This game · 138 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Portland Fire won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 17 points on 8-for-12 (67%), headlined by 5-for-6 in the paint — 4.1 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Toronto Tempo created 6.0 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Portland Fire outperformed expected value by 10.1 points on makes and misses.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Toronto Tempo created a +7.9 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Portland Fire (38% good looks) and Toronto Tempo (32% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 3/4 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 19% of Toronto's attempts came from the rim vs 27% of Portland's, with Portland leaning on the higher-value zone (27% vs 19%).

This is where the shot diets diverged most — 19% of Toronto's attempts came from the rim vs 27% of Portland's, with Portland leaning on the higher-value zone (27% vs 19%).
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
Portland Fire won by 13.8 pts — SQ edge said TOR.
Toronto Tempo got the better looks, but Portland Fire won the full process battle by 13.8 pts.
Process edge blends expected points from shots, finishing, free throws, turnover cost, and second-chance value — not just who found the better offense.
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 insightLeite's strongest zone was Rim — 100% from Rim (2/2) vs. a 57% 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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