This game · 136 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Washington Mystics won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 21 points on 9-for-14 (64%), headlined by 2-for-2 from above the break — 6.2 more than expected overall (43% from the rim or corner).
- Atlanta Dream created 19.2 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Washington Mystics outperformed expected value by 11.5 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Atlanta Dream built a +11.4 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Washington Mystics got the cleaner diet — 55% rim or corner looks vs 30% for Atlanta Dream.

carried the offense at the rim — 6/6 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 26% of Atlanta's attempts came from the rim vs 48% of Washington's, with Washington leaning on the higher-value zone (48% vs 26%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 26% of Atlanta's attempts came from the rim vs 48% of Washington's, with Washington leaning on the higher-value zone (48% vs 26%).
Possession context
ATL ran more early offense in this game.
Atlanta Dream got 34% of FGA in transition (0.98 expected pts/att) vs 20% for Washington Mystics (1.09 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
Atlanta Dream won by 15.4 pts
Atlanta Dream won the turnover battle by 13 (28 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 insightAustin's strongest zone was Above — 100% from Above (2/2) vs. a 35% 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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