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 | ✓ (1.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +4 (80-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Penicheiro | 30 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | - |
| N. Powell | 29 | 5-13 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | - |
| R. Brunson | 26 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | - |
| K. Lawson | 21 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| C. Kelly | 21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| S. Dorrell | 20 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| A. Williams-Strong | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| L. Harper | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| C. Newton | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| A. Franklin | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Augustus | 34 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13 | - |
| N. Anosike | 32 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| C. Wiggins | 28 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | - |
| A. DeForge | 20 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| L. Harding | 17 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -1 | - |
| N. Quinn | 16 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| N. Ohlde | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| C. Houston | 11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| K. Rasmussen | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| L. Thomas | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| V. Hayden-Johnson | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter