Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Mercury | Minnesota Lynx | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 20.5% | 79.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 16.7% | 83.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.4% | 81.6% | +8.2 | ✓ (15.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +24 (95-71). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Copper | 31 | 7-18 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | - |
| N. Cloud | 30 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | - |
| N. Mack | 27 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 24 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| S. Sutton | 23 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 22 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| L. Dixon | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| M. Herbert Harrigan | 15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| M. Bertsch | 13 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Carleton | 28 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| N. Collier | 26 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| C. Zandalasini | 24 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| K. McBride | 22 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| N. Hiedeman | 21 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| C. Williams | 19 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| A. Smith | 18 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| D. Juhasz | 16 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| A. Pili | 15 | 7-9 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - |
| O. Epoupa | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| S. Kone | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter