Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | San Antonio Silver Stars | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.0% | 73.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.9% | 73.1% | +5.5 | ✓ (0.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.1% | 57.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: San Antonio Silver Stars +5 (81-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Smith | 35 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| C. Pondexter | 34 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 8 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 32 | 7-20 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| K. Miller | 29 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | - |
| K. Mazzante | 19 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| W. Crockett | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| L. Willingham | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| B. Farris | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
San Antonio Silver Stars
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Hammon | 31 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - |
| S. Young-Malcolm | 31 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 18 | - |
| M. Atunrase | 27 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| H. Darling | 26 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| E. Buescher | 26 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| V. Johnson | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| R. Riley | 22 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| S. Irvin | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter