This game · 134 FGA|Season model · 357 games · 48,742 shots
Las Vegas Aces won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 23 points on 10-for-15 (67%), headlined by 4-for-4 in the paint — 8.6 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Seattle Storm created 7.5 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Las Vegas Aces outperformed expected value by 13.6 points on makes and misses.
- Q2 swung the look battle — Seattle Storm built a +3.9 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Las Vegas Aces (22% good looks) and Seattle Storm (27% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

bailed out the offense from the midrange — 2/3 from short midrange, a zone most players avoid for good reason.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 25% of Seattle's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 35% of Las Vegas's; Las Vegas tilted here more (35% vs 25%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 25% of Seattle's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 35% of Las Vegas's; Las Vegas tilted here more (35% vs 25%).
Possession context
LV ran more early offense in this game.
Las Vegas Aces got 44% of FGA in transition (0.96 expected pts/att) vs 24% for Seattle Storm (0.99 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
Las Vegas Aces won by 22.6 pts — SQ edge said SEA.
Seattle Storm got the better looks, but Las Vegas Aces won the full process battle by 22.6 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 insightYoung's strongest zone was Paint — 100% from Paint (4/4) vs. a 41% 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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