TSRBeta
Saturday, August 15, 2026 · Final

This game · 133 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots

70—80
Los Angeles Sparks
LA
Sparks
WAS
Mystics
Washington Mystics

Washington Mystics won by getting the better shots.

Sonia Citron

led the way with 21 points on 8-for-14 (57%), headlined by 3-for-4 from above the break — 5.0 more than expected overall (43% from the rim or corner), with Kiki Iriafen close behind (+4.2 on 19 points).

  1. Washington Mystics created 17.1 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
  2. Both teams finished below expectation — Los Angeles Sparks held up better (7.2 pts below expected).
  3. Q2 swung the look battle — Washington Mystics built a +10.2 expected-point edge in that period.

Shot quality

Shot selection edge
-17.1↑ Above avg
+17.1↑ Above avg
Shot making
-7.2↓ Below avg
-9.3↑ Above avg
Expected pts per shot
1.05
1.13↑ Season best

Shot diet

Washington Mystics got the cleaner diet — 67% rim or corner looks vs 38% for Los Angeles Sparks.

Kiki Iriafen

carried the offense at the rim — 8/10 in the restricted area.

RimKey zone

This is where the shot diets diverged most — 31% of Los Angeles's attempts came from the rim vs 57% of Washington's, with Washington leaning on the higher-value zone (57% vs 31%).

LA
31%12/19 · 63% FG
WAS
57%28/41 · 68% FG
2/2 8/10
Paint
LA
13%3/8 · 38% FG
WAS
3%0/2 · 0% FG
2/4 0/2
Corner 3
LA
7%1/4 · 25% FG
WAS
10%1/7 · 14% FG
0/2 0/2
Short mid
LA
10%0/6 · 0% FG
WAS
10%1/7 · 14% FG
0/3 0/2
Long mid
LA
5%0/3 · 0% FG
WAS
1%1/1 · 100% FG
0/1 1/1
Above break
LA
34%8/21 · 38% FG
WAS
19%3/14 · 21% FG
2/2 3/4

Possession context

LAWAS
Transition share25%22%
Second-chance share7%15%
After-steal share11%11%
Half-court expected pts/att1.071.15
Transition expected pts/att1.081.12

Inferred from ESPN play-by-play — transition, steals, and offensive rebounds before each FGA. Not official possession tracking.

Process scorecard

Full process edge

Washington Mystics won by 26.4 pts

Washington Mystics 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.

LAWASEdge

Tracked FGA

Expected pts from shots64.281.3WAS
Finishing vs expected-7.2-9.3LA

ESPN box score

Free throw pts138LA
Turnovers1412WAS
Offensive rebounds311WAS

Process value (pts)

Process total58.184.5WAS
↳ Looks + finishing57.072.0-15.0
↳ Free throws13.08.0+5.0
↳ Turnover cost-15.0-7.0-8.0
↳ Second chance3.111.5-8.4

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

Select a player · click a zone to highlight

FGM/A
8/14
FG%
57%
Pts
21
Vs expected
+5.0
C&S
4/5
Late clk
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Zones

Key insightCitron's strongest zone was Above — 75% from Above (3/4) vs. a 40% expectation.

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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