Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 53.1% | 46.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 46.6% | 53.4% | +0.7 | ✓ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +10 (81-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Powell | 34 | 1-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| K. Lawson | 32 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| T. Penicheiro | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| E. Buescher | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| D. Walker | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | - |
| H. Maiga-Ba | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| R. Brunson | 16 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Y. Griffith | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| K. Haynie | 12 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Taurasi | 36 | 11-27 | 6-15 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 7 | - |
| K. Miller | 35 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | - |
| P. Taylor | 33 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | - |
| C. Pondexter | 32 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | - |
| K. Rasmussen | 29 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | - |
| J. Lacy | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| J. Derevjanik | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| B. Snell | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter