This game · 136 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Indiana Fever won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 26 points on 7-for-15 (47%), headlined by 4-for-5 from above the break — 3.6 more than expected overall (47% from the rim or corner), with Aliyah Boston close behind (+3.2 on 13 points).
- Chicago Sky created 0.7 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Indiana Fever outperformed expected value by 8.0 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Indiana Fever built a +4.6 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Chicago Sky (54% good looks) and Indiana Fever (46% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 5/5 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 38% of Indiana's attempts came from the rim vs 43% of Chicago's, with Chicago leaning on the higher-value zone (43% vs 38%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 38% of Indiana's attempts came from the rim vs 43% of Chicago's, with Chicago leaning on the higher-value zone (43% vs 38%).
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
Indiana Fever won by 3.0 pts — SQ edge said CHI.
Chicago Sky won 2 of 3 process categories outside the shot log.
Free throws, turnovers, and offensive rebounds come from ESPN box scores — complementary to FGA-only shot quality above.
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 insightCardoso found the right spots (85% from the rim or corner) but couldn't finish — -2.4 below expected on those looks.
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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