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2009-08-27

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 (9.6 off)
Pythagorean 51.2% 48.8% -

Actual: Los Angeles Sparks -8 (90-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
D. Taurasi 32 6-15 2-6 6-8 4 1 1 1 3 20 9 -
C. Pondexter 32 9-18 3-7 5-5 4 6 0 0 2 26 16 -
D. Bonner 25 4-7 0-0 5-7 9 0 0 1 1 13 15 -
T. Smith 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 -
T. Johnson 24 6-10 2-5 0-0 4 6 1 0 3 14 12 -
P. Taylor 20 5-11 2-3 5-7 5 3 3 0 2 17 15 -
N. Ohlde 16 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 2 1 2 5 -
L. Willingham 15 2-7 0-1 2-2 7 0 1 0 1 6 6 -
K. Swanier 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 -2 -
K. Mazzante 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

Los Angeles Sparks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
N. Quinn 37 5-12 2-5 0-0 4 8 1 1 2 12 12 -
T. Thompson 37 4-12 2-7 7-8 4 7 1 1 1 17 17 -
D. Milton-Jones 34 4-8 0-2 1-2 5 4 3 0 2 9 11 -
L. Leslie 33 9-15 0-1 5-7 5 4 0 3 1 23 19 -
B. Lennox 22 6-13 4-9 2-2 6 1 1 0 3 18 10 -
L. Wisdom-Hylton 16 3-7 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 1 1 7 3 -
M. Ferdinand-Harris 12 1-6 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 -
S. Bobbitt 7 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 -
V. Hayden-Johnson 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -

* = starter