This game · 131 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
New York Liberty won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 28 points on 9-for-17 (53%), headlined by 2-for-2 from short midrange — 2.7 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher, with Satou Sabally close behind (+2.5 on 9 points).
- Connecticut Sun created 3.2 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Both teams finished close to expectation on makes and misses.
- Connecticut Sun's edge came from rim pressure — 33% of attempts at the restricted area.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Connecticut Sun lived in the midrange (29%) while New York Liberty was at 13% — a cleaner profile for New York Liberty.

carried the offense at the rim — 5/5 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 26% of New York's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 17% of Connecticut's; New York tilted here more (26% vs 17%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 26% of New York's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 17% of Connecticut's; New York tilted here more (26% vs 17%).
Possession context
Inferred from ESPN play-by-play — transition, steals, and offensive rebounds before each FGA. Not official possession tracking.
Process scorecard
Full process edge
New York Liberty won by 5.1 pts — SQ edge said CONN.
Connecticut Sun got the better looks, but New York Liberty carried the process scorecard.
New York Liberty won the free-throw line by 12 pts and the turnover battle by 9. Those stops never show up in expected pts per attempt.
Tracked FGA
ESPN box score
Process value (pts)
Process total = expected pts from shots + finishing + free throws − turnover cost + second-chance value (1.05 expected pts per OReb). SQ edge alone ignores the last three terms.
Player shots
Key insightEdwards's strongest zone was L.Mid — 100% from L.Mid (2/2) vs. a 41% expectation.
Expected value is an estimate from public shot data — location, shooter history, and shot clock. No defender distance, closeout speed, spacing, or proprietary tracking.
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