Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 27.0% | 73.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +6 (78-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Stevens | 40 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14 | - |
| N. Ogwumike | 37 | 10-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | - |
| J. Canada | 29 | 5-17 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | - |
| J. Thomas | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| R. Burrell | 22 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Z. Cooke | 21 | 1-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -3 | - |
| D. Henderson | 18 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| D. Hamby | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Cunningham | 34 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| B. Turner | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 30 | 7-13 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 15 | - |
| B. Griner | 30 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 20 | - |
| M. Jefferson | 27 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| M. Onyenwere | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| S. Sutton | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| M. Gustafson | 10 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| K. Sissoko | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter