This game · 139 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Los Angeles Sparks won by getting the better shots.

led the way with 15 points on 5-for-7 (71%), headlined by 3-for-3 at the rim — 3.4 more than expected overall with 86% of attempts from the rim or corner.
- Los Angeles Sparks created 11.0 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Seattle Storm outperformed expected value by 4.7 points on makes and misses.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Los Angeles Sparks created a +9.5 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Seattle Storm (28% good looks) and Los Angeles Sparks (29% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

bailed out the offense from the midrange — 3/4 from short midrange, a zone most players avoid for good reason.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Los Angeles's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 38% of Seattle's; Los Angeles tilted here more (40% vs 38%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Los Angeles's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 38% of Seattle's; Los Angeles tilted here more (40% vs 38%).
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
Los Angeles Sparks won by 15.4 pts
Los Angeles Sparks won the turnover battle by 5 (15 total TO).
Turnovers never enter the shot log — a clean process win even when looks were even.
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 insightHiedeman's strongest zone was Rim — 100% from Rim (2/2) vs. a 59% 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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