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2009-07-05

Model Predictions

Model Phoenix Mercury Los Angeles Sparks Spread Result
Elo 55.7% 44.3% -
Bradley-Terry 55.1% 44.9% -
Margin 42.8% 57.2% +1.6 (16.6 off)
Pythagorean 51.2% 48.8% -

Actual: Los Angeles Sparks -15 (89-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
C. Pondexter 29 8-16 1-5 4-4 4 4 0 0 1 21 12 -
D. Taurasi 28 6-12 2-8 6-6 5 6 2 3 4 20 20 -
T. Johnson 27 4-7 1-1 3-5 2 4 0 0 2 12 9 -
T. Smith 26 2-4 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 2 0 4 7 -
K. Mazzante 21 2-4 2-4 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 6 4 -
D. Bonner 19 4-11 1-2 8-9 10 0 2 1 0 17 19 -
L. Willingham 18 2-7 0-0 4-6 3 1 0 0 2 8 3 -
N. Ohlde 15 2-4 0-0 5-6 5 0 0 0 4 9 6 -
K. Swanier 13 2-3 0-1 1-1 3 0 1 0 0 5 6 -
A. Quigley 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 -
B. Smith 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -

Los Angeles Sparks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
T. Thompson 34 5-14 1-3 6-9 6 1 1 0 3 17 8 -
M. Ferdinand-Harris 29 6-11 0-0 1-1 3 4 0 0 0 13 9 -
D. Milton-Jones 28 6-11 0-1 3-3 7 2 4 1 4 15 14 -
N. Quinn 24 3-8 0-2 1-1 3 2 0 0 1 7 3 -
S. Bobbitt 23 1-5 1-2 2-4 0 6 1 0 0 5 7 -
C. Parker 20 2-5 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 0 1 6 6 -
B. Lennox 18 6-11 2-4 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 17 12 -
V. Hayden-Johnson 11 1-4 0-0 2-4 3 0 1 2 1 4 5 -
K. Harrower 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 -
L. Wisdom-Hylton 5 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 -

* = starter