Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut Sun | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.7% | 50.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 33.9% | 66.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 20.4% | 79.6% | +7.5 | ✗ (12.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Connecticut Sun -5 (83-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Griner | 38 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 12-14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 17 | - |
| L. Mitchell | 34 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 33 | 9-18 | 2-8 | 3-6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | - |
| C. Little | 29 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| M. Currie | 23 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Y. Turner | 21 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| E. Cannon | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| D. Robinson | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
Connecticut Sun
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jones | 39 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 | - |
| J. Thomas | 38 | 7-19 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | - |
| A. Thomas | 32 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | - |
| C. Williams | 31 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| S. Stricklen | 25 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| A. Bentley | 24 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| K. Pedersen | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| M. Tuck | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| R. Banham | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter