Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 15.3% | 84.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.6% | 77.4% | +6.8 | ✓ (13.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.7% | 63.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Liberty +20 (89-69). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Cunningham | 37 | 7-16 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Diggins-Smith | 35 | 4-18 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| B. Turner | 34 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | - |
| S. Peddy | 34 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 5-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 31 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | - |
| J. Simms | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| R. Gray | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| M. Gustafson | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Thomas | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| K. Davis | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Ionescu | 34 | 3-14 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 19 | - |
| N. Howard | 31 | 10-13 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 23 | - |
| C. Dangerfield | 31 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| S. Dolson | 29 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| R. Allen | 26 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 15 | - |
| M. Johannes | 14 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| H. Xu | 11 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| S. Whitcomb | 10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Willoughby | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter