Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Los Angeles Sparks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 60.4% | 39.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.3% | 41.7% | -1.8 | ✓ (12.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Sparks -14 (66-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Griner | 36 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 31 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| K. Nurse | 31 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| B. Turner | 30 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| M. Walker | 25 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| S. Peddy | 10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| H. Gorecki | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| A. Smith | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Holmes | 36 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| K. Toliver | 29 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| E. Wheeler | 29 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | - |
| N. Coffey | 29 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| B. Sykes | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - |
| A. Zahui B. | 19 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| K. Anigwe | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| T. Cooper | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| K. Samuelson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A. Guirantes | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter