Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.3% | 40.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.1% | 64.9% | +3.4 | ✓ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.0% | 54.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +12 (79-67). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Moore | 34 | 5-17 | 0-4 | 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | - |
| S. Fowles | 34 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| L. Whalen | 33 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| R. Brunson | 28 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| A. Cruz | 28 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| R. Montgomery | 20 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| A. Jones | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| D. Peters | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| T. Liston | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Griner | 34 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | - |
| D. Bonner | 33 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | - |
| M. Currie | 26 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| C. Dupree | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| M. Xargay | 23 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | - |
| C. George | 17 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| N. Quinn | 17 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| L. Mitchell | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| A. Harden | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| M. Bass | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| T. Bias | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| S. Christon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter