Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.3% | 75.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 23.6% | 76.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 14.3% | 85.7% | +9.9 | ✓ (21.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +31 (90-59). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Mitchell | 29 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| B. Griner | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 22 | 7-16 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 4 | - |
| C. Little | 20 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| S. Murphy | 20 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| C. George | 20 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Y. Turner | 17 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| A. Prince | 16 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| E. Cannon | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Talbot | 13 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| S. Brunner | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Beard | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| O. Sims | 25 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| C. Gray | 23 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| C. Parker | 22 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 7-7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 23 | - |
| N. Ogwumike | 21 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| R. Williams | 20 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | - |
| J. Lavender | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| T. Jackson-Jones | 13 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| S. Wiese | 11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| E. Carson | 9 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| I. Ibekwe | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| M. Diarra | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter