Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 62.0% | 38.0% | -2.7 | ✓ (0.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -2 (83-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Laney-Hamilton | 36 | 9-19 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 20 | - |
| S. Whitcomb | 35 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| R. Allen | 24 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| K. Shook | 22 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| J. Jones | 21 | 6-13 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 20 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| R. Gray | 18 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| L. Odom | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| D. Richards | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Turner | 36 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 36 | 6-16 | 2-7 | 11-13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | - |
| B. Griner | 33 | 10-16 | 1-1 | 8-8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 24 | - |
| M. Walker | 31 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| K. Nurse | 29 | 3-15 | 0-8 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 16 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| S. Peddy | 8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A. Smith | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter