Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 73.7% | 26.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 67.9% | 32.1% | -4.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.9% | 41.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -9 (77-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Shepard | 33 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 25 | - |
| K. McBride | 31 | 5-16 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | - |
| M. Jefferson | 31 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | - |
| S. Fowles | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| A. Powers | 21 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | - |
| N. Collier | 21 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| R. Banham | 13 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| N. Achonwa | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| L. Allen | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| B. Carleton | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Cunningham | 38 | 9-17 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | - |
| S. Peddy | 35 | 7-15 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 23 | - |
| B. Turner | 34 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - |
| D. DeShields | 32 | 3-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - |
| J. Simms | 28 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| M. Gustafson | 17 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Y. Turner | 10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| R. Gray | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| S. Thomas | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter