1997 WNBA Season

112 regular-season games · 4 playoff teams

Final

Champion

New York Liberty

1st Title

Runner-Up

Phoenix Mercury

1st Appearance

Biggest Overachiever

Houston Comets

1.69 wins above expected

18 wins · 16.31 expected wins

Biggest Disappointment

Utah Starzz

3.66 wins below expected

7 wins · 10.66 expected wins

Final Standings

Final regular season records. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins - positive values indicate the team overachieved, negative values mean they underperformed.

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	PPG	OPP	DIFF	SimW	vsSim
1	Houston Comets League	18	10	.643	-	71.9	65.5	+6.3	16.31	+1.69
2	New York Liberty Playoffs	17	11	.607	1	68.4	65.9	+2.5	16.17	+0.83
3	Charlotte Sting Playoffs	15	13	.536	3	67.3	66.0	+1.3	14.37	+0.63
4	Cleveland Rockers	15	13	.536	3	70.2	68.4	+1.8	13.85	+1.15

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	PPG	OPP	DIFF	SimW	vsSim
1	Phoenix Mercury League	16	12	.571	-	69.2	65.4	+3.9	15.03	+0.97
2	Los Angeles Sparks	14	14	.500	2	74.3	72.5	+1.9	13.81	+0.19
3	Sacramento Monarchs	10	18	.357	6	68.6	75.8	-7.1	11.79	-1.79
4	Utah Starzz	7	21	.250	9	64.6	75.1	-10.5	10.66	-3.66

Playoff Bracket

Eastern Conference

Conference Semifinals

Houston Comets 1

Charlotte Sting 0

1 games · Aug 28–Aug 28

Conference Final

Houston Comets 1

New York Liberty 0

1 games · Aug 30–Aug 30

Western Conference

WNBA Finals

New York Liberty 1

Phoenix Mercury 0

1 games · Aug 28–Aug 28

Season Summary

Every team's regular season finish compared against the simulated win totals. Click on any column header to sort. Luck is the team's actual total minus the simulation's mean. Positive values indicate the team outperformed the expected total; negative values indicate the team was unluckier than expected. Percentile represents where their actual result fell in the simulated distribution.

Team	Conference	Elo	Actual	Avg. Wins	Luck	Percentile	Min	5th	Q1	Median	Q3	95th	Max
Houston Comets	Eastern	1589	18	16.31	+1.69	81.00%	5	12	15	16	18	20	26
Phoenix Mercury	Western	1549	16	15.03	+0.97	71.93%	4	11	13	15	17	19	25
Cleveland Rockers	Eastern	1532	15	13.85	+1.15	74.29%	3	10	12	14	16	18	24
Los Angeles Sparks	Western	1526	14	13.81	+0.19	60.89%	3	10	12	14	16	18	25
New York Liberty	Eastern	1516	17	16.17	+0.83	70.08%	5	12	15	16	18	20	27
Charlotte Sting	Eastern	1514	15	14.37	+0.63	67.14%	2	10	13	14	16	19	26
Sacramento Monarchs	Western	1418	10	11.79	-1.79	30.21%	2	8	10	12	13	16	23
Utah Starzz	Western	1356	7	10.66	-3.66	9.69%	2	7	9	11	12	15	22

Head-to-Head

Cells show each team's record against each opponent with the expected wins from the simulation below Gold-tinted cells indicate the team beat the model's expectations by more than a half-win while navy-tinted cells indicate they fell short by more than a half-win. The first table covers within-division games while the second covers games against teams outside the division.

Beat expectations Fell short Within expectations

Within Eastern

Team	Sting	Rockers	Comets	Liberty
Charlotte Sting	—	2-2 (2.1 exp.)	1-3 (1.6 exp.)	2-2 (1.6 exp.)
Cleveland Rockers	2-2 (1.9 exp.)	—	2-2 (1.8 exp.)	1-3 (1.8 exp.)
Houston Comets	3-1 (2.4 exp.)	2-2 (2.2 exp.)	—	1-3 (2.1 exp.)
New York Liberty	2-2 (2.4 exp.)	3-1 (2.2 exp.)	3-1 (1.9 exp.)	—

Eastern vs. Outside Teams

Team	Sparks	Mercury	Monarchs	Starzz
Charlotte Sting	3-1 (2.0 exp.)	2-2 (1.9 exp.)	2-2 (2.4 exp.)	3-1 (2.6 exp.)
Cleveland Rockers	2-2 (1.9 exp.)	2-2 (1.9 exp.)	2-2 (2.2 exp.)	4-0 (2.3 exp.)
Houston Comets	3-1 (2.3 exp.)	3-1 (2.1 exp.)	3-1 (2.5 exp.)	3-1 (2.7 exp.)
New York Liberty	2-2 (2.2 exp.)	2-2 (2.2 exp.)	3-1 (2.5 exp.)	2-2 (2.8 exp.)

Within Western

Team	Sparks	Mercury	Monarchs	Starzz
Los Angeles Sparks	—	2-2 (1.8 exp.)	3-1 (2.2 exp.)	3-1 (2.4 exp.)
Phoenix Mercury	2-2 (2.2 exp.)	—	4-0 (2.5 exp.)	3-1 (2.5 exp.)
Sacramento Monarchs	1-3 (1.8 exp.)	0-4 (1.5 exp.)	—	3-1 (2.1 exp.)
Utah Starzz	1-3 (1.6 exp.)	1-3 (1.5 exp.)	1-3 (1.9 exp.)	—

Western vs. Outside Teams

Team	Sting	Rockers	Comets	Liberty
Los Angeles Sparks	1-3 (2.0 exp.)	2-2 (2.1 exp.)	1-3 (1.7 exp.)	2-2 (1.8 exp.)
Phoenix Mercury	2-2 (2.1 exp.)	2-2 (2.1 exp.)	1-3 (1.9 exp.)	2-2 (1.8 exp.)
Sacramento Monarchs	2-2 (1.6 exp.)	2-2 (1.8 exp.)	1-3 (1.5 exp.)	1-3 (1.5 exp.)
Utah Starzz	1-3 (1.4 exp.)	0-4 (1.7 exp.)	1-3 (1.3 exp.)	2-2 (1.2 exp.)

Scoreline Distribution

Cells represent the percentage of games that ended with a team's points in the row and its opponent's points in the column. Cells below the diagonal are wins (gold), and cells above are losses (blue). Totals along the edges show the marginal percentages for that row or column.

Win Loss Same range

View:

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	1.34%	0.89%	0.45%	—	2.68%
50–59	—	1.79%	5.80%	7.59%	0.89%	—	16.07%
60–69	1.34%	5.80%	5.36%	14.73%	3.12%	0.89%	31.25%
70–79	0.89%	7.59%	14.73%	9.82%	3.12%	0.45%	36.61%
80–89	0.45%	0.89%	3.12%	3.12%	2.68%	0.45%	10.71%
90+	—	—	0.89%	0.45%	0.45%	0.89%	2.68%
Total	2.68%	16.07%	31.25%	36.61%	10.71%	2.68%	100%

Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	69.31	69.31	+0.00
SD	10.58	10.58	14.34
CV	0.15	0.15	—
Max	102	102	+32
Min	43	43	-32

Games Played: 112

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	7.14%	—	3.57%	—	10.71%
50–59	—	—	—	10.71%	—	—	10.71%
60–69	3.57%	7.14%	10.71%	14.29%	—	—	35.71%
70–79	3.57%	7.14%	10.71%	10.71%	—	—	32.14%
80–89	—	—	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	10.71%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	7.14%	14.29%	35.71%	39.29%	3.57%	—	100%

Charlotte Sting — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	67.32	66.04	+1.29
SD	10.46	10.15	16.19
CV	0.16	0.15	—
Max	87	81	+29
Min	47	43	-32

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	3.57%	3.57%	—	—	7.14%
50–59	—	—	7.14%	7.14%	—	—	14.29%
60–69	3.57%	—	3.57%	10.71%	—	—	17.86%
70–79	—	7.14%	21.43%	10.71%	3.57%	—	42.86%
80–89	3.57%	—	—	3.57%	7.14%	—	14.29%
90+	—	—	3.57%	—	—	—	3.57%
Total	7.14%	7.14%	39.29%	35.71%	10.71%	—	100%

Cleveland Rockers — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	70.18	68.39	+1.79
SD	12.24	9.77	15.20
CV	0.17	0.14	—
Max	95	87	+32
Min	43	47	-29

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	—	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	10.71%
60–69	—	—	7.14%	10.71%	—	—	17.86%
70–79	—	25.00%	17.86%	10.71%	3.57%	—	57.14%
80–89	—	3.57%	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	14.29%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	28.57%	39.29%	28.57%	3.57%	—	100%

Houston Comets — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	71.86	65.54	+6.32
SD	8.65	7.73	13.33
CV	0.12	0.12	—
Max	89	80	+28
Min	52	55	-25

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	3.57%	7.14%	—	3.57%	—	14.29%
60–69	—	3.57%	—	14.29%	—	—	17.86%
70–79	—	7.14%	14.29%	14.29%	3.57%	—	39.29%
80–89	—	—	3.57%	3.57%	10.71%	3.57%	21.43%
90+	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%	7.14%
Total	—	14.29%	28.57%	32.14%	17.86%	7.14%	100%

Los Angeles Sparks — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	74.32	72.46	+1.86
SD	11.54	12.10	12.65
CV	0.16	0.17	—
Max	102	102	+25
Min	56	50	-24

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	—	7.14%	3.57%	—	—	10.71%
60–69	3.57%	21.43%	10.71%	7.14%	3.57%	—	46.43%
70–79	—	3.57%	14.29%	14.29%	3.57%	—	35.71%
80–89	—	3.57%	—	3.57%	—	—	7.14%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	3.57%	28.57%	32.14%	28.57%	7.14%	—	100%

New York Liberty — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	68.39	65.86	+2.54
SD	8.08	9.51	11.64
CV	0.12	0.14	—
Max	80	87	+26
Min	50	48	-19

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	7.14%	3.57%	7.14%	—	—	17.86%
60–69	—	10.71%	10.71%	14.29%	—	—	35.71%
70–79	3.57%	10.71%	14.29%	3.57%	3.57%	—	35.71%
80–89	—	—	7.14%	—	3.57%	—	10.71%
90+	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	3.57%	28.57%	35.71%	25.00%	7.14%	—	100%

Phoenix Mercury — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	69.21	65.36	+3.86
SD	8.59	10.31	13.29
CV	0.12	0.16	—
Max	84	86	+32
Min	51	46	-20

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
50–59	—	—	7.14%	7.14%	—	—	14.29%
60–69	—	3.57%	—	17.86%	21.43%	—	42.86%
70–79	—	—	17.86%	7.14%	7.14%	—	32.14%
80–89	—	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%
90+	—	—	—	3.57%	—	3.57%	7.14%
Total	—	3.57%	25.00%	39.29%	28.57%	3.57%	100%

Sacramento Monarchs — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	68.61	75.75	-7.14
SD	10.97	9.69	13.21
CV	0.16	0.13	—
Max	93	102	+15
Min	51	58	-28

Games Played: 28

↓ Scored \| Allowed →	<50	50–59	60–69	70–79	80–89	90+	Total
<50	—	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%
50–59	—	3.57%	7.14%	21.43%	3.57%	—	35.71%
60–69	—	—	—	28.57%	—	7.14%	35.71%
70–79	—	—	7.14%	7.14%	—	3.57%	17.86%
80–89	—	—	—	3.57%	—	—	3.57%
90+	—	—	—	—	3.57%	—	3.57%
Total	—	3.57%	14.29%	64.29%	7.14%	10.71%	100%

Utah Starzz — Summary Statistics

	Scored	Allowed	Difference
Mean	64.61	75.11	-10.50
SD	11.62	9.21	11.89
CV	0.18	0.12	—
Max	102	95	+13
Min	46	51	-32

Games Played: 28

Wins vs. Points Scored, Allowed, and Differential

Wins plotted against points scored, allowed, and differential. Use the buttons to switch views; hover a team for exact values. The table gives each fit's R² and slope (the change in wins per 10 points).

Fit Metrics

	R²	Slope
Scored	0.31	+7.0
Allowed	0.81	-7.5
Differential	0.96	+6.3

Home-Field Advantage Edge

A measure of how well each team has taken advantage of home-field advantage during the season. For each team, sum the win probabilities for home games and compare against the team's actual performance at home. Repeat for games on the road. Positive values indicate the team has played comparatively better at home than on the road. Negative values indicate the team is not utilizing home field advantage.

Top Overachievers & Disappointments

The teams that deviated the most from the simulated results.

Top Overachievers

#	Team	Actual	Sim	Luck
1	Houston Comets	18	16.31	+1.69
2	Cleveland Rockers	15	13.85	+1.15
3	Phoenix Mercury	16	15.03	+0.97
4	New York Liberty	17	16.17	+0.83
5	Charlotte Sting	15	14.37	+0.63

Biggest Disappointments

#	Team	Actual	Sim	Luck
1	Utah Starzz	7	10.66	-3.66
2	Sacramento Monarchs	10	11.79	-1.79
3	Los Angeles Sparks	14	13.81	+0.19
4	Charlotte Sting	15	14.37	+0.63
5	New York Liberty	17	16.17	+0.83

Top Streaks

The most unlikely streaks achieved by teams throughout the season according to the model's probabilities. Calculated by using the pregame win/loss probabilities for all the games in each team's streak.

Most Unlikely Winning Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Cleveland Rockers	8	Jul 17 – Aug 2	1 in 375
2	New York Liberty	7	Jun 21 – Jul 5	1 in 234
3	Charlotte Sting	4	Jul 26 – Aug 3	1 in 19
4	Sacramento Monarchs	4	Aug 6 – Aug 12	1 in 18
5	Houston Comets	5	Aug 5 – Aug 12	1 in 12

Most Unlikely Losing Streaks

#	Team	Games	Dates	Probability
1	Phoenix Mercury	6	Jul 22 – Aug 2	1 in 126
2	Sacramento Monarchs	9	Jul 16 – Aug 4	1 in 73
3	Cleveland Rockers	4	Jun 28 – Jul 6	1 in 15
4	New York Liberty	4	Aug 17 – Aug 23	1 in 13
5	Utah Starzz	6	Aug 6 – Aug 17	1 in 10

Finish Position Heatmaps

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team finished in a given position in the simulation.

Team	1	2	3	4
Houston Comets	38.88%	29.52%	19.99%	11.62%
New York Liberty	36.09%	30.01%	21.11%	12.78%
Charlotte Sting	14.25%	21.97%	30.21%	33.57%
Cleveland Rockers	10.78%	18.50%	28.69%	42.03%

Team	1	2	3	4
Phoenix Mercury	53.72%	28.38%	12.97%	4.93%
Los Angeles Sparks	30.76%	36.11%	22.31%	10.82%
Sacramento Monarchs	10.50%	21.79%	35.91%	31.81%
Utah Starzz	5.03%	13.72%	28.81%	52.44%

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Houston Comets	30.01%	21.93%	16.32%	12.48%	8.88%	5.78%	3.27%	1.32%
New York Liberty	27.75%	21.91%	16.80%	12.58%	9.54%	6.49%	3.56%	1.37%
Phoenix Mercury	15.22%	16.80%	16.99%	15.82%	13.36%	10.81%	7.34%	3.67%
Charlotte Sting	10.22%	13.25%	15.14%	15.95%	15.44%	13.78%	10.35%	5.87%
Cleveland Rockers	7.49%	10.73%	13.23%	15.05%	16.04%	15.88%	13.26%	8.32%
Los Angeles Sparks	7.23%	10.66%	13.07%	14.85%	16.27%	15.96%	13.59%	8.36%
Sacramento Monarchs	1.51%	3.26%	5.65%	8.38%	12.34%	17.67%	24.87%	26.33%
Utah Starzz	0.56%	1.46%	2.80%	4.88%	8.14%	13.63%	23.76%	44.76%

Win Totals in Context

How each team's actual results compared to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Click a division name in the legend to toggle it on or off.

Playoff Seed Probabilities

Cells represent the percentage of the time a team earned a given playoff seed in the simulation. Teams are sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed. Teams that missed the playoffs more often sit toward the bottom.

Team	1 Seed	2 Seed	3 Seed	4 Seed	Missed Playoffs
Houston Comets	30.01%	21.93%	16.32%	12.48%	19.25%
New York Liberty	27.75%	21.91%	16.80%	12.58%	20.95%
Phoenix Mercury	15.22%	16.80%	16.99%	15.82%	35.17%
Charlotte Sting	10.22%	13.25%	15.14%	15.95%	45.44%
Cleveland Rockers	7.49%	10.73%	13.23%	15.05%	53.50%
Los Angeles Sparks	7.23%	10.66%	13.07%	14.85%	54.18%
Sacramento Monarchs	1.51%	3.26%	5.65%	8.38%	81.20%
Utah Starzz	0.56%	1.46%	2.80%	4.88%	90.30%

Edges & Scoring

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Home Edge: Percentage of games won by the home team - percentage of games won by the away team
No Edge: under 2% · Slight Edge: 2% to 6% · Clear Edge: 6% to 10% · Fortress: 10% and up.
Elo Value: Number of Elo rating points that 1 point is worth. A team this many Elo ratings points better than another would be expected to defeat their opponent by 1 point at a neutral location.
Scoring Tilt: Average home points - average away points per game. The gold line represents the expected home points edge according to the scoring value of a point of Elo and the number of Elo rating points home advantage is worth.
Road-Tilted: under -3.2 · Lean Road: -3.2 to 0 · Lean Home: 0 to 3.2 · Home-Tilted: 3.2 and up.

Home Edge

HomeAway

+25.00%

Fortress

62.50%37.50%

Elo Value

Home Edge: 88.74 Elo pts.

21 Elo

0.048 points per Elo point

060

Scoring Tilt

Expected

+4.36 points

Home-Tilted

-8+4.27+8

Title Race

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Title-Race Openness: Effective number of preseason title contenders. Calculated by taking 1 divided by the sum of squared preseason title odds. Higher numbers indicate more parity in the league while 1 indicates that the preseason favorite is a near-lock.
Front-Runner: under 2 · Few Contenders: 2 to 4 · Open Race: 4 to 8 · Wide Open: 8 and up.
Champion Preseason Odds: Preseason probability that the eventual champion would win the title based on the simulated results. Location of the dot marks their rank across all teams, ranging from longshot to favorite.
Preseason Favorite: 1st · Among the Favorites: 2nd · Middle of the Pack: 3rd to 4th · Longshot: 5th or lower.
Title Run Odds: Given that actual playoff bracket, the probability that the champion would win the exact series/games they faced in reality. The gold line represents their odds of winning if every series/game was a toss-up.
Long Shot: under 25% · Tough Road: 25% to 50% · Favored: 50% to 100% · Heavy Favorite: 100% and up.

Title-Race Openness

5.2

Open Race

1248

Champion Preseason Odds

19%

New York Liberty, 2nd of 8

LongshotFavorite

Title Run Odds

Coin-flip

58.2%

Favored

050.00%100%

Simulation-Based Surprises

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Luck Spread: Average standard deviation of the difference between each team's actual wins total and their simulated average wins total. The gold line is the standard deviation the model expected from random chance alone.
Subdued: under 2 · As Expected: 2 to 2.75 · Elevated: 2.75 to 3.75 · High Variance: 3.75 and up.
Average Finish Error: Average gap in the rank of the final standings between where each team finished in the standings and where the model projected them to finish.
Pinpoint: under 1.34 · Close: 1.34 to 1.81 · Off Target: 1.81 to 2.36 · Well Off Target: 2.36 and up.
Biggest Overachiever: The team whose record finished in the highest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the top team in a league of 8 teams typically lands.
Biggest Underachiever: The team whose record finished in the lowest percentile within its own simulated range of outcomes. The gold line indicates where the bottom team in a league of 8 teams typically lands.
Season Outliers: Number of teams that finished either above the 95th percentile or below the 5th percentile. Even with a well-calibrated model, 10% of teams are expected to land in the extremes of their distributions.
Minimal Outliers: under 0.4 · As Expected: 0.4 to 0.96 · Several Outliers: 0.96 to 1.76 · Many Outliers: 1.76 and up.
Unexpected Playoff Teams: Number of teams that actually made the playoffs but were not in the model's projected field.The gold line represents how many playoff teams the simulation missed on average.
Fewer Than Expected: under 0.91 · As Expected: 0.91 to 1.51 · More Than Expected: 1.51 to 2.42 · Far More Than Expected: 2.42 and up.

Luck Spread

Expected

1.69 wins

Subdued

02.506

Average Finish Error

Expected

0.12

Pinpoint

01.584

Biggest Overachiever

Expected 93.75%

81.00%

Houston Comets

50100

Biggest Underachiever

Expected

9.69%

Utah Starzz

06.25%50

Season Outliers

Expected

0 of 8

Minimal Outliers

00.88

Unexpected Playoff Teams

Expected

0 of 4

Fewer Than Expected

01.24

Parity

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Gini Index: Measures how evenly wins were distributed across the league. Lower scores indicate there was less variability across the actual wins totals .Higher scores are an indication of more imbalance in the league with a few unusually strong or unusually weak teams.
Highly Balanced: under 0.08 · Balanced: 0.08 to 0.15 · Top-Heavy: 0.15 to 0.24 · Concentrated: 0.24 and up.
Noll-Scully: Measures how more times spread out the final standings were in reality compared to standings that were generated by flipping a coin for each game. The gold line at 1 indicates as much variability in the standings as s coin flip. Above it, talent gaps in team composition stretched the standings more than the variability produced by luck alone. Below it, the league was more competitive than coin flips alone would yield.
Compressed: under 0.9 · Coin-Flip Spread: 0.9 to 1.15 · Moderate Separation: 1.15 to 1.45 · Stratified: 1.45 and up.
Interquartile Edge: The probability that the team in the 75th percentile of the league's Elo ratings would defeat the team in the 25th percentile at a neutral site. The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league.
Even: under 58% · Competitive: 58% to 65% · Tilted: 65% to 73% · Lopsided: 73% and up.
Best vs. Worst: The probability that the team with the highest Elo rating would defeat the team with the lowest Elo rating at a neutral site.The higher the probability, the larger the gap between the top teams and bottom teams in the league. The gold line represents how high this probability is expected to be in a league of this size. A blue dot to the right indicates an unusually dominant team or an unusually weak team.
Tight: under 65% · Clear Edge: 65% to 78% · Lopsided: 78% to 88% · No Contest: 88% and up.
Close Games: Actual percentage of games decided by 3 run/points or fewer. The gold line indicates the proportion of close games you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Mostly Decisive: under 25% · Some Drama: 25% to 38% · Often Close: 38% to 50% · Nail-Biters: 50% and up.
Blowouts: Actual percentage of games decided by 15 runs/points or more. The gold line indicates the proportion of blowouts you would expect after considering the Elo ratings of the involved teams and the scoring value of a single Elo point.
Rare: under 10% · Occasional: 10% to 20% · Frequent: 20% to 30% · Routine: 30% and up.

Gini Index

0.13

Balanced

00.080.150.240.5

Noll-Scully

Coin-flip

0.75

Compressed

01.003

Interquartile Edge

57%

Even

50%58%65%73%100%

Best vs. Worst

Baseline

79%

Lopsided

50%79%100%

Close Games

Expected

12%

Mostly Decisive

0%16%100%

Blowouts

Expected

36%

Routine

0%31%100%

Predictability

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Brier Score: How close the pregame win probabilities aligned with the actual game result, averaged over the entire season. Picks that were both confident and correct are rewarded the most, while incorrect predictions and/or uncertain predictions are penalized more. Lower scores are better. 0 indicates every game was perfectly predicted with maximum confidence. For sports with where wins and losses are the only outcomes, Brier scores less than 0.25 indicate the model did better than random predictions. For sports where ties are possible, 0.67 is the cutoff for which the Brier score must be lower to beat random predictions. The lower the Brier score, the easier and more accurately the games were to predict.
Highly Predictable: under 0.18 · Predictable: 0.18 to 0.22 · Hard to Predict: 0.22 to 0.25 · Coin-Flip: 0.25 and up.
Matchup Imbalance: How lopsided the matchups were on paper, calculated by averaging the difference in the win probabilities divided by the sum of the win probabilities. Lower scores indicate more parity in the league. 0 indicates that every game was a 50-50 toss-up between evenly matched teams. 1 means every game pitted a heavy favorite against a huge underdog.
Evenly Matched: under 0.12 · Slight Separation: 0.12 to 0.22 · Wide Gaps: 0.22 to 0.34 · Lopsided: 0.34 and up.
Strangeness: How extreme the actual final standings were compared to what the model expected. A value of 0 would indicate that the simulated results perfectly matched the actual standings. A score of 1 indicates that the actual results were scattered around the projections by exactly the variance the model predicted. (i.e. The projections missed the actual standings by 1 standard deviation on average. Scores larger than 1 mean the season was wilder to forecast with more overperforming and underperforming teams than expected. Scores less than 1 indicate the season was more predictable.
Tighter Than Modeled: under 0.85 · As Expected: 0.85 to 1.15 · Volatile: 1.15 to 1.5 · Chaotic: 1.5 and up.
Repeatability: How closely the order of the final standings aligned with the ranked preseason Elo ratings as calculated by the Spearman rank correlation. Larger values indicate that the preseason Elo ratings were a strong predictor of the team's final rank in the standings while values near 0 mean.
Reshuffled: under 0.3 · Weak Alignment: 0.3 to 0.6 · Strong Alignment: 0.6 to 0.85 · Closely Aligned: 0.85 and up.
Upset Rate: The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality. The gold line measures how often the model expected the underdog to win when considering the outcome probabilities. A blue dot to the right of the gold line means upsets were more prevalent than left. A dot to the left indicates that favorites won more often than expected.
Chalk Held: under 30% · As Expected: 30% to 40% · Upset-Prone: 40% to 46% · Bedlam: 46% and up.
Clear Favorite Upset Rate: The percentage of the time the underdog won the game in reality, but only including games with a clear favorite, one at least 60% likely to win once a draw is set aside. This metrics ignores games that could be considered toss-ups. The gold line is how often the model expected these heavy favorites to lose. A dot to the right means the big favorites were upset more than expected; to the left means they took care of business.
Favorites Held: under 22% · As Expected: 22% to 32% · Shaky Favorites: 32% to 42% · Bedlam: 42% and up.

Brier Score

Expected

0.23

Hard to Predict

00.221

Matchup Imbalance

0.28

Wide Gaps

00.120.220.340.5

Strangeness

Expected

0.47

Tighter Than Modeled

01.002

Repeatability

N/A

No prior ratings

00.30.60.851

Upset Rate

Expected

37%

As Expected

0%36%50%

Clear Favorite Upset Rate

Expected

29%

As Expected

0%32%50%

Calibration

How these are measured

The navy dot is the actual value, the gold line and key are the model's reference where one applies, and the slate ticks are the cutoffs between read labels listed under each metric.

Probability calibration: An all-in-one chi-square test of the model's probabilities. Games are sorted into bins according to how confident the model was. Within each bin, the predicted number of wins, losses, and ties are compared against the actual counts. The p-value of this test is plotted below. Values above 0.05 indicate that the model's probabilities are well-calibrated for the season.
Clear Misfit: under 0.01 · Misfit: 0.01 to 0.05 · Borderline: 0.05 to 0.1 · Well Calibrated: 0.1 and up.
Calibration slope: Checks whether the spread of the model's probabilities is correct. Each probability is turned into their log-odds. A line is fit that predicts the actual results from the log-odds. The slope of this line is the calibration slope.A slope of 1.00 is perfect, indicating that the model's confidence matches the actual outcomes of the games. Slopes less than 1.00 indicate overconfidence. The model assigned higher probabilities to the favorites than was appropriate given the matchup, causing more losses by favored teams. Slopes greater than 1.00 indicate under-confidence. The model is more uncertain about too many results, assigning them lower probabilities when in reality the favorites should have had higher probabilities.
Overconfident: under 0.85 · Calibrated: 0.85 to 1.15 · Underconfident: 1.15 and up.
Calibration error (ECE): Calibration error (ECE) checks whether the model's probabilities mean what they say. ECE is calculated as the average weighted gap between the model's stated chances and how often the predicted outcome actually occurred. The smaller the ECE, the more confident we are about the model's probabilities. The gold line represents the noise ceiling, which is the amount of error that luck can produce on its own even if the probabilities are perfectly calibrated. Values below the noise ceiling indicate that the model's error is no larger than chance alone would produce. Values above the noice ceiling point to a genuine calibration issue since the error is larger than luck could explain.
Well Within Noise: under 0.07 · Within Noise: 0.07 to 0.13 · Above Noise: 0.13 to 0.26 · Well Above Noise: 0.26 and up.

Probability calibration

0.84

Well Calibrated

0.010.050.11

Calibration slope

Ideal

0.88

Calibrated

0.51.001.5

Calibration error (ECE)

Noise ceiling

0.104

Within Noise

00.1300.3

Season Trends

How each metric evolved across the season - Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability - day by day. Select a division to see all five charts for its teams.

Elo Through the Playoffs

How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces each team's game-by-game Elo rating through their playoff run. Net Elo Change summarizes the difference in Elo rating between the beginning and end of the playoffs for each team.

Stochastic Playoff Outcomes

How we would have expected the postseason to play out at the beginning of the season according to the simulation. The table summarizes each team's chances of advancing to each round. Individual matchup heat maps for each round are displayed using the subsequent buttons. The top percentage in each cell represents each team's winning percentage against the corresponding opponent. The bottom percentage represents how often that specific matchup occurred during that round in the simulation.

Team	Made Playoffs	Advanced to Finals	Won Finals
Houston Comets	80.75%	51.04%	30.78%
New York Liberty	79.05%	40.32%	19.12%
Phoenix Mercury	64.83%	33.70%	17.26%
Charlotte Sting	54.56%	24.62%	10.94%
Cleveland Rockers	46.50%	21.89%	10.22%
Los Angeles Sparks	45.82%	21.01%	9.59%
Sacramento Monarchs	18.80%	5.32%	1.60%
Utah Starzz	9.70%	2.10%	0.49%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah Starzz
Charlotte Sting		47.9%6.46%	36.2%14.08%	49.5%6.38%	46.0%14.00%	43.4%10.22%	67.3%2.30%	76.3%1.12%
Cleveland Rockers	52.1%6.46%		38.0%12.05%	50.6%5.13%	47.2%11.87%	46.5%8.34%	69.1%1.78%	74.8%0.87%
Houston Comets	63.8%14.08%	62.0%12.05%		63.4%12.02%	60.3%18.23%	58.8%16.77%	78.3%4.96%	84.4%2.63%
Los Angeles Sparks	50.5%6.38%	49.4%5.13%	36.6%12.02%		46.6%11.39%	45.4%8.46%	67.6%1.64%	74.5%0.80%
New York Liberty	54.0%14.00%	52.8%11.87%	39.7%18.23%	53.4%11.39%		48.4%16.35%	70.4%4.71%	77.1%2.49%
Phoenix Mercury	56.6%10.22%	53.5%8.34%	41.2%16.77%	54.6%8.46%	51.6%16.35%		72.4%3.16%	78.7%1.53%
Sacramento Monarchs	32.7%2.30%	30.9%1.78%	21.7%4.96%	32.4%1.64%	29.6%4.71%	27.6%3.16%		57.7%0.25%
Utah Starzz	23.7%1.12%	25.2%0.87%	15.6%2.63%	25.5%0.80%	22.9%2.49%	21.3%1.53%	42.3%0.25%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Charlotte Sting	Cleveland Rockers	Houston Comets	Los Angeles Sparks	New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury	Sacramento Monarchs	Utah Starzz
Charlotte Sting		48.6%2.71%	38.0%8.10%	48.2%2.66%	47.1%5.69%	43.1%4.58%	67.9%0.65%	74.2%0.22%
Cleveland Rockers	51.4%2.71%		40.4%7.11%	51.2%2.36%	47.9%4.94%	45.9%4.02%	67.9%0.56%	78.5%0.20%
Houston Comets	62.0%8.10%	59.6%7.11%		62.0%6.72%	59.5%15.14%	56.3%11.76%	76.2%1.58%	80.8%0.64%
Los Angeles Sparks	51.8%2.66%	48.8%2.36%	38.0%6.72%		48.5%4.76%	45.7%3.80%	64.3%0.51%	70.6%0.20%
New York Liberty	52.9%5.69%	52.1%4.94%	40.5%15.14%	51.5%4.76%		47.1%8.27%	66.9%1.10%	76.8%0.42%
Phoenix Mercury	56.9%4.58%	54.1%4.02%	43.7%11.76%	54.3%3.80%	52.9%8.27%		69.2%0.89%	76.4%0.38%
Sacramento Monarchs	32.1%0.65%	32.1%0.56%	23.8%1.58%	35.7%0.51%	33.1%1.10%	30.8%0.89%		55.6%0.04%
Utah Starzz	25.8%0.22%	21.5%0.20%	19.2%0.64%	29.4%0.20%	23.2%0.42%	23.6%0.38%	44.4%0.04%

Actual Bracket Simulation

Team	Advanced to Finals	Won Finals	Actual Outcome
New York Liberty	58.17%	22.05%	Won Finals
Phoenix Mercury	41.83%	17.87%	Eliminated in Finals

Loser → ↓ Winner	Charlotte Sting	Houston Comets	New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury
Charlotte Sting		28.3%100.00%
Houston Comets	71.7%100.00%
New York Liberty				58.2%100.00%
Phoenix Mercury			41.8%100.00%

Loser → ↓ Winner	Charlotte Sting	Houston Comets	New York Liberty	Phoenix Mercury
Charlotte Sting			38.3%16.50%	33.3%11.80%
Houston Comets			71.5%41.68%	66.7%30.03%
New York Liberty	61.7%16.50%	28.5%41.68%
Phoenix Mercury	66.7%11.80%	33.3%30.03%

Most-Likely Championship Paths

For each playoff team, what was the most likely path they had to the championship across all simulations? Tiles represent the opponent they faced and defeated the most often in each round.

Houston Comets 49.84% chance to win

Semifinals

vs. Charlotte Sting

Matchup

100.00%

Win Prob

71.70%

→

Finals

vs. New York Liberty

Matchup

59.81%

Win Prob

71.54%

New York Liberty 22.05% chance to win

Semifinals

vs. Phoenix Mercury

Matchup

100.00%

Win Prob

58.17%

→

Finals

vs. Houston Comets

Matchup

53.81%

Win Prob

28.46%

Phoenix Mercury 17.87% chance to win

Semifinals

vs. New York Liberty

Matchup

100.00%

Win Prob

41.83%

→

Finals

vs. Houston Comets

Matchup

55.94%

Win Prob

33.30%

Charlotte Sting 10.24% chance to win

Semifinals

vs. Houston Comets

Matchup

100.00%

Win Prob

28.30%

→

Finals

vs. New York Liberty

Matchup

61.64%

Win Prob

38.25%

Regular Season Games

Summary of every regular-season game played this season.

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Date	Opponent	Score	Pre Elo	Opp Elo	Win %	Loss %	Elo Δ	Record
1997-06-22	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 59-76	1500.00	1500.00	37.50%	62.50%	-11.18	0-1
1997-06-25	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 54-74	1488.82	1475.93	39.25%	60.75%	-12.69	0-2
1997-06-26	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 70-78	1476.13	1499.30	34.43%	65.57%	-7.04	0-3
1997-06-29	Cleveland Rockers	W 67-44	1469.09	1479.44	61.09%	38.91%	+13.49	1-3
1997-07-05	Los Angeles Sparks	W 78-66	1482.58	1507.36	59.10%	40.90%	+10.24	2-3
1997-07-07	@ Houston Comets	L 56-74	1492.82	1529.36	32.71%	67.29%	-10.03	2-4
1997-07-09	New York Liberty	W 87-69	1482.79	1559.14	51.78%	48.22%	+14.79	3-4
1997-07-10	@ New York Liberty	L 48-62	1497.58	1544.35	31.43%	68.57%	-8.50	3-5
1997-07-12	Cleveland Rockers	W 72-43	1489.08	1476.07	64.24%	35.76%	+13.92	4-5
1997-07-16	Utah Starzz	W 75-63	1503.00	1423.30	72.50%	27.50%	+6.89	5-5
1997-07-17	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 47-65	1509.89	1443.17	46.84%	53.16%	-14.37	5-6
1997-07-21	Los Angeles Sparks	W 75-64	1495.52	1487.21	63.61%	36.39%	+8.72	6-6
1997-07-23	New York Liberty	L 63-65	1504.24	1569.93	53.31%	46.69%	-5.45	6-7
1997-07-26	@ New York Liberty	W 64-61	1498.79	1575.38	27.85%	72.15%	+9.04	7-7
1997-07-30	Phoenix Mercury	W 68-67	1507.83	1525.74	60.05%	39.95%	+2.89	8-7
1997-08-01	Sacramento Monarchs	W 85-61	1510.72	1412.18	74.61%	25.39%	+8.99	9-7
1997-08-03	@ Los Angeles Sparks	W 77-70	1519.71	1486.84	42.03%	57.97%	+11.09	10-7
1997-08-04	@ Utah Starzz	L 70-73	1530.80	1407.24	54.99%	45.01%	-6.89	10-8
1997-08-06	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 64-77	1523.91	1387.52	56.81%	43.19%	-14.81	10-9
1997-08-09	Phoenix Mercury	W 79-59	1509.10	1520.81	60.91%	39.09%	+12.64	11-9
1997-08-11	Houston Comets	L 62-72	1521.74	1586.39	53.46%	46.54%	-12.22	11-10
1997-08-14	Sacramento Monarchs	W 68-51	1509.52	1432.41	72.21%	27.79%	+8.28	12-10
1997-08-16	Houston Comets	W 80-71	1517.80	1603.34	50.46%	49.54%	+10.75	13-10
1997-08-17	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 49-81	1528.55	1516.19	39.18%	60.82%	-16.03	13-11
1997-08-19	@ Houston Comets	L 69-77	1512.52	1608.07	25.71%	74.29%	-5.26	13-12
1997-08-21	@ Utah Starzz	W 66-56	1507.26	1372.66	56.56%	43.44%	+9.94	14-12
1997-08-22	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 63-78	1517.20	1533.46	35.33%	64.67%	-9.90	14-13
1997-08-24	Utah Starzz	W 70-52	1507.30	1362.73	79.30%	20.70%	+6.35	15-13
1997-06-21	Houston Comets	L 56-76	1500.00	1500.00	62.50%	37.50%	-20.21	0-1
1997-06-26	Utah Starzz	W 74-63	1479.79	1495.49	60.36%	39.64%	+9.51	1-1
1997-06-28	Phoenix Mercury	L 63-68	1489.30	1500.36	61.00%	39.00%	-9.86	1-2
1997-06-29	@ Charlotte Sting	L 44-67	1479.44	1469.09	38.91%	61.09%	-13.49	1-3
1997-07-03	Los Angeles Sparks	L 62-74	1465.95	1492.62	58.84%	41.16%	-14.74	1-4
1997-07-06	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 67-70	1451.21	1486.50	32.87%	67.13%	-4.12	1-5
1997-07-07	@ Los Angeles Sparks	W 81-70	1447.09	1497.12	31.03%	68.97%	+16.54	2-5
1997-07-10	Sacramento Monarchs	W 77-61	1463.63	1503.51	56.99%	43.01%	+12.44	3-5
1997-07-12	@ Charlotte Sting	L 43-72	1476.07	1489.08	35.76%	64.24%	-13.92	3-6
1997-07-14	New York Liberty	L 57-68	1462.15	1552.86	49.72%	50.28%	-11.92	3-7
1997-07-15	@ New York Liberty	L 59-76	1450.23	1564.78	23.68%	76.32%	-7.06	3-8
1997-07-17	Charlotte Sting	W 65-47	1443.17	1509.89	53.16%	46.84%	+14.36	4-8
1997-07-19	Utah Starzz	W 95-68	1457.53	1409.15	68.77%	31.23%	+11.74	5-8
1997-07-23	@ Los Angeles Sparks	W 89-85	1469.27	1478.48	36.27%	63.73%	+9.21	6-8
1997-07-26	@ Utah Starzz	W 77-66	1478.48	1413.32	46.61%	53.39%	+12.80	7-8
1997-07-28	@ Phoenix Mercury	W 76-64	1491.28	1543.07	30.81%	69.19%	+17.33	8-8
1997-07-29	@ Houston Comets	W 73-64	1508.61	1578.01	28.69%	71.31%	+15.47	9-8
1997-07-31	Phoenix Mercury	W 79-67	1524.08	1522.85	62.67%	37.33%	+9.35	10-8
1997-08-02	Sacramento Monarchs	W 72-51	1533.43	1403.19	77.91%	22.09%	+7.32	11-8
1997-08-05	Houston Comets	L 66-76	1540.75	1566.51	58.97%	41.03%	-13.48	11-9
1997-08-07	Los Angeles Sparks	L 84-87	1527.27	1498.06	66.35%	33.65%	-8.31	11-10
1997-08-11	@ Utah Starzz	W 74-59	1518.96	1393.29	55.29%	44.71%	+12.52	12-10
1997-08-12	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 76-81	1531.48	1423.89	52.71%	47.29%	-8.53	12-11
1997-08-14	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 55-61	1522.95	1517.84	38.19%	61.81%	-6.76	12-12
1997-08-17	Charlotte Sting	W 81-49	1516.19	1528.55	60.82%	39.18%	+16.02	13-12
1997-08-21	@ Houston Comets	W 76-75	1532.21	1613.33	27.33%	72.67%	+5.26	14-12
1997-08-23	New York Liberty	W 72-71	1537.47	1510.62	66.05%	33.95%	+2.45	15-12
1997-08-24	@ New York Liberty	L 72-79	1539.92	1508.16	41.87%	58.13%	-8.01	15-13
1997-06-21	@ Cleveland Rockers	W 76-56	1500.00	1500.00	37.50%	62.50%	+20.21	1-0
1997-06-24	Phoenix Mercury	W 72-55	1520.21	1511.18	63.71%	36.29%	+10.82	2-0
1997-06-26	New York Liberty	L 60-62	1531.03	1529.28	62.74%	37.26%	-6.42	2-1
1997-06-28	@ Utah Starzz	W 76-58	1524.61	1485.98	42.84%	57.16%	+17.54	3-1
1997-06-30	Los Angeles Sparks	W 71-66	1542.15	1497.75	68.27%	31.73%	+5.12	4-1
1997-07-02	@ New York Liberty	L 67-72	1547.27	1542.67	38.12%	61.88%	-6.16	4-2
1997-07-04	New York Liberty	L 58-65	1541.11	1548.83	61.45%	38.55%	-11.75	4-3
1997-07-07	Charlotte Sting	W 74-56	1529.36	1492.82	67.29%	32.71%	+10.03	5-3
1997-07-09	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 64-69	1539.39	1537.32	37.78%	62.22%	-6.11	5-4
1997-07-12	Sacramento Monarchs	W 89-61	1533.28	1491.07	68.00%	32.00%	+12.25	6-4
1997-07-14	Utah Starzz	W 79-56	1545.53	1431.53	76.26%	23.74%	+8.23	7-4
1997-07-16	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 52-77	1553.76	1476.46	48.35%	51.65%	-17.48	7-5
1997-07-18	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 82-60	1536.28	1476.03	45.91%	54.09%	+18.34	8-5
1997-07-22	@ Phoenix Mercury	W 77-69	1554.62	1565.26	36.08%	63.92%	+13.07	9-5
1997-07-25	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 86-76	1567.69	1444.88	54.89%	45.11%	+10.32	10-5
1997-07-29	Cleveland Rockers	L 64-73	1578.01	1508.61	71.31%	28.69%	-15.47	10-6
1997-08-01	@ Los Angeles Sparks	W 81-57	1562.54	1506.19	45.35%	54.65%	+19.36	11-6
1997-08-02	@ Utah Starzz	L 63-74	1581.90	1391.85	64.18%	35.82%	-15.39	11-7
1997-08-05	@ Cleveland Rockers	W 76-66	1566.51	1540.75	41.03%	58.97%	+13.48	12-7
1997-08-07	Phoenix Mercury	W 74-70	1579.99	1525.21	69.55%	30.45%	+4.40	13-7
1997-08-09	Los Angeles Sparks	W 72-71	1584.39	1506.37	72.31%	27.69%	+2.00	14-7
1997-08-11	@ Charlotte Sting	W 72-62	1586.39	1521.74	46.54%	53.46%	+12.23	15-7
1997-08-12	Utah Starzz	W 76-56	1598.62	1380.77	85.38%	14.62%	+4.72	16-7
1997-08-16	@ Charlotte Sting	L 71-80	1603.34	1517.80	49.54%	50.46%	-10.74	16-8
1997-08-17	@ New York Liberty	W 70-55	1592.60	1540.53	44.74%	55.26%	+15.47	17-8
1997-08-19	Charlotte Sting	W 77-69	1608.07	1512.52	74.29%	25.71%	+5.26	18-8
1997-08-21	Cleveland Rockers	L 75-76	1613.33	1532.21	72.67%	27.33%	-5.26	18-9
1997-08-24	Sacramento Monarchs	L 58-68	1608.07	1398.22	84.80%	15.20%	-19.38	18-10
1997-06-21	New York Liberty	L 57-67	1500.00	1500.00	62.50%	37.50%	-14.29	0-1
1997-06-23	@ Utah Starzz	L 89-102	1485.71	1485.71	37.50%	62.50%	-9.78	0-2
1997-06-25	Charlotte Sting	W 74-54	1475.93	1488.82	60.75%	39.25%	+12.70	1-2
1997-06-27	Sacramento Monarchs	W 102-92	1488.63	1506.34	60.08%	39.92%	+9.12	2-2
1997-06-30	@ Houston Comets	L 66-71	1497.75	1542.15	31.73%	68.27%	-5.13	2-3
1997-07-03	@ Cleveland Rockers	W 74-62	1492.62	1465.95	41.16%	58.84%	+14.74	3-3
1997-07-05	@ Charlotte Sting	L 66-78	1507.36	1482.58	40.90%	59.10%	-10.24	3-4
1997-07-07	Cleveland Rockers	L 70-81	1497.12	1447.09	68.97%	31.03%	-16.54	3-5
1997-07-11	Utah Starzz	W 75-68	1480.58	1433.64	68.59%	31.41%	+6.01	4-5
1997-07-13	Phoenix Mercury	L 56-57	1486.59	1539.53	55.13%	44.87%	-3.99	4-6
1997-07-15	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 73-78	1482.60	1478.83	38.01%	61.99%	-6.14	4-7
1997-07-16	Houston Comets	W 77-52	1476.46	1553.76	51.65%	48.35%	+17.48	5-7
1997-07-19	@ New York Liberty	L 57-69	1493.94	1579.10	26.87%	73.13%	-6.73	5-8
1997-07-21	@ Charlotte Sting	L 64-75	1487.21	1495.52	36.39%	63.61%	-8.73	5-9
1997-07-23	Cleveland Rockers	L 85-89	1478.48	1469.27	63.73%	36.27%	-9.22	5-10
1997-07-25	@ Phoenix Mercury	W 86-83	1469.26	1552.19	27.13%	72.87%	+9.13	6-10
1997-07-27	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 84-62	1478.39	1434.57	43.57%	56.43%	+19.14	7-10
1997-07-30	Utah Starzz	W 91-69	1497.53	1400.52	74.45%	25.55%	+8.66	8-10
1997-08-01	Houston Comets	L 57-81	1506.19	1562.54	54.65%	45.35%	-19.35	8-11
1997-08-03	Charlotte Sting	L 70-77	1486.84	1519.71	57.97%	42.03%	-11.09	8-12
1997-08-05	@ New York Liberty	W 67-50	1475.75	1576.52	25.14%	74.86%	+22.31	9-12
1997-08-07	@ Cleveland Rockers	W 87-84	1498.06	1527.27	33.65%	66.35%	+8.31	10-12
1997-08-09	@ Houston Comets	L 71-72	1506.37	1584.39	27.69%	72.31%	-2.00	10-13
1997-08-16	@ Utah Starzz	W 74-64	1504.37	1376.04	55.67%	44.33%	+10.13	11-13
1997-08-18	Phoenix Mercury	W 75-66	1514.50	1528.57	60.58%	39.42%	+8.55	12-13
1997-08-20	New York Liberty	W 78-76	1523.05	1514.33	63.67%	36.33%	+3.72	13-13
1997-08-22	Sacramento Monarchs	W 88-77	1526.77	1403.69	77.19%	22.81%	+5.47	14-13
1997-08-24	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 68-73	1532.24	1543.35	36.01%	63.99%	-5.83	14-14
1997-06-21	@ Los Angeles Sparks	W 67-57	1500.00	1500.00	37.50%	62.50%	+14.29	1-0
1997-06-23	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 73-62	1514.29	1514.29	37.50%	62.50%	+14.99	2-0
1997-06-26	@ Houston Comets	W 62-60	1529.28	1531.03	37.26%	62.74%	+6.41	3-0
1997-06-29	Phoenix Mercury	W 65-57	1535.69	1510.22	65.87%	34.13%	+6.98	4-0
1997-07-02	Houston Comets	W 72-67	1542.67	1547.27	61.88%	38.12%	+6.16	5-0
1997-07-04	@ Houston Comets	W 65-58	1548.83	1541.11	38.55%	61.45%	+11.76	6-0
1997-07-05	@ Utah Starzz	W 66-53	1560.59	1459.09	51.84%	48.16%	+12.55	7-0
1997-07-07	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 50-69	1573.14	1523.32	44.42%	55.58%	-14.00	7-1
1997-07-09	@ Charlotte Sting	L 69-87	1559.14	1482.79	48.22%	51.78%	-14.79	7-2
1997-07-10	Charlotte Sting	W 62-48	1544.35	1497.58	68.57%	31.43%	+8.51	8-2
1997-07-14	@ Cleveland Rockers	W 68-57	1552.86	1462.15	50.28%	49.72%	+11.92	9-2
1997-07-15	Cleveland Rockers	W 76-59	1564.78	1450.23	76.32%	23.68%	+7.06	10-2
1997-07-17	Utah Starzz	W 80-54	1571.84	1416.41	80.31%	19.69%	+7.26	11-2
1997-07-19	Los Angeles Sparks	W 69-57	1579.10	1493.94	73.13%	26.87%	+6.73	12-2
1997-07-22	Utah Starzz	L 71-78	1585.83	1397.42	83.14%	16.86%	-15.90	12-3
1997-07-23	@ Charlotte Sting	W 65-63	1569.93	1504.24	46.69%	53.31%	+5.45	13-3
1997-07-26	Charlotte Sting	L 61-64	1575.38	1498.79	72.15%	27.85%	-9.04	13-4
1997-07-30	Sacramento Monarchs	W 73-68	1566.34	1415.43	79.89%	20.11%	+3.25	14-4
1997-08-02	Phoenix Mercury	W 80-70	1569.59	1513.50	69.71%	30.29%	+6.93	15-4
1997-08-05	Los Angeles Sparks	L 50-67	1576.52	1475.75	74.86%	25.14%	-22.32	15-5
1997-08-10	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 69-76	1554.20	1412.89	57.51%	42.49%	-11.00	15-6
1997-08-12	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 67-77	1543.20	1508.17	42.33%	57.67%	-9.68	15-7
1997-08-15	Sacramento Monarchs	W 79-63	1533.52	1424.12	75.78%	24.22%	+7.01	16-7
1997-08-17	Houston Comets	L 55-70	1540.53	1592.60	55.26%	44.74%	-15.48	16-8
1997-08-19	@ Utah Starzz	L 75-81	1525.05	1361.94	60.54%	39.46%	-10.72	16-9
1997-08-20	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 76-78	1514.33	1523.05	36.33%	63.67%	-3.71	16-10
1997-08-23	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 71-72	1510.62	1537.47	33.95%	66.05%	-2.46	16-11
1997-08-24	Cleveland Rockers	W 79-72	1508.16	1539.92	58.13%	41.87%	+8.01	17-11
1997-06-22	Charlotte Sting	W 76-59	1500.00	1500.00	62.50%	37.50%	+11.18	1-0
1997-06-24	@ Houston Comets	L 55-72	1511.18	1520.21	36.29%	63.71%	-10.82	1-1
1997-06-28	@ Cleveland Rockers	W 68-63	1500.36	1489.30	39.00%	61.00%	+9.86	2-1
1997-06-29	@ New York Liberty	L 57-65	1510.22	1535.69	34.13%	65.87%	-6.98	2-2
1997-07-03	@ Utah Starzz	W 77-55	1503.24	1479.16	40.80%	59.20%	+20.08	3-2
1997-07-07	New York Liberty	W 69-50	1523.32	1573.14	55.58%	44.42%	+14.00	4-2
1997-07-09	Houston Comets	W 69-64	1537.32	1539.39	62.22%	37.78%	+6.11	5-2
1997-07-12	@ Utah Starzz	L 51-52	1543.43	1427.63	53.89%	46.11%	-3.90	5-3
1997-07-13	@ Los Angeles Sparks	W 57-56	1539.53	1486.59	44.87%	55.13%	+3.99	6-3
1997-07-16	Sacramento Monarchs	W 84-67	1543.52	1484.97	70.01%	29.99%	+8.94	7-3
1997-07-21	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 70-57	1552.46	1457.69	50.87%	49.13%	+12.80	8-3
1997-07-22	Houston Comets	L 69-77	1565.26	1554.62	63.92%	36.08%	-13.07	8-4
1997-07-25	Los Angeles Sparks	L 83-86	1552.19	1469.26	72.87%	27.13%	-9.12	8-5
1997-07-28	Cleveland Rockers	L 64-76	1543.07	1491.28	69.19%	30.81%	-17.33	8-6
1997-07-30	@ Charlotte Sting	L 67-68	1525.74	1507.83	39.95%	60.05%	-2.89	8-7
1997-07-31	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 67-79	1522.85	1524.08	37.33%	62.67%	-9.35	8-8
1997-08-02	@ New York Liberty	L 70-80	1513.50	1569.59	30.29%	69.71%	-6.93	8-9
1997-08-04	Sacramento Monarchs	W 83-60	1506.57	1395.87	75.92%	24.08%	+8.35	9-9
1997-08-06	Utah Starzz	W 78-46	1514.92	1414.13	74.86%	25.14%	+10.29	10-9
1997-08-07	@ Houston Comets	L 70-74	1525.21	1579.99	30.45%	69.55%	-4.40	10-10
1997-08-09	@ Charlotte Sting	L 59-79	1520.81	1509.10	39.09%	60.91%	-12.64	10-11
1997-08-12	New York Liberty	W 77-67	1508.17	1543.20	57.67%	42.33%	+9.67	11-11
1997-08-14	Cleveland Rockers	W 61-55	1517.84	1522.95	61.81%	38.19%	+6.77	12-11
1997-08-17	Utah Starzz	W 71-63	1524.61	1365.91	80.60%	19.40%	+3.96	13-11
1997-08-18	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 66-75	1528.57	1514.50	39.42%	60.58%	-8.55	13-12
1997-08-20	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 69-54	1520.02	1417.12	52.04%	47.96%	+13.44	14-12
1997-08-22	Charlotte Sting	W 78-63	1533.46	1517.20	64.67%	35.33%	+9.89	15-12
1997-08-24	Los Angeles Sparks	W 73-68	1543.35	1532.24	63.99%	36.01%	+5.82	16-12
1997-06-21	@ Utah Starzz	W 70-60	1500.00	1500.00	37.50%	62.50%	+14.29	1-0
1997-06-23	New York Liberty	L 62-73	1514.29	1514.29	62.50%	37.50%	-14.99	1-1
1997-06-26	Charlotte Sting	W 78-70	1499.30	1476.13	65.57%	34.43%	+7.04	2-1
1997-06-27	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 92-102	1506.34	1488.63	39.92%	60.08%	-9.12	2-2
1997-07-02	Utah Starzz	L 68-73	1497.22	1468.45	66.29%	33.71%	-10.72	2-3
1997-07-06	Cleveland Rockers	W 70-67	1486.50	1451.21	67.13%	32.87%	+4.12	3-3
1997-07-07	@ Utah Starzz	W 79-69	1490.62	1446.53	43.61%	56.39%	+12.89	4-3
1997-07-10	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 61-77	1503.51	1463.63	43.01%	56.99%	-12.44	4-4
1997-07-12	@ Houston Comets	L 61-89	1491.07	1533.28	32.00%	68.00%	-12.24	4-5
1997-07-15	Los Angeles Sparks	W 78-73	1478.83	1482.60	61.99%	38.01%	+6.14	5-5
1997-07-16	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 67-84	1484.97	1543.52	29.99%	70.01%	-8.94	5-6
1997-07-18	Houston Comets	L 60-82	1476.03	1536.28	54.09%	45.91%	-18.34	5-7
1997-07-21	Phoenix Mercury	L 57-70	1457.69	1552.46	49.13%	50.87%	-12.81	5-8
1997-07-25	Houston Comets	L 76-86	1444.88	1567.69	45.11%	54.89%	-10.31	5-9
1997-07-27	Los Angeles Sparks	L 62-84	1434.57	1478.39	56.43%	43.57%	-19.14	5-10
1997-07-30	@ New York Liberty	L 68-73	1415.43	1566.34	20.11%	79.89%	-3.25	5-11
1997-08-01	@ Charlotte Sting	L 61-85	1412.18	1510.72	25.39%	74.61%	-8.99	5-12
1997-08-02	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 51-72	1403.19	1533.43	22.09%	77.91%	-7.32	5-13
1997-08-04	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 60-83	1395.87	1506.57	24.08%	75.92%	-8.35	5-14
1997-08-06	Charlotte Sting	W 77-64	1387.52	1523.91	43.19%	56.81%	+14.81	6-14
1997-08-08	Utah Starzz	W 93-78	1402.33	1403.85	62.30%	37.70%	+10.56	7-14
1997-08-10	New York Liberty	W 76-69	1412.89	1554.20	42.49%	57.51%	+11.00	8-14
1997-08-12	Cleveland Rockers	W 81-76	1423.89	1531.48	47.29%	52.71%	+8.52	9-14
1997-08-14	@ Charlotte Sting	L 51-68	1432.41	1509.52	27.79%	72.21%	-8.29	9-15
1997-08-15	@ New York Liberty	L 63-79	1424.12	1533.52	24.22%	75.78%	-7.00	9-16
1997-08-20	Phoenix Mercury	L 54-69	1417.12	1520.02	47.96%	52.04%	-13.43	9-17
1997-08-22	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 77-88	1403.69	1526.77	22.81%	77.19%	-5.47	9-18
1997-08-24	@ Houston Comets	W 68-58	1398.22	1608.07	15.20%	84.80%	+19.39	10-18
1997-06-21	Sacramento Monarchs	L 60-70	1500.00	1500.00	62.50%	37.50%	-14.29	0-1
1997-06-23	Los Angeles Sparks	W 102-89	1485.71	1485.71	62.50%	37.50%	+9.78	1-1
1997-06-26	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 63-74	1495.49	1479.79	39.64%	60.36%	-9.51	1-2
1997-06-28	Houston Comets	L 58-76	1485.98	1524.61	57.16%	42.84%	-17.53	1-3
1997-07-02	@ Sacramento Monarchs	W 73-68	1468.45	1497.22	33.71%	66.29%	+10.71	2-3
1997-07-03	Phoenix Mercury	L 55-77	1479.16	1503.24	59.20%	40.80%	-20.07	2-4
1997-07-05	New York Liberty	L 53-66	1459.09	1560.59	48.16%	51.84%	-12.56	2-5
1997-07-07	Sacramento Monarchs	L 69-79	1446.53	1490.62	56.39%	43.61%	-12.89	2-6
1997-07-11	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 68-75	1433.64	1480.58	31.41%	68.59%	-6.01	2-7
1997-07-12	Phoenix Mercury	W 52-51	1427.63	1543.43	46.11%	53.89%	+3.90	3-7
1997-07-14	@ Houston Comets	L 56-79	1431.53	1545.53	23.74%	76.26%	-8.23	3-8
1997-07-16	@ Charlotte Sting	L 63-75	1423.30	1503.00	27.50%	72.50%	-6.89	3-9
1997-07-17	@ New York Liberty	L 54-80	1416.41	1571.84	19.69%	80.31%	-7.26	3-10
1997-07-19	@ Cleveland Rockers	L 68-95	1409.15	1457.53	31.23%	68.77%	-11.73	3-11
1997-07-22	@ New York Liberty	W 78-71	1397.42	1585.83	16.86%	83.14%	+15.90	4-11
1997-07-26	Cleveland Rockers	L 66-77	1413.32	1478.48	53.39%	46.61%	-12.80	4-12
1997-07-30	@ Los Angeles Sparks	L 69-91	1400.52	1497.53	25.55%	74.45%	-8.67	4-13
1997-08-02	Houston Comets	W 74-63	1391.85	1581.90	35.82%	64.18%	+15.39	5-13
1997-08-04	Charlotte Sting	W 73-70	1407.24	1530.80	45.01%	54.99%	+6.89	6-13
1997-08-06	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 46-78	1414.13	1514.92	25.14%	74.86%	-10.28	6-14
1997-08-08	@ Sacramento Monarchs	L 78-93	1403.85	1402.33	37.70%	62.30%	-10.56	6-15
1997-08-11	Cleveland Rockers	L 59-74	1393.29	1518.96	44.71%	55.29%	-12.52	6-16
1997-08-12	@ Houston Comets	L 56-76	1380.77	1598.62	14.62%	85.38%	-4.73	6-17
1997-08-16	Los Angeles Sparks	L 64-74	1376.04	1504.37	44.33%	55.67%	-10.13	6-18
1997-08-17	@ Phoenix Mercury	L 63-71	1365.91	1524.61	19.40%	80.60%	-3.97	6-19
1997-08-19	New York Liberty	W 81-75	1361.94	1525.05	39.46%	60.54%	+10.72	7-19
1997-08-21	Charlotte Sting	L 56-66	1372.66	1507.26	43.44%	56.56%	-9.93	7-20
1997-08-24	@ Charlotte Sting	L 52-70	1362.73	1507.30	20.70%	79.30%	-6.35	7-21

Playoff Games

Every playoff game from the selected team's perspective.

Date	Opponent	Score	Pre Elo	Opp Elo	Win %	Loss %	Elo Δ	Record
1997-08-28	@ Houston Comets	L 54-70	1513.65	1588.69	28.03%	71.97%	-8.11	0-1
1997-08-28	Charlotte Sting	W 70-54	1588.69	1513.65	71.97%	28.03%	+8.10	1-0
1997-08-30	New York Liberty	W 65-51	1596.79	1536.67	70.20%	29.80%	+8.07	2-0
1997-08-28	@ Phoenix Mercury	W 59-41	1516.17	1549.17	33.16%	66.84%	+20.50	1-0
1997-08-30	@ Houston Comets	L 51-65	1536.67	1596.79	29.80%	70.20%	-8.06	1-1
1997-08-28	New York Liberty	L 41-59	1549.17	1516.17	66.84%	33.16%	-20.50	0-1

Biggest Upsets

The 25 biggest upsets of the seasons, ranked by lowest pregame win probability. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

#	Date	Underdog Win %	Winning Team			Losing Team
#	Date	Underdog Win %	Team	Elo	Score	Team	Elo	Score
1	1997-08-24	15.20%	Sacramento Monarchs	1398.22	68	@ Houston Comets	1608.07	58
2	1997-07-22	16.86%	Utah Starzz	1397.42	78	@ New York Liberty	1585.83	71
3	1997-08-05	25.14%	Los Angeles Sparks	1475.75	67	@ New York Liberty	1576.52	50
4	1997-07-25	27.13%	Los Angeles Sparks	1469.26	86	@ Phoenix Mercury	1552.19	83
5	1997-08-21	27.33%	Cleveland Rockers	1532.21	76	@ Houston Comets	1613.33	75
6	1997-07-26	27.85%	Charlotte Sting	1498.79	64	@ New York Liberty	1575.38	61
7	1997-07-29	28.69%	Cleveland Rockers	1508.61	73	@ Houston Comets	1578.01	64
8	1997-07-28	30.81%	Cleveland Rockers	1491.28	76	@ Phoenix Mercury	1543.07	64
9	1997-07-07	31.03%	Cleveland Rockers	1447.09	81	@ Los Angeles Sparks	1497.12	70
10	1997-08-28 *	33.16%	New York Liberty	1516.17	59	@ Phoenix Mercury	1549.17	41
11	1997-08-07	33.65%	Los Angeles Sparks	1498.06	87	@ Cleveland Rockers	1527.27	84
12	1997-07-02	33.71%	Utah Starzz	1468.45	73	@ Sacramento Monarchs	1497.22	68
13	1997-08-02	35.82%	@ Utah Starzz	1391.85	74	Houston Comets	1581.90	63
14	1997-07-22	36.08%	Houston Comets	1554.62	77	@ Phoenix Mercury	1565.26	69
15	1997-07-23	36.27%	Cleveland Rockers	1469.27	89	@ Los Angeles Sparks	1478.48	85
16	1997-06-26	37.26%	New York Liberty	1529.28	62	@ Houston Comets	1531.03	60
17	1997-06-21	37.50%	Houston Comets	1500.00	76	@ Cleveland Rockers	1500.00	56
18	1997-06-21	37.50%	New York Liberty	1500.00	67	@ Los Angeles Sparks	1500.00	57
19	1997-06-21	37.50%	Sacramento Monarchs	1500.00	70	@ Utah Starzz	1500.00	60
20	1997-06-23	37.50%	New York Liberty	1514.29	73	@ Sacramento Monarchs	1514.29	62
21	1997-07-04	38.55%	New York Liberty	1548.83	65	@ Houston Comets	1541.11	58
22	1997-06-28	39.00%	Phoenix Mercury	1500.36	68	@ Cleveland Rockers	1489.30	63
23	1997-08-19	39.46%	@ Utah Starzz	1361.94	81	New York Liberty	1525.05	75
24	1997-07-03	40.80%	Phoenix Mercury	1503.24	77	@ Utah Starzz	1479.16	55
25	1997-08-05	41.03%	Houston Comets	1566.51	76	@ Cleveland Rockers	1540.75	66

Biggest Elo Changes

The 25 games that resulted in the largest shift in Elo rating. An asterisk (*) after the date indicates a playoff game.

#	Date	Elo Δ	Winning Team				Losing Team
#	Date	Elo Δ	Team	Score	Elo	Win %	Team	Score	Elo	Win %
1	1997-08-05	22.32	Los Angeles Sparks	67	1475.75	25.14%	@ New York Liberty	50	1576.52	74.86%
2	1997-08-28 *	20.50	New York Liberty	59	1516.17	33.16%	@ Phoenix Mercury	41	1549.17	66.84%
3	1997-06-21	20.21	Houston Comets	76	1500.00	37.50%	@ Cleveland Rockers	56	1500.00	62.50%
4	1997-07-03	20.08	Phoenix Mercury	77	1503.24	40.80%	@ Utah Starzz	55	1479.16	59.20%
5	1997-08-24	19.39	Sacramento Monarchs	68	1398.22	15.20%	@ Houston Comets	58	1608.07	84.80%
6	1997-08-01	19.36	Houston Comets	81	1562.54	45.35%	@ Los Angeles Sparks	57	1506.19	54.65%
7	1997-07-27	19.14	Los Angeles Sparks	84	1478.39	43.57%	@ Sacramento Monarchs	62	1434.57	56.43%
8	1997-07-18	18.34	Houston Comets	82	1536.28	45.91%	@ Sacramento Monarchs	60	1476.03	54.09%
9	1997-06-28	17.54	Houston Comets	76	1524.61	42.84%	@ Utah Starzz	58	1485.98	57.16%
10	1997-07-16	17.48	@ Los Angeles Sparks	77	1476.46	51.65%	Houston Comets	52	1553.76	48.35%
11	1997-07-28	17.33	Cleveland Rockers	76	1491.28	30.81%	@ Phoenix Mercury	64	1543.07	69.19%
12	1997-07-07	16.54	Cleveland Rockers	81	1447.09	31.03%	@ Los Angeles Sparks	70	1497.12	68.97%
13	1997-08-17	16.03	@ Cleveland Rockers	81	1516.19	60.82%	Charlotte Sting	49	1528.55	39.18%
14	1997-07-22	15.90	Utah Starzz	78	1397.42	16.86%	@ New York Liberty	71	1585.83	83.14%
15	1997-08-17	15.48	Houston Comets	70	1592.60	44.74%	@ New York Liberty	55	1540.53	55.26%
16	1997-07-29	15.47	Cleveland Rockers	73	1508.61	28.69%	@ Houston Comets	64	1578.01	71.31%
17	1997-08-02	15.39	@ Utah Starzz	74	1391.85	35.82%	Houston Comets	63	1581.90	64.18%
18	1997-06-23	14.99	New York Liberty	73	1514.29	37.50%	@ Sacramento Monarchs	62	1514.29	62.50%
19	1997-08-06	14.81	@ Sacramento Monarchs	77	1387.52	43.19%	Charlotte Sting	64	1523.91	56.81%
20	1997-07-09	14.79	@ Charlotte Sting	87	1482.79	51.78%	New York Liberty	69	1559.14	48.22%
21	1997-07-03	14.74	Los Angeles Sparks	74	1492.62	41.16%	@ Cleveland Rockers	62	1465.95	58.84%
22	1997-07-17	14.37	@ Cleveland Rockers	65	1443.17	53.16%	Charlotte Sting	47	1509.89	46.84%
23	1997-06-21	14.29	New York Liberty	67	1500.00	37.50%	@ Los Angeles Sparks	57	1500.00	62.50%
24	1997-06-21	14.29	Sacramento Monarchs	70	1500.00	37.50%	@ Utah Starzz	60	1500.00	62.50%
25	1997-07-07	14.00	@ Phoenix Mercury	69	1523.32	55.58%	New York Liberty	50	1573.14	44.42%