Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.9% | 73.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.0% | 73.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.5% | 74.5% | +5.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury +14 (92-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Talbot | 34 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| D. Hamby | 32 | 11-17 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 21 | - |
| A. McDonald | 32 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | - |
| K. Nurse | 29 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| R. Jackson | 29 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Z. Cooke | 18 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -4 | - |
| L. Yueru | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| R. Burrell | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Q. Egbo | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cloud | 33 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| K. Copper | 31 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 9 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 30 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 16 | - |
| B. Griner | 30 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 21 | - |
| R. Allen | 25 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 22 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| S. Sutton | 14 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | - |
| N. Mack | 8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| C. Osborne | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| M. Herbert Harrigan | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| L. Dixon | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
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