This game · 149 FGA|Season model · 357 games · 48,742 shots
Seattle Storm won by getting the better shots.

led the way with 20 points on 9-for-15 (60%), headlined by 3-for-3 from long midrange — 5.3 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Seattle Storm created 7.0 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Both teams finished below expectation — Seattle Storm held up better (5.5 pts below expected).
- Q1 swung the look battle — Toronto Tempo built a +6.9 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Seattle Storm (42% good looks) and Toronto Tempo (44% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 6/8 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Toronto's attempts came from the rim vs 33% of Seattle's, with Toronto leaning on the higher-value zone (40% vs 33%).

This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Toronto's attempts came from the rim vs 33% of Seattle's, with Toronto leaning on the higher-value zone (40% vs 33%).
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
Seattle Storm won by 18.9 pts
Seattle Storm got the better looks, but Toronto Tempo carried the process scorecard.
Toronto Tempo won the free-throw line by 8 pts and the turnover battle by 6. Those stops never show up in expected pts per attempt.
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 insightMalonga found the right spots (53% from the rim or corner) but couldn't finish — -1.5 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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