This game · 142 FGA|Season model · 357 games · 48,742 shots
Las Vegas Aces won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 36 points on 11-for-18 (61%), headlined by 5-for-7 from short midrange — 7.4 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Indiana Fever created 18.6 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Las Vegas Aces outperformed expected value by 4.3 points on makes and misses.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Indiana Fever created a +11.6 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Indiana Fever got the cleaner diet — 37% rim or corner looks vs 25% for Las Vegas Aces.

bailed out the offense from the midrange — 5/7 from short midrange, a zone most players avoid for good reason.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 33% of Indiana's attempts came from the rim vs 22% of Las Vegas's, with Indiana leaning on the higher-value zone (33% vs 22%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 33% of Indiana's attempts came from the rim vs 22% of Las Vegas's, with Indiana leaning on the higher-value zone (33% vs 22%).
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
Las Vegas Aces won by 3.7 pts — SQ edge said IND.
Indiana Fever got the better looks, but Las Vegas Aces carried the process scorecard.
Las Vegas Aces won the free-throw line by 14 pts. Those stops never show up in expected pts per attempt.
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 insightWilson created in difficult areas and delivered — 71% from S.Mid (5/7) well above the 41% baseline for that zone.
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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