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2008-09-05

Model Predictions

Model Sacramento Monarchs Phoenix Mercury Spread Result
Elo 47.3% 52.7% -
Bradley-Terry 48.2% 51.8% -
Margin 35.9% 64.1% +3.2 (8.8 off)
Pythagorean 46.1% 53.9% -

Actual: Phoenix Mercury +12 (81-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Sacramento Monarchs

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
K. Lawson 27 7-14 5-7 3-4 5 0 0 1 2 22 12 -
R. Brunson 22 3-7 0-0 5-6 6 0 0 1 0 11 11 -
A. Williams-Strong 20 0-6 0-0 1-2 8 2 0 0 0 1 5 -
C. Kelly 19 1-6 0-0 12-14 3 1 0 0 2 14 10 -
L. Harper 17 2-6 0-0 3-8 4 0 0 0 1 7 4 -
N. Powell 16 2-10 2-4 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 6 -1 -
S. Dorrell 16 1-5 1-1 2-4 0 2 1 0 3 5 0 -
T. Penicheiro 15 1-5 0-1 0-0 4 5 1 2 2 2 7 -
A. Franklin 14 1-2 0-1 0-0 3 2 3 0 1 2 7 -
C. Newton 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 -

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
K. Miller 32 3-8 0-3 2-2 3 7 0 1 4 8 7 -
C. Pondexter 31 6-20 2-8 5-5 1 5 1 1 1 19 6 -
D. Taurasi 30 8-17 5-10 5-5 8 4 2 2 2 26 23 -
K. Mazzante 18 1-6 1-5 0-0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 -
L. Sanders 18 3-5 0-0 0-0 7 1 0 3 2 6 10 -
B. Smith 17 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 -
O. Scott 15 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 1 0 0 2 4 4 -
L. Willingham 13 4-5 0-0 1-1 2 0 1 0 1 9 6 -
B. Farris 12 2-2 0-0 0-0 8 0 1 0 1 4 10 -
Y. Oga 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -

* = starter