Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 15.3% | 84.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 22.6% | 77.4% | +6.8 | ✗ (22.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Liberty -16 (64-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Turner | 35 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 35 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 11-11 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 24 | - |
| K. Vaughn | 33 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 32 | 7-20 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 20 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| K. Nurse | 18 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| A. Smith | 12 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| M. Walker | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| S. Peddy | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Laney-Hamilton | 37 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | - |
| S. Ionescu | 36 | 5-16 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | - |
| N. Howard | 33 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 11 | - |
| R. Allen | 32 | 2-10 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| D. Richards | 22 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 20 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| J. Jones | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| K. Shook | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| L. Odom | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| R. Gray | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter