Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 27.0% | 73.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +9 (88-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Zahui B. | 33 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | - |
| E. Wheeler | 32 | 9-19 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| B. Sykes | 32 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| T. Cooper | 31 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | - |
| N. Coffey | 29 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| K. Anigwe | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| K. Samuelson | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| A. Guirantes | 9 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diggins-Smith | 36 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | - |
| B. Griner | 34 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 15 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 32 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 9-9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 17 | - |
| K. Nurse | 30 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| B. Turner | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 18 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| M. Walker | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| S. Peddy | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter