Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 47.2% | 52.8% | +0.6 | ✓ (18.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Liberty +19 (88-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Shepard | 28 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Aerial Powers | 25 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Kayla McBride | 25 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Sylvia Fowles | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Evina Westbrook | 22 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Rachel Banham | 21 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bridget Carleton | 20 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| N. Milic | 16 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Kamiah Smalls | 15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| E. Cunane | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Dangerfield | 32 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Natasha Howard | 27 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Sabrina Ionescu | 26 | 10-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 29 | - |
| Rebecca Allen | 25 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Han Xu | 25 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Sami Whitcomb | 22 | 3-11 | 3-9 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Michaela Onyenwere | 22 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| S. Dolson | 15 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Lorela Cubaj | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter