Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Houston Comets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 76.4% | 23.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 69.4% | 30.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.6% | 31.4% | -4.3 | ✓ (12.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.0% | 39.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Comets -17 (75-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Snell | 30 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| K. Miller | 29 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | - |
| T. Smith | 22 | 5-13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | - |
| K. Mazzante | 21 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | - |
| J. Derevjanik | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| K. Schumacher | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| P. Taylor | 16 | 11-21 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 11 | - |
| C. Pondexter | 10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| J. Lacy | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Comets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Maiga-Ba | 29 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -6 | - |
| C. Smith | 29 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -2 | - |
| T. Thompson | 27 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | - |
| R. Hodges | 19 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | - |
| S. Lyttle | 18 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| M. Snow | 17 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| T. Moore | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| B. Turner | 6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| L. Byears | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| M. Bass | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| A. Shields | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter