Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Monarchs | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.6% | 42.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 27.3% | 72.7% | +5.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -4 (78-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Brunson | 27 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| K. Lawson | 26 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| N. Powell | 26 | 6-18 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | - |
| T. Penicheiro | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | - |
| C. Kelly | 18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 14 | - |
| A. Williams-Strong | 17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - |
| C. Newton | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| L. Harper | 15 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| S. Dorrell | 13 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| A. Franklin | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| K. Smith | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Augustus | 37 | 10-20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | - |
| A. DeForge | 31 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| N. Anosike | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | - |
| C. Wiggins | 25 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 9-11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | - |
| N. Quinn | 20 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| C. Houston | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | - |
| N. Ohlde | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| K. Rasmussen | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| V. Hayden-Johnson | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| S. Zoll-Norman | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| S. Murphy | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter