Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 16.7% | 83.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.4% | 81.6% | +8.2 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +13 (75-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leilani Mitchell * | 36 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Brittney Griner * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | - | - | |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 32 | 8-18 | 4-9 | 7-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | - | - | |
| Essence Carson * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Briann January * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Alanna Smith | 18 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Yvonne Turner | 13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Sophie Cunningham | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Camille Smith | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Brianna Turner | 0 | 0-0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Sims * | 35 | 7-20 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Napheesa Collier * | 34 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Sylvia Fowles * | 33 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | - | - | |
| Danielle Robinson * | 28 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Stephanie Talbot * | 27 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Temi Fagbenle | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Lexie Brown | 15 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Asia Taylor | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kenisha Bell | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter