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2014-08-22

Model Predictions

Model Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Spread Result
Elo 8.9% 91.1% -
Bradley-Terry 15.4% 84.6% -
Margin 11.4% 88.6% +11.3 (8.3 off)
Pythagorean 35.0% 65.0% -

Actual: Phoenix Mercury +3 (75-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Los Angeles Sparks

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
C. Parker 40 10-19 0-1 2-4 7 4 1 3 5 22 13 -
K. Toliver 34 6-11 1-3 0-0 3 4 1 0 3 13 7 -
J. Lavender 28 5-11 0-0 0-0 7 2 1 0 1 10 8 -
N. Ogwumike 27 5-7 0-0 2-2 6 0 1 0 1 12 11 -
A. Beard 26 4-10 0-1 0-0 5 2 2 0 0 8 7 -
S. Gruda 25 2-9 0-0 1-2 4 2 0 3 1 5 4 -
A. Herrington 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -
L. Harding 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 2 4 -
C. Wiggins 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 -

Phoenix Mercury

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
D. Bonner 39 3-11 1-4 6-6 4 1 2 0 4 13 5 -
D. Taurasi 36 10-15 6-9 8-8 2 3 1 0 6 34 19 -
C. Dupree 34 6-11 0-1 1-2 7 1 1 0 1 13 10 -
B. Griner 34 2-11 0-0 2-2 7 1 1 3 2 6 5 -
P. Taylor 33 2-8 0-3 3-4 6 7 3 0 1 7 14 -
M. Bass 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 -
E. Phillips 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 -
S. Murphy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -

* = starter