Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Comets | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✗ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -8 (72-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Swoopes | 40 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 5-7 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 25 | - |
| M. Snow | 36 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 18 | - |
| T. Thompson | 35 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| D. Canty | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| J. Arcain | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - |
| T. Kostic | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| S. Lyttle | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Vodichkova | 38 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 37 | 7-19 | 2-11 | 3-3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 8 | - |
| A. DeForge | 33 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| P. Taylor | 31 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| A. Robinson | 23 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| B. Snell | 15 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| L. Harrison | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| S. Irvin | 7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| S. Wright | 2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter