Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.3% | 35.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.4% | 48.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 59.4% | 40.6% | -2.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.7% | 47.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -8 (72-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Dupree | 38 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 19 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 36 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 29 | - |
| B. Griner | 29 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| E. Phillips | 27 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| D. Bonner | 27 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| P. Taylor | 23 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| M. Bass | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| A. Jekabsone-Zogota | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Dantas | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| T. White | 28 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| J. McCarville | 28 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| M. Moore | 26 | 6-18 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | - |
| S. Augustus | 23 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| L. Whalen | 22 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| T. Liston | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| A. Taylor | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - |
| M. Wright | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| D. Peters | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter