Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Comets | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.3% | 76.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 28.1% | 71.9% | +5.2 | ✗ (7.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -2 (80-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Swoopes | 37 | 5-14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| T. Dixon | 33 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| T. Kostic | 28 | 6-13 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 11 | - |
| M. Snow | 26 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 19 | - |
| A. Ndiaye-Diatta | 25 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 17 | - |
| T. Phillips | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - |
| A. Kostaki | 10 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| R. Hodges | 10 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| M. Bass | 6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pondexter | 34 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - |
| K. Miller | 34 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 33 | 9-21 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 13 | - |
| K. Rasmussen | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - |
| P. Taylor | 26 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| K. Vodichkova | 21 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| J. Derevjanik | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| K. Christensen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter