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 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.1% | 64.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Lynx +7 (102-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Mercury
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Cloud | 38 | 14-23 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 23 | - |
| K. Copper | 33 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| B. Griner | 31 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| D. Taurasi | 30 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | - |
| S. Cunningham | 29 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| M. Billings | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| C. Taylor | 12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| N. Mack | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| M. Herbert Harrigan | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Lynx
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Collier | 40 | 11-19 | 3-5 | 13-14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 28 | - |
| B. Carleton | 35 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | - |
| K. McBride | 35 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | - |
| C. Williams | 25 | 4-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - |
| A. Smith | 21 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| M. Hines-Allen | 19 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| N. Hiedeman | 18 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| C. Zandalasini | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| D. Miller | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| A. Pili | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| O. Epoupa | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter