Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 16.7% | 83.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.4% | 81.6% | +8.2 | ✓ (7.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +1 (80-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Turner | 39 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 22 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 35 | 9-20 | 6-13 | 4-4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 19 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 35 | 3-15 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 34 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| S. Walker-Kimbrough | 24 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| S. Peddy | 14 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| A. Smith | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Collier | 37 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | - |
| D. Dantas | 36 | 9-17 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | - |
| C. Dangerfield | 34 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| O. Sims | 33 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| B. Carleton | 26 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| S. Fowles | 18 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| R. Banham | 16 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
* = starter