Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 62.0% | 38.0% | -2.7 | ✗ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +14 (76-62). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Ionescu | 34 | 6-15 | 1-8 | 7-8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - |
| S. Dolson | 28 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| R. Allen | 23 | 1-9 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| B. Laney-Hamilton | 21 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| S. Whitcomb | 20 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| N. Howard | 19 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| M. Johannes | 15 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| C. Dangerfield | 14 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| H. Xu | 12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Willoughby | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Turner | 36 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | - |
| S. Peddy | 35 | 7-17 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 34 | 5-16 | 2-8 | 6-7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| D. DeShields | 34 | 10-26 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | - |
| J. Simms | 31 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| S. Thomas | 11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| M. Gustafson | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| R. Gray | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter