Model Predictions
| Model | Seattle Storm | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.7% | 70.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.3% | 61.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.1% | 65.9% | +3.6 | ✗ (16.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.2% | 52.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -13 (81-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bird | 31 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| J. Burse | 26 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| L. Jackson | 25 | 13-22 | 0-1 | 9-9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 21 | - |
| W. Palmer | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| T. Wright | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| B. Lennox | 19 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| I. Castro | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| B. Turner | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| S. Gortman | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| T. Johnson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K. Chones | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pondexter | 36 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 32 | 10-20 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 15 | - |
| K. Vodichkova | 26 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| J. Lacy | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| T. Jackson | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| C. Smith | 16 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| S. Irvin | 11 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| K. Rasmussen | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| A. Strother | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| B. Snell | 7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| B. Pettis | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter