This game · 135 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Portland Fire won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 15 points on 6-for-6 (100%), headlined by 6-for-6 at the rim — 5.1 more than expected overall with 100% of attempts from the rim or corner, with Teja Oblak close behind (+5.3 on 10 points, 4-for-4 on tough looks).
- Atlanta Dream created 18.4 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Portland Fire outperformed expected value by 19.9 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Atlanta Dream built a +11.5 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Atlanta Dream got the cleaner diet — 59% rim or corner looks vs 48% for Portland Fire.

carried the offense at the rim — 6/6 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Portland's attempts came from the rim vs 51% of Atlanta's, with Atlanta leaning on the higher-value zone (51% vs 40%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Portland's attempts came from the rim vs 51% of Atlanta's, with Atlanta leaning on the higher-value zone (51% vs 40%).
Possession context
ATL ran more early offense in this game.
Atlanta Dream got 32% of FGA in transition (1.11 expected pts/att) vs 20% for Portland Fire (1.11 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
Portland Fire won by 2.5 pts — SQ edge said ATL.
Atlanta Dream won the turnover battle by 5 (17 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 insightGray's strongest zone was S.Mid — 50% from S.Mid (1/2) vs. a 39% 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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