Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.3% | 41.7% | -1.8 | ✗ (10.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks +9 (83-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Griner | 33 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 5 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 31 | 6-17 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 30 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - |
| B. Turner | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| B. Hartley | 24 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| N. Coffey | 16 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 16 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| A. Smith | 13 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| S. Walker-Kimbrough | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Gray | 32 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| N. Ogwumike | 28 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| C. Parker | 27 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 8-10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 25 | - |
| B. Sykes | 26 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | - |
| S. Wiese | 25 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| S. Augustus | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| R. Williams | 17 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| T. Ruffin-Pratt | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| K. Anigwe | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| T. Cooper | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter