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2008-05-17

Model Predictions

Model Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Spread Result
Elo 54.9% 45.1% -
Bradley-Terry 58.0% 42.0% -
Margin 50.5% 49.5% -0.1 (4.9 off)
Pythagorean 53.0% 47.0% -

Actual: Phoenix Mercury -5 (94-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Los Angeles Sparks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
C. Parker 38 12-19 2-2 8-16 12 8 2 1 2 34 36 -
D. Milton-Jones 35 4-8 0-1 2-2 9 2 1 0 5 10 9 -
L. Leslie 28 7-17 0-1 3-3 12 2 4 4 1 17 21 -
T. Johnson 20 2-6 0-1 2-4 2 3 0 0 3 6 2 -
M. Ferdinand-Harris 18 1-6 0-1 2-2 2 3 1 0 2 4 2 -
M. Page 15 3-4 0-0 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 7 4 -
S. Spencer 12 5-7 4-6 0-0 0 0 1 0 2 14 6 -
S. Bobbitt 10 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 3 3 3 -
K. Brown 6 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -
C. Thomas 4 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 -
J. Moore 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
D. Taurasi 29 8-17 3-10 5-6 2 4 2 0 3 24 12 -
C. Pondexter 29 11-27 4-8 6-9 3 7 0 0 0 32 15 -
K. Miller 28 1-4 0-1 1-1 4 3 1 0 3 3 4 -
B. Farris 26 2-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 0 3 4 4 -
K. Mazzante 23 2-9 2-8 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 6 2 -
T. Smith 20 6-11 0-1 0-0 7 0 2 2 1 12 11 -
L. Willingham 20 1-2 0-1 0-2 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 -
W. Crockett 12 3-4 0-0 1-1 4 0 2 1 0 7 10 -
Y. Oga 7 1-2 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 -

* = starter