Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 25.6% | 74.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.9% | 65.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 35.9% | 64.1% | +3.2 | ✓ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +10 (71-61). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Bonner | 40 | 6-16 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | - |
| B. Griner | 38 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 24 | - |
| C. Dupree | 37 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| N. Quinn | 26 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| L. Mitchell | 21 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| M. Xargay | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| M. Currie | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| C. George | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Moore | 40 | 9-28 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 17 | - |
| A. Cruz | 37 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| S. Fowles | 30 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - |
| D. Peters | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| R. Montgomery | 28 | 6-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | - |
| R. Brunson | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| L. Whalen | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| A. Jones | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter