This game · 153 FGA|Season model · 357 games · 48,742 shots
Dallas Wings won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 19 points on 8-for-13 (62%), headlined by 5-for-5 in the paint — 4.5 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher, with Alysha Clark close behind (+3.9 on 9 points, 3-for-3 on tough looks).
- Los Angeles Sparks created 1.8 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Dallas Wings outperformed expected value by 11.6 points on makes and misses.
- Q2 swung the look battle — Los Angeles Sparks built a +5.9 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Dallas Wings (28% good looks) and Los Angeles Sparks (33% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 4/5 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 31% of Los Angeles's attempts came from the paint vs 19% of Dallas's; Los Angeles tilted here more (31% vs 19%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 31% of Los Angeles's attempts came from the paint vs 19% of Dallas's; Los Angeles tilted here more (31% vs 19%).
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
Dallas Wings won by 8.1 pts — SQ edge said LA.
Los Angeles Sparks got the better looks, but Dallas Wings won the full process battle by 8.1 pts.
Process edge blends expected points from shots, finishing, free throws, turnover cost, and second-chance value — not just who found the better offense.
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 insightBueckers's strongest zone was Paint — 100% from Paint (5/5) vs. a 40% 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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