Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Comets | Sacramento Monarchs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.2% | 89.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.6% | 71.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.4% | 80.6% | +7.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.3% | 59.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 26.4% | 73.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 26.4% | 73.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 33.8% | 66.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Monarchs +9 (74-65). Ratings: 2006 season-end ratings.
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheryl Swoopes * | 40 | 9-23 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Tina Thompson * | 34 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Dominique Canty * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Janeth Arcain * | 30 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Michelle Snow * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dawn Staley | 18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sancho Lyttle | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tari Phillips | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Powell * | 33 | 1-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Chelsea Newton * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Kara Lawson * | 30 | 6-9 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Yolanda Griffith * | 29 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Rebekkah Brunson * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| DeMya Walker | 24 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Kristin Haynie | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Hamchetou Maiga-Ba | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Olympia Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter