This game · 133 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Minnesota Lynx won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 23 points on 8-for-15 (53%), headlined by 2-for-2 from short midrange — 5.1 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher, with Nia Coffey close behind (+6.0 on 12 points).
- Las Vegas Aces created 5.3 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Minnesota Lynx outperformed expected value by 13.6 points on finishing.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Las Vegas Aces created a +6.6 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Las Vegas Aces (16% good looks) and Minnesota Lynx (14% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 4/4 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 16% of Minnesota's attempts came from long midrange vs 12% of Las Vegas's; Minnesota settled here more often (16% vs 12%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 16% of Minnesota's attempts came from long midrange vs 12% of Las Vegas's; Minnesota settled here more often (16% vs 12%).
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
Las Vegas Aces won by 5.2 pts
Las Vegas Aces 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 insightWilson created in difficult areas and delivered — 100% from Rim (4/4) well above the 60% baseline for that zone.
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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