TSRBeta
Saturday, July 18, 2026 · Final

This game · 152 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots

93—101
Portland Fire
POR
Fire
MIN
Lynx
Minnesota Lynx

Minnesota Lynx won on finishing, not shot quality.

Kayla McBride

led the way with 24 points on 9-for-14 (64%), headlined by 5-for-6 at the rim — 6.2 more than expected overall with 71% of attempts from the rim or corner.

  1. Portland Fire created 2.3 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
  2. Minnesota Lynx outperformed expected value by 9.2 points on finishing.
  3. The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Portland Fire created a +3.5 expected-point edge in Q4.

Shot quality

Shot selection edge
+2.3↓ Below avg
-2.3↓ Below avg
Shot making
+2.9↓ Below avg
+9.2
Expected pts per shot
1.09
1.09↑ Season best

Shot diet

Minnesota Lynx (56% good looks) and Portland Fire (55% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

Natasha Howard

carried the offense at the rim — 7/7 in the restricted area.

RimKey zone

This is where the shot diets diverged most — 38% of Portland's attempts came from the rim vs 44% of Minnesota's, with Minnesota leaning on the higher-value zone (44% vs 38%).

POR
38%17/29 · 59% FG
MIN
44%24/33 · 73% FG
5/5 7/7
Paint
POR
9%3/7 · 43% FG
MIN
7%1/5 · 20% FG
1/3 0/2
Corner 3
POR
17%6/13 · 46% FG
MIN
12%3/9 · 33% FG
2/2 2/4
Short mid
POR
12%4/9 · 44% FG
MIN
5%3/4 · 75% FG
1/3 2/3
Long mid
POR
3%0/2 · 0% FG
MIN
12%4/9 · 44% FG
0/1 3/6
Above break
POR
22%7/17 · 41% FG
MIN
20%6/15 · 40% FG
4/6 2/3

Possession context

PORMIN
Transition share22%32%
Second-chance share12%11%
After-steal share5%1%
Half-court expected pts/att1.061.10
Transition expected pts/att1.151.08

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 12.0 pts — SQ edge said POR.

Portland Fire got the better looks, but Minnesota Lynx won the full process battle by 12.0 pts.

Process edge blends expected points from shots, finishing, free throws, turnover cost, and second-chance value — not just who found the better offense.

PORMINEdge

Tracked FGA

Expected pts from shots84.181.8POR
Finishing vs expected+2.9+9.2MIN

ESPN box score

Free throw pts610MIN
Turnovers1110MIN
Offensive rebounds98POR

Process value (pts)

Process total87.499.4MIN
↳ Looks + finishing87.091.0-4.0
↳ Free throws6.010.0-4.0
↳ Turnover cost-15.0-10.0-5.0
↳ Second chance9.48.4+1.0

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

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FGM/A
5/14
FG%
36%
Pts
14
Vs expected
-3.2
C&S
2/4
Late clk
—
Zones

Key insightMiles found the right spots (50% from the rim or corner) but couldn't finish — -3.2 below expected on those looks.

Restricted area
MadeMissCatch & shoot (filled dot)Late clock

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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