Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | New York Liberty | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 8.2% | 91.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 12.6% | 87.4% | +10.6 | ✓ (18.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 28.4% | 71.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Liberty +29 (102-73). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Sykes | 30 | 9-17 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| N. Ogwumike | 28 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| J. Canada | 28 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| L. Brown | 25 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| O. Nelson-Ododa | 24 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| K. Samuelson | 22 | 3-10 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - |
| C. Carter | 15 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -1 | - |
| K. Smith | 11 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| C. Ogwumike | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| J. Walker | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Xu | 27 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| C. Dangerfield | 27 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| S. Ionescu | 24 | 11-16 | 5-9 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 24 | - |
| N. Howard | 23 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 25 | - |
| M. Johannes | 22 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | - |
| S. Whitcomb | 22 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| R. Allen | 10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| S. Dolson | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| J. Willoughby | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| D. Richards | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter