This game · 144 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Minnesota Lynx won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 25 points on 8-for-17 (47%), headlined by 5-for-10 from above the break — 3.2 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- New York Liberty created 7.0 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Both teams finished below expectation — Minnesota Lynx held up better (0.5 pts below expected).
- Q3 swung the look battle — New York Liberty built a +4.6 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Minnesota Lynx (38% good looks) and New York Liberty (41% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 4/4 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 32% of New York's attempts came from the rim vs 36% of Minnesota's, with Minnesota leaning on the higher-value zone (36% vs 32%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 32% of New York's attempts came from the rim vs 36% of Minnesota's, with Minnesota leaning on the higher-value zone (36% vs 32%).
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
Minnesota Lynx won by 0.2 pts — SQ edge said NY.
New York Liberty 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 insightMcBride's strongest zone was Above — 50% from Above (5/10) vs. a 36% 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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