Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 15.3% | 84.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 22.6% | 77.4% | +6.8 | ✗ (33.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Liberty -27 (79-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Turner | 33 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 32 | 8-20 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 31 | 10-16 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 18 | - |
| B. Griner | 30 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 23 | - |
| K. Nurse | 25 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 17 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 14 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| S. Peddy | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| A. Smith | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| M. Walker | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Laney-Hamilton | 38 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| S. Ionescu | 35 | 4-15 | 0-9 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| R. Allen | 33 | 3-11 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| D. Richards | 25 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| N. Howard | 22 | 2-14 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -3 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 20 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| K. Shook | 12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| L. Odom | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| R. Gray | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter