Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 32.1% | 67.9% | +4.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Liberty +7 (87-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Whalen * | 35 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Maya Moore * | 32 | 9-20 | 2-8 | 5-6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 13 | - |
| Monica Wright * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Janel McCarville * | 23 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Damiris Dantas * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Tan White | 23 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Devereaux Peters | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Asia Taylor | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Tricia Liston | 7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Charles * | 37 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Cappie Pondexter * | 35 | 7-19 | 1-4 | 3-5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Anna Cruz * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Alex Montgomery * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Avery Warley-Talbert * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Plenette Pierson | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Sugar Rodgers | 16 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Charde Houston | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| DeLisha Milton-Jones | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Chucky Jeffery | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter