Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 73.7% | 26.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 67.9% | 32.1% | -4.1 | ✓ (9.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.9% | 41.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -14 (69-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey Sims * | 36 | 10-16 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | - | - | |
| Napheesa Collier * | 36 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Damiris Dantas * | 34 | 6-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Sylvia Fowles * | 31 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - | - | |
| Danielle Robinson * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Seimone Augustus | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Lexie Brown | 16 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Temi Fagbenle | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Stephanie Talbot | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Bridget Carleton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leilani Mitchell * | 29 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| DeWanna Bonner * | 29 | 2-12 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Brittney Griner * | 22 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Brianna Turner * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Briann January * | 18 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Sophie Cunningham | 21 | 4-11 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Camille Smith | 20 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Sancho Lyttle | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Yvonne Turner | 14 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Essence Carson | 10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
* = starter