Ouch. That is the first time I have read that in a Storm play by play. Two dunks in three days. The game is changing.
The Sparks used a LOT of size against the Storm and it hurt them in the second half.
Storm
Most Effective Shooters
Player | True Shooting Percentage | Effective FG% | Floor Percentage | Points |
| Kimberly Beck | 150% | 150% | 40% | 3 |
| Kelly Santos | 100% | 100% | 43% | 2 |
| Katie Gearlds | 75% | 75% | 34% | 6 |
| Sue Bird | 56% | 50% | 38% | 11 |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 51% | 40% | 43% | 6 |
Yolanda Griffith had strong shooting percentages (75% ts, 100% eFG) but her floor percentage was a miserable 19%. It is nice to see Sue and Katie on this list.
Top Ratings
| Player | Offensive Rating | Individual Rating |
| Kimberly Beck | 112.53 | 151.40 |
| Katie Gearlds | 102.59 | 107.87 |
| Sheryl Swoopes | 94.16 | 87.62 |
| Lauren Jackson | 91.47 | 71.47 |
| Swin Cash | 88.16 | 70.31 |
The bench looked pretty good in their expanded minutes, but man, Ely and Robinson have not been bringing it to the floor of late.
Raw Plus/Minus
Kelly Santos: +4
Katie Gearlds: +2
Kimberly Beck: +1
Shyra Ely: -3
Ashley Robinson: -6
Lauren Jackson: -10
Sue Bird: -10
Sheryl Swoopes: -10
Yolanda Griffith: -11
Swin Cash: -12
Tanisha Wright: -15
Not much to like here.
Most Effective Lineups
Bird-Gearlds-Swoopes-Cash-Jackson: +5
Beck-Gearlds-Ely-Santos-Robinson: +5
Bird-Wright-Swoopes-Jackson-Griffith: +2
Why did we see so few minutes for the effective lineups?
Sparks
Most Effective Shooters
Player | True Shooting Percentage | Effective FG% | Floor Percentage | Points |
| Delisha Milton-Jones | 69% | 63% | 64% | 19 |
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 62% | 63% | 56% | 16 |
| Candace Parker | 59% | 50% | 59% | 22 |
| Kiesha Brown | 51% | 40% | 62% | 6 |
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Lisa Leslie had a horrible night, but the three new starters made the difference.
Top Ratings
| Player | Offensive Rating | Individual Rating |
| Delisha Milton-Jones | 142.19 | 121.73 |
| Kiesha Brown | 133.47 | 109.52 |
| Candace Parker | 127.90 | 111.65 |
| Marie Ferdinand-Harris | 116.71 | 106.50 |
Delisha Milton-Jones looks like she had a great game.
Raw Plus/Minus
Candace Parker: +27
Delisha Milton-Jones: +13
Marie Ferdinand-Harris: +11
Lisa Leslie: +6
Kiesha Brown: +6
Christi Thomas: +5
Temeka Johnson: +4
Rafaella Masciadri: +2
Sidney Spencer: 0
Shannon Bobbitt: -5
Most Effective Lineups
Brown-Ferdinand^Harris-Milton^Jones-Parker-Leslie: +6
Brown-Masciadri-Milton^Jones-Parker-Page: +6
Ferdinand^Harris-Milton^Jones-Parker-Page-Leslie: +5
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