Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley-Terry | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 34.8% | 65.2% | +3.5 | ✗ (38.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx -35 (76-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Ionescu | 27 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | - |
| B. Stewart | 27 | 12-17 | 6-8 | 8-8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 36 | - |
| B. Laney-Hamilton | 26 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| C. Vandersloot | 26 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| J. Willoughby | 21 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| K. Thornton | 20 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| J. Jones | 20 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| S. Dolson | 17 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| H. Xu | 10 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| N. Sabally | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Miller | 30 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| D. Juhasz | 24 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| J. Shepard | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| R. Banham | 23 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| K. McBride | 21 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| N. Collier | 20 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| N. Milic | 19 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | - |
| A. Powers | 15 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | - |
| T. Mitchell | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 | - |
| B. Carleton | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter