Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 39.7% | 60.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.5% | 56.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.7% | 62.3% | +2.8 | ✗ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -1 (77-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Milton-Jones | 35 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 5-8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 | - |
| T. Thompson | 34 | 6-16 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | - |
| N. Quinn | 34 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| T. Penicheiro | 33 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| M. Ferdinand-Harris | 19 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| K. Toliver | 18 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| A. Riley | 13 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| L. Wisdom-Hylton | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| C. Mokango | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Brunson | 31 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 22 | - |
| L. Whalen | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| M. Wright | 31 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| N. Anosike | 30 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | - |
| S. Augustus | 29 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | - |
| C. Houston | 25 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14 | - |
| H. Maiga-Ba | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| A. Hornbuckle | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| K. Mann | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter