Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.8% | 22.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 55.4% | 44.6% | -1.2 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.7% | 46.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 67.6% | 32.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 67.6% | 32.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Comets -4 (69-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Lawson * | 35 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Chelsea Newton * | 33 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Nicole Powell * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Rebekkah Brunson * | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| DeMya Walker | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Kristin Haynie | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Olympia Scott | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 42 | 7-19 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Dominique Canty * | 37 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Tina Thompson * | 36 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Michelle Snow * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Janeth Arcain * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Dawn Staley | 26 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tari Phillips | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Sancho Lyttle | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter