Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.1% | 73.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 38.9% | 61.1% | +2.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 49.7% | 50.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 49.7% | 50.3% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.9% | 55.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +5 (87-82). Ratings: 2015 season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Charles * | 32 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Anna Cruz * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Cappie Pondexter * | 30 | 6-12 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Essence Carson * | 26 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Plenette Pierson * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 25 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Alex Montgomery | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sugar Rodgers | 12 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Kara Braxton | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Toni Young | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chucky Jeffery | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damiris Dantas * | 34 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Lindsay Whalen * | 31 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 8-11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Maya Moore * | 30 | 11-19 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Seimone Augustus * | 26 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 | - |
| Janel McCarville * | 26 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Asia Taylor | 17 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Lindsey Moore | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Tan White | 13 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tricia Liston | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter