Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 16.5% | 83.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 22.2% | 77.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 20.4% | 79.6% | +7.5 | ✗ (15.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 24.7% | 75.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.4% | 65.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -8 (63-71). Ratings: 2015 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristi Toliver * | 39 | 11-18 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 19 | - |
| Candace Parker * | 33 | 7-19 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Alana Beard * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jantel Lavender * | 30 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Armintie Herrington | 22 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Candice Wiggins | 15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sandrine Gruda | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Moore * | 32 | 9-19 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Janel McCarville * | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Rebekkah Brunson * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Seimone Augustus * | 28 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Lindsay Whalen * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Monica Wright | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Devereaux Peters | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Tan White | 12 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Asia Taylor | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tricia Liston | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter