This game · 155 FGA|Season model · 357 games · 48,742 shots
Los Angeles Sparks won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 23 points on 9-for-17 (53%), headlined by 3-for-5 from above the break — 5.3 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher, with Erica Wheeler close behind (+5.0 on 9 points, 3-for-4 on tough looks).
- Seattle Storm created 4.3 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Los Angeles Sparks outperformed expected value by 3.6 points on makes and misses.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Seattle Storm created a +5.5 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Seattle Storm (24% good looks) and Los Angeles Sparks (25% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 5/6 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 37% of Los Angeles's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 23% of Seattle's; Los Angeles tilted here more (37% vs 23%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 37% of Los Angeles's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 23% of Seattle's; Los Angeles tilted here more (37% vs 23%).
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
Los Angeles Sparks won by 2.6 pts — SQ edge said SEA.
Seattle Storm 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 insightMalonga's strongest zone was Rim — 100% from Rim (3/3) vs. a 58% 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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