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 | ✓ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +13 (73-60). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cloud | 34 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| K. Copper | 32 | 3-17 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -4 | - |
| B. Griner | 28 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | - |
| R. Allen | 28 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 24 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 23 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| N. Mack | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - |
| C. Osborne | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| M. Herbert Harrigan | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| L. Dixon | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Collier | 37 | 9-16 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 20 | - |
| B. Carleton | 33 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| K. McBride | 32 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 4-6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| C. Williams | 24 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| A. Smith | 22 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| D. Juhasz | 17 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| C. Zandalasini | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| N. Hiedeman | 11 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| O. Epoupa | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| A. Pili | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| S. Kone | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter