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2009-08-18

Model Predictions

Model Phoenix Mercury Chicago Sky Spread Result
Elo 71.3% 28.7% -
Bradley-Terry 63.4% 36.6% -
Margin 63.6% 36.4% -3.1 (3.9 off)
Pythagorean 62.6% 37.4% -

Actual: Chicago Sky -7 (99-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
C. Pondexter 35 10-17 1-3 2-3 5 6 1 1 3 23 16 -
D. Taurasi 34 8-16 4-6 7-7 6 7 0 0 4 27 20 -
T. Smith 26 4-6 2-3 0-0 8 0 0 1 0 10 13 -
T. Johnson 23 2-4 1-2 2-2 1 5 1 0 1 7 9 -
D. Bonner 21 7-8 0-0 0-0 10 1 0 3 3 14 17 -
L. Willingham 20 2-7 0-0 2-2 5 0 1 0 1 6 4 -
P. Taylor 20 6-8 0-0 1-1 1 1 2 0 4 13 5 -
N. Ohlde 12 2-4 0-0 2-3 3 0 0 1 1 6 5 -
K. Swanier 9 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 6 1 0 1 0 6 -

Chicago Sky

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
C. Dupree 36 2-13 0-0 7-8 7 5 2 3 1 11 14 -
S. Ely-Gash 30 11-18 3-4 1-1 4 0 0 3 1 26 14 -
J. Perkins 26 4-11 1-3 5-8 1 4 0 0 1 14 7 -
K. Toliver 20 8-10 5-6 1-2 4 1 0 0 2 22 15 -
K.B. Sharp 20 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 3 1 0 1 4 3 -
D. Canty 19 3-5 0-0 2-3 1 4 1 0 2 8 7 -
E. Thorn 18 3-6 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 7 3 -
T. Young 14 1-7 1-2 0-0 5 3 0 0 0 3 4 -
C. Nan 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 4 5 -
B. Wyckoff 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 -

* = starter