Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.6% | 63.4% | +3.0 | ✓ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Monarchs +8 (105-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Smith | 35 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| C. Pondexter | 34 | 11-18 | 3-4 | 8-9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 24 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 33 | 7-16 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | - |
| K. Miller | 32 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| L. Willingham | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| K. Mazzante | 14 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| B. Farris | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| L. Sanders | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Y. Oga | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
Sacramento Monarchs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Brunson | 28 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | - |
| K. Lawson | 28 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| N. Powell | 27 | 6-19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | - |
| T. Penicheiro | 27 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 7-7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| C. Newton | 20 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | - |
| A. Williams-Strong | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| S. Dorrell | 16 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| C. Kelly | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| L. Harper | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| A. Franklin | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter