This game · 147 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Los Angeles Sparks won by getting the better shots.

led the way with 15 points on 6-for-10 (60%), headlined by 2-for-2 from long midrange — 5.4 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Los Angeles Sparks created 4.3 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Los Angeles Sparks outperformed expected value by 14.1 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Los Angeles Sparks built a +6.1 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Los Angeles Sparks (38% good looks) and Chicago Sky (41% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 4/5 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 35% of Chicago's attempts came from the rim vs 29% of Los Angeles's, with Chicago leaning on the higher-value zone (35% vs 29%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 35% of Chicago's attempts came from the rim vs 29% of Los Angeles's, with Chicago leaning on the higher-value zone (35% vs 29%).
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 20.9 pts
Los Angeles Sparks got the better looks, but Chicago Sky carried the process scorecard.
Chicago Sky won the free-throw line by 9 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 insightOgwumike created in difficult areas and delivered — 100% from Rim (3/3) well above the 60% baseline for that zone.
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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