Model Predictions
| Model | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 54.1% | 45.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 62.0% | 38.0% | -2.7 | ✓ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -14 (70-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Stewart | 34 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 17 | - |
| J. Jones | 30 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| S. Ionescu | 30 | 5-17 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | - |
| B. Laney-Hamilton | 27 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| C. Vandersloot | 25 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | - |
| L. Fiebich | 24 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| K. Thornton | 13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| N. Sabally | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| K. Burke | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cloud | 35 | 7-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 13 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 34 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| K. Copper | 34 | 7-17 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 1 | - |
| B. Griner | 33 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 7 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 32 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| M. Billings | 16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| C. Taylor | 9 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| N. Mack | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter