Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 47.2% | 52.8% | +0.6 | ✗ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Liberty -7 (77-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvia Fowles | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Kayla McBride | 35 | 5-8 | 3-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Aerial Powers | 34 | 11-22 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 13 | - |
| Rachel Banham | 32 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Jessica Shepard | 30 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Bridget Carleton | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Evina Westbrook | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| N. Milic | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kamiah Smalls | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabrina Ionescu | 36 | 13-24 | 3-11 | 2-2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Natasha Howard | 36 | 9-15 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Crystal Dangerfield | 24 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Han Xu | 23 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Sami Whitcomb | 23 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rebecca Allen | 22 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Michaela Onyenwere | 18 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| S. Dolson | 17 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A. Durr | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter