This game · 142 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Minnesota Lynx won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 22 points on 7-for-11 (64%), headlined by 2-for-2 from above the break — 5.7 more than expected overall.
- Golden State Valkyries created 12.3 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Both teams finished below expectation — Minnesota Lynx held up better (1.6 pts below expected).
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Golden State Valkyries created a +12.5 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Minnesota Lynx lived in the midrange (27%) while Golden State Valkyries was at 11% — a cleaner profile for Golden State Valkyries.

bailed out the offense from the midrange — 2/3 from short midrange, a zone most players avoid for good reason.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 13% of Minnesota's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 41% of Golden State's; Golden State tilted here more (41% vs 13%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 13% of Minnesota's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 41% of Golden State's; Golden State tilted here more (41% vs 13%).
Possession context
MIN ran more early offense in this game.
Minnesota Lynx got 28% of FGA in transition (0.86 expected pts/att) vs 12% for Golden State Valkyries (0.92 expected pts/att).
Inferred from ESPN play-by-play — transition, steals, and offensive rebounds before each FGA. Not official possession tracking.
Process scorecard
Full process edge
Minnesota Lynx won by 3.0 pts — SQ edge said GSV.
Golden State Valkyries got the better looks, but Minnesota Lynx carried the process scorecard.
Minnesota Lynx won the free-throw line by 10 pts. 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 insightWilliams's strongest zone was Cor 3 — 100% from Cor 3 (1/1) vs. a 44% 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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