This game · 136 FGA|Season model · 357 games · 48,742 shots
Washington Mystics won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 21 points on 9-for-13 (69%), headlined by 6-for-8 at the rim — 4.7 more than expected overall with 62% of attempts from the rim or corner, with Georgia Amoore close behind (+4.4 on 11 points).
- Indiana Fever created 4.1 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Washington Mystics outperformed expected value by 14.0 points on makes and misses.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Indiana Fever created a +3.5 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Washington Mystics got the cleaner diet — 52% rim or corner looks vs 42% for Indiana Fever.

carried the offense at the rim — 6/8 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 45% of Washington's attempts came from the rim vs 35% of Indiana's, with Washington leaning on the higher-value zone (45% vs 35%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 45% of Washington's attempts came from the rim vs 35% of Indiana's, with Washington leaning on the higher-value zone (45% vs 35%).
Possession context
IND ran more early offense in this game.
Indiana Fever got 30% of FGA in transition (1.06 expected pts/att) vs 17% for Washington Mystics (0.95 expected pts/att).
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 6.0 pts — SQ edge said IND.
Indiana Fever won 3 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 insightClark struggled most from Paint — 0/3 against a 39% baseline.
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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