Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.8% | 66.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +11 (99-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Anosike | 37 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| R. Brunson | 34 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 13 | - |
| S. Augustus | 33 | 6-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - |
| C. Wiggins | 30 | 5-12 | 5-10 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | - |
| L. Whalen | 28 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | - |
| M. Wright | 22 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 8-8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | - |
| H. Maiga-Ba | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| C. Houston | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| R. McCants | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Taurasi | 36 | 10-18 | 5-9 | 6-6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 23 | - |
| T. Smith | 34 | 4-11 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| P. Taylor | 29 | 9-15 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 19 | - |
| T. Johnson | 29 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| C. Dupree | 27 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 19 | - |
| D. Bonner | 20 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| K. Swanier | 11 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - |
| N. Ohlde | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| B. Smith | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| T. Lilley | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Holmes | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter