This game · 119 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Washington Mystics won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 17 points on 7-for-12 (58%), headlined by 2-for-3 in the paint — 2.9 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher, with Lucy Olsen close behind (+2.1 on 9 points, 3-for-4 on tough looks).
- Atlanta Dream created 3.7 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Washington Mystics outperformed expected value by 5.4 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Atlanta Dream built a +5.3 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Washington Mystics lived in the midrange (21%) while Atlanta Dream was at 3% — a cleaner profile for Atlanta Dream.

carried the offense at the rim — 4/4 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 16% of Washington's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 47% of Atlanta's; Atlanta tilted here more (47% vs 16%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 16% of Washington's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 47% of Atlanta's; Atlanta tilted here more (47% vs 16%).
Possession context
WAS earned cleaner half-court looks.
Washington Mystics at 0.94 half-court expected pts/att vs Atlanta Dream at 1.09 — set-defense quality separated more than transition volume.
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 11.7 pts — SQ edge said ATL.
Atlanta Dream got the better looks, but Washington Mystics won the full process battle by 11.7 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 insightReese's strongest zone was Rim — 75% from Rim (3/4) vs. a 57% 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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