Model Predictions
| Model | Seattle Storm | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.1% | 42.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.3% | 51.7% | +0.4 | ✗ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -4 (83-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Bird | 37 | 5-16 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| L. Jackson | 36 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 26 | - |
| S. Cash | 28 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| K. Gearlds | 21 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Y. Griffith | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| S. Swoopes | 17 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| S. Ely-Gash | 11 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| A. Robinson | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| T. Wright | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| K. Santos | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| K. Beck | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Taurasi | 36 | 9-21 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7 | - |
| T. Smith | 33 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| K. Miller | 33 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | - |
| C. Pondexter | 31 | 8-19 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 4 | - |
| L. Willingham | 28 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| K. Mazzante | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| B. Farris | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| W. Crockett | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Y. Oga | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | - |
* = starter