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2008-06-18

Model Predictions

Model Connecticut Sun Phoenix Mercury Spread Result
Elo 39.9% 60.1% -
Bradley-Terry 52.2% 47.8% -
Margin 52.0% 48.0% -0.4 (21.4 off)
Pythagorean 55.4% 44.6% -

Actual: Phoenix Mercury +21 (102-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Connecticut Sun

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
J. Carey 25 3-7 3-6 1-1 0 4 0 0 1 10 6 -
L. Whalen 25 3-9 3-5 4-4 1 5 0 0 1 13 9 -
A. Jones 24 5-10 0-0 8-10 4 2 2 1 5 18 12 -
K. Swanier 18 1-4 0-3 0-0 2 0 1 0 4 2 -3 -
S. Gruda 17 0-2 0-0 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 -
A. Holt 17 2-4 1-2 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 7 7 -
B. Turner 15 3-7 2-6 0-0 5 2 0 0 1 8 7 -
J. Anderson 14 3-9 1-5 3-3 3 0 0 0 1 10 3 -
T. Whitmore 13 3-9 2-3 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 8 4 -
K. Gardin 7 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -2 -
T. Raymond 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 -

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
K. Miller 32 6-9 1-1 4-5 5 8 2 0 5 17 18 -
D. Taurasi 30 11-15 3-6 7-7 5 4 2 0 4 32 24 -
C. Pondexter 29 7-16 1-2 7-7 9 2 2 1 3 22 17 -
T. Smith 26 3-12 0-1 1-1 7 3 0 0 2 7 3 -
L. Willingham 19 5-7 0-1 2-2 7 0 0 0 1 12 11 -
B. Farris 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 -
K. Mazzante 16 1-6 1-6 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 3 3 -
L. Sanders 12 2-3 0-0 1-1 3 0 1 1 0 5 7 -
J. Derevjanik 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 -

* = starter