Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.6% | 50.4% | +0.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -4 (85-89). Ratings: 2020 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra Ruffin-Pratt * | 35 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | - | - | |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 33 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Chelsea Gray * | 30 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Chiney Ogwumike * | 29 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Sydney Wiese * | 15 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Riquna Williams | 23 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 7-7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Kalani Brown | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Marina Mabrey | 11 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Ashley Walker | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napheesa Collier * | 35 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | - | - | |
| Odyssey Sims * | 32 | 3-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Sylvia Fowles * | 30 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | - | - | |
| Damiris Dantas * | 21 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Danielle Robinson * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Lexie Brown | 30 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | - | - | |
| Jessica Shepard | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Stephanie Talbot | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Alaina Coates | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter