Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Sacramento Monarchs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.5% | 72.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.6% | 75.4% | +6.2 | ✓ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.2% | 56.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 37.1% | 62.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Monarchs +18 (81-63). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamique Holdsclaw * | 37 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Nikki Teasley * | 34 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 5-6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Tamika Whitmore * | 29 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Raffaella Masciadri * | 26 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Lisa Leslie * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 | - |
| Christi Thomas | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Edniesha Curry | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Doneeka Lewis | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Laura Macchi | 7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Tamecka Dixon | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticha Penicheiro * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Nicole Powell * | 29 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Rebekkah Brunson * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 24 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Chelsea Newton * | 21 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Kara Lawson | 20 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Olympia Scott | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Kristin Haynie | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Erin Perperoglou | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
* = starter