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 | ✗ (18.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.0% | 62.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Phoenix Mercury -13 (85-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Hamby | 23 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Z. Cooke | 20 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | - |
| L. Brown | 20 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| R. Jackson | 19 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| A. McDonald | 18 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | - |
| K. Nurse | 17 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| S. Talbot | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - |
| L. Yueru | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| L. Clarendon | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| M. Billings | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| C. Brink | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| R. Burrell | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| M. Forbes | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| B. Dietrick | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| N. Clouden | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Copper | 24 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 6 | - |
| N. Cloud | 23 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 21 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| R. Allen | 18 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | - |
| B. Murekatete | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| S. Sutton | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| A. Atwell | 15 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| N. Mack | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| M. Herbert Harrigan | 15 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| J. Shelley | 12 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| C. Osborne | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| A. Hearn | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| M. Hollingshed | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter