Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 65.2% | 34.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 72.9% | 27.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.1% | 31.9% | -4.2 | ✓ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.2% | 42.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -7 (78-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Moore | 35 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 19 | - |
| S. Fowles | 33 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| S. Augustus | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | -2 | - |
| R. Brunson | 27 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| L. Whalen | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | - |
| R. Montgomery | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| J. Perkins | 13 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| N. Howard | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| J. McCarville | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| K. Hampton | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Taurasi | 34 | 3-15 | 2-12 | 4-4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | - |
| P. Taylor | 30 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 14 | - |
| D. Bonner | 28 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| C. Dupree | 27 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | - |
| B. Griner | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| M. Bass | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| N. Quinn | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| I. Harrison | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | - |
| S. Petrovic | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| A. Harden | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter