Holdsclaw 32 5-13 0-2 1-1 8 5 2 1 2 11 12 -
T. Whitmore 29 2-10 0-0 5-6 0 1 0 0 1 9 -1 -
D. Lewis 24 2-5 1-2 1-1 0 3 0 1 1 6 4 -
R. Masciadri 23 2-4 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 -
T. Dixon 18 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 0 1 2 4 -
C. Thomas 12 0-3 0-1 0-0 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 -
M. Mabika 11 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -
L. Macchi 7 1-4 0-2 1-2 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 -

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