2009 WNBA Season
221 regular-season games · 8 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations
Champion
Phoenix Mercury
2nd Title
Last Title: 2007
Runner-Up
Indiana Fever
1
Biggest Overachiever
Phoenix Mercury
4.39 wins above expected
23 wins · 18.61 expected wins
Biggest Disappointment
New York Liberty
3.56 wins below expected
13 wins · 16.56 expected wins
Final Standings
Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.
| # | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | PPG | OPP | DIFF | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Fever League | 22 | 12 | .647 | — | 76.6 | 73.6 | +3.1 | 19.59 | +2.41 |
| 2 | Atlanta Dream Playoffs | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 84.1 | 82.3 | +1.9 | 15.19 | +2.81 |
| 3 | Detroit Shock Playoffs | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4 | 78.0 | 77.8 | +0.2 | 17.49 | +0.51 |
| 4 | Washington Mystics Playoffs | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 | 76.0 | 77.1 | -1.1 | 15.96 | +0.04 |
| 5 | Connecticut Sun | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 | 78.0 | 78.1 | -0.1 | 17.90 | -1.90 |
| 6 | Chicago Sky | 16 | 18 | .471 | 6 | 75.7 | 79.2 | -3.5 | 15.43 | +0.57 |
| 7 | New York Liberty | 13 | 21 | .382 | 9 | 73.9 | 74.6 | -0.7 | 16.56 | -3.56 |
| # | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | PPG | OPP | DIFF | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Mercury League | 23 | 11 | .676 | — | 92.8 | 89.1 | +3.7 | 18.61 | +4.39 |
| 2 | Seattle Storm Playoffs | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3 | 74.8 | 72.8 | +2.0 | 18.79 | +1.21 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Sparks Playoffs | 18 | 16 | .529 | 5 | 74.5 | 73.5 | +1.0 | 17.02 | +0.98 |
| 4 | San Antonio Silver Stars Playoffs | 15 | 19 | .441 | 8 | 76.9 | 78.3 | -1.4 | 16.69 | -1.69 |
| 5 | Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 20 | .412 | 9 | 80.3 | 83.1 | -2.8 | 16.59 | -2.59 |
| 6 | Sacramento Monarchs | 12 | 22 | .353 | 11 | 76.8 | 79.1 | -2.4 | 15.18 | -3.18 |
Playoff Bracket
The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.
Eastern Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
Western Conference
Conference Semifinals
Conference Final
WNBA Finals
Season Summary
Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).
| Team | Conference | Division | Elo | Actual | Avg. Wins | Luck | Percentile | Min | 5th | Q1 | Median | Q3 | 95th | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury | Western | 1585 | 23 | 18.61 | +4.39 | 96.18% | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 29 | |
| Indiana Fever | Eastern | 1550 | 22 | 19.59 | +2.41 | 85.31% | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 30 | |
| Seattle Storm | Western | 1544 | 20 | 18.79 | +1.21 | 73.02% | 8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 28 | |
| Detroit Shock | Eastern | 1538 | 18 | 17.49 | +0.51 | 64.48% | 8 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 29 | |
| Los Angeles Sparks | Western | 1526 | 18 | 17.02 | +0.98 | 70.03% | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 28 | |
| Atlanta Dream | Eastern | 1502 | 18 | 15.19 | +2.81 | 88.62% | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | |
| Connecticut Sun | Eastern | 1490 | 16 | 17.90 | -1.90 | 30.16% | 6 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 28 | |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | Western | 1485 | 15 | 16.69 | -1.69 | 33.05% | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 29 | |
| Washington Mystics | Eastern | 1465 | 16 | 15.96 | +0.04 | 57.49% | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 28 | |
| New York Liberty | Eastern | 1464 | 13 | 16.56 | -3.56 | 13.68% | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 28 | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | Western | 1457 | 12 | 15.18 | -3.18 | 16.66% | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 28 | |
| Chicago Sky | Eastern | 1452 | 16 | 15.43 | +0.57 | 65.36% | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 25 | |
| Minnesota Lynx | Western | 1445 | 14 | 16.59 | -2.59 | 22.47% | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 28 |
Head-to-Head
Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.
Within Eastern
| Team | Dream | Sky | Sun | Shock | Fever | Liberty | Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | — |
0-3
(1.6 exp.)
|
3-1
(1.7 exp.)
|
3-1
(1.8 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
| Chicago Sky |
3-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
— |
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
0-4
(1.8 exp.)
|
1-3
(1.5 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
| Connecticut Sun |
1-3
(2.3 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.5 exp.)
|
— |
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
| Detroit Shock |
1-3
(2.2 exp.)
|
4-0
(2.2 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
— |
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.8 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.5 exp.)
|
| Indiana Fever |
2-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.5 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.2 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
— |
3-0
(1.5 exp.)
|
4-0
(2.4 exp.)
|
| New York Liberty |
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.5 exp.)
|
— |
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
|
| Washington Mystics |
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
0-4
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.0 exp.)
|
— |
Eastern vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Sparks | Lynx | Mercury | Monarchs | Stars | Storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Chicago Sky |
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Connecticut Sun |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
| Detroit Shock |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Indiana Fever |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
| New York Liberty |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Washington Mystics |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
Within Western
| Team | Sparks | Lynx | Mercury | Monarchs | Stars | Storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | — |
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.7 exp.)
|
| Minnesota Lynx |
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
|
— |
2-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
1-3
(2.0 exp.)
|
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
|
| Phoenix Mercury |
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.2 exp.)
|
— |
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.2 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
| Sacramento Monarchs |
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
|
— |
2-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
0-4
(1.8 exp.)
|
| San Antonio Silver Stars |
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.0 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
2-2
(2.2 exp.)
|
— |
1-3
(1.8 exp.)
|
| Seattle Storm |
2-2
(2.3 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
1-3
(2.0 exp.)
|
4-0
(2.2 exp.)
|
3-1
(2.2 exp.)
|
— |
Western vs. Outside Teams
| Team | Dream | Sky | Sun | Shock | Fever | Liberty | Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Minnesota Lynx |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Phoenix Mercury |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
| Sacramento Monarchs |
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.6 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
| San Antonio Silver Stars |
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Seattle Storm |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
Scoring Distribution
Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.
Summary Statistics
| Mean scored | — |
| Mean allowed | — |
| StdDev scored | — |
| StdDev allowed | — |
| Correlation (home vs away score) | — |
| Sample size (games) | — |
Actual vs. Point Differential
How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.
Top Overachievers & Disappointments
The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.
Top Overachievers
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix Mercury | 23 | 18.61 | +4.39 |
| 2 | Atlanta Dream | 18 | 15.19 | +2.81 |
| 3 | Indiana Fever | 22 | 19.59 | +2.41 |
| 4 | Seattle Storm | 20 | 18.79 | +1.21 |
| 5 | Los Angeles Sparks | 18 | 17.02 | +0.98 |
Biggest Disappointments
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Liberty | 13 | 16.56 | -3.56 |
| 2 | Sacramento Monarchs | 12 | 15.18 | -3.18 |
| 3 | Minnesota Lynx | 14 | 16.59 | -2.59 |
| 4 | Connecticut Sun | 16 | 17.90 | -1.90 |
| 5 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 15 | 16.69 | -1.69 |
Top Streaks
Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.
Longest Winning Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana Fever | 11 | Jun 9 – Jul 17 | 1 in 405 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Sparks | 6 | Aug 15 – Aug 25 | 1 in 51 |
| 3 | Atlanta Dream | 4 | Jul 22 – Aug 6 | 1 in 35 |
| 4 | Seattle Storm | 6 | Aug 18 – Sep 1 | 1 in 27 |
| 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 6 | Jul 1 – Jul 18 | 1 in 27 |
Longest Losing Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Liberty | 5 | Jul 23 – Aug 4 | 1 in 53 |
| 2 | Detroit Shock | 4 | Jun 10 – Jun 26 | 1 in 31 |
| 3 | Minnesota Lynx | 6 | Aug 9 – Aug 23 | 1 in 27 |
| 4 | Indiana Fever | 3 | Aug 29 – Sep 4 | 1 in 24 |
| 5 | Sacramento Monarchs | 6 | Jun 13 – Jun 30 | 1 in 20 |
Home-Field Advantage Edge
The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.
Finish Position Heatmaps
Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall WNBA view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Fever | 40.96% | 22.36% | 14.37% | 9.36% | 7.13% | 4.27% | 1.55% |
| Connecticut Sun | 18.92% | 20.66% | 17.95% | 15.22% | 12.10% | 9.20% | 5.95% |
| Detroit Shock | 15.20% | 18.08% | 17.53% | 16.25% | 13.59% | 11.08% | 8.27% |
| New York Liberty | 9.57% | 13.08% | 15.14% | 16.49% | 16.12% | 15.72% | 13.88% |
| Washington Mystics | 6.70% | 10.41% | 13.28% | 15.39% | 17.17% | 17.84% | 19.21% |
| Chicago Sky | 4.98% | 8.11% | 11.18% | 14.03% | 16.98% | 20.78% | 23.94% |
| Atlanta Dream | 3.67% | 7.30% | 10.55% | 13.26% | 16.91% | 21.11% | 27.20% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Storm | 31.64% | 23.78% | 16.55% | 13.17% | 9.24% | 5.62% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 29.22% | 22.64% | 18.25% | 13.54% | 10.27% | 6.08% |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 13.08% | 16.85% | 18.56% | 18.30% | 17.49% | 15.72% |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 11.26% | 14.37% | 17.73% | 19.14% | 19.61% | 17.89% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 10.04% | 14.40% | 16.72% | 19.92% | 20.47% | 18.45% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 4.76% | 7.96% | 12.19% | 15.93% | 22.92% | 36.24% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Fever | 24.23% | 16.90% | 12.54% | 9.82% | 8.44% | 6.79% | 5.41% | 4.42% | 4.12% | 2.91% | 2.27% | 1.45% | 0.70% |
| Seattle Storm | 16.08% | 14.59% | 12.27% | 10.23% | 8.79% | 8.36% | 6.31% | 6.14% | 5.21% | 4.67% | 3.07% | 2.74% | 1.54% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 15.18% | 13.14% | 11.90% | 10.48% | 9.26% | 8.35% | 7.16% | 5.88% | 5.46% | 4.37% | 3.83% | 3.15% | 1.84% |
| Connecticut Sun | 9.71% | 10.38% | 10.18% | 10.01% | 9.88% | 8.75% | 8.18% | 7.52% | 6.99% | 6.00% | 5.14% | 4.13% | 3.13% |
| Detroit Shock | 7.33% | 9.17% | 9.16% | 8.51% | 9.35% | 9.17% | 8.56% | 8.33% | 7.71% | 6.63% | 6.45% | 5.42% | 4.21% |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 5.96% | 7.06% | 7.76% | 8.73% | 8.30% | 8.69% | 8.41% | 8.45% | 8.12% | 7.53% | 7.93% | 7.13% | 5.93% |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 4.90% | 5.71% | 7.00% | 7.98% | 7.85% | 8.45% | 8.76% | 8.63% | 9.12% | 8.40% | 7.94% | 8.05% | 7.21% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 4.42% | 5.71% | 6.84% | 7.05% | 7.77% | 7.73% | 8.85% | 9.15% | 8.58% | 9.35% | 9.14% | 8.17% | 7.24% |
| New York Liberty | 4.45% | 5.57% | 6.40% | 7.34% | 7.92% | 8.12% | 8.52% | 8.49% | 8.99% | 9.19% | 8.54% | 8.62% | 7.85% |
| Washington Mystics | 2.87% | 3.81% | 4.94% | 6.25% | 6.76% | 7.18% | 8.34% | 8.99% | 8.97% | 9.14% | 10.09% | 11.27% | 11.39% |
| Chicago Sky | 1.83% | 3.06% | 3.93% | 4.87% | 5.53% | 6.44% | 7.60% | 7.70% | 9.08% | 10.76% | 11.75% | 12.44% | 15.01% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 1.69% | 2.64% | 3.53% | 4.28% | 5.03% | 5.80% | 6.89% | 7.96% | 8.67% | 10.88% | 11.89% | 13.52% | 17.22% |
| Atlanta Dream | 1.35% | 2.26% | 3.55% | 4.45% | 5.12% | 6.17% | 7.01% | 8.34% | 8.98% | 10.17% | 11.96% | 13.91% | 16.73% |
Win Totals in Context
How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.
Playoff Seed Probabilities
Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Fever | 40.96% | 22.36% | 14.37% | 9.36% | 12.95% |
| Connecticut Sun | 18.92% | 20.66% | 17.95% | 15.22% | 27.25% |
| Detroit Shock | 15.20% | 18.08% | 17.53% | 16.25% | 32.94% |
| New York Liberty | 9.57% | 13.08% | 15.14% | 16.49% | 45.72% |
| Washington Mystics | 6.70% | 10.41% | 13.28% | 15.39% | 54.22% |
| Chicago Sky | 4.98% | 8.11% | 11.18% | 14.03% | 61.70% |
| Atlanta Dream | 3.67% | 7.30% | 10.55% | 13.26% | 65.22% |
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Storm | 31.64% | 23.78% | 16.55% | 13.17% | 14.86% |
| Phoenix Mercury | 29.22% | 22.64% | 18.25% | 13.54% | 16.35% |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 13.08% | 16.85% | 18.56% | 18.30% | 33.21% |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 11.26% | 14.37% | 17.73% | 19.14% | 37.50% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 10.04% | 14.40% | 16.72% | 19.92% | 38.92% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 4.76% | 7.96% | 12.19% | 15.93% | 59.16% |
Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed
Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.
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. Pick 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 every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.
Stochastic Playoff Outcomes
Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.
| Team | Made Playoffs | Advanced to Semifinals | Advanced to Finals | Won Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury | 83.65% | 57.36% | 36.94% | 23.93% |
| Indiana Fever | 87.05% | 56.89% | 35.20% | 18.26% |
| Seattle Storm | 85.14% | 49.71% | 26.17% | 14.92% |
| Detroit Shock | 67.06% | 39.42% | 21.54% | 10.40% |
| Los Angeles Sparks | 66.79% | 33.71% | 15.97% | 8.13% |
| Connecticut Sun | 72.75% | 34.77% | 15.88% | 6.42% |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 62.50% | 25.89% | 10.05% | 4.27% |
| Atlanta Dream | 34.78% | 15.83% | 7.22% | 3.06% |
| New York Liberty | 54.28% | 21.06% | 8.12% | 2.69% |
| Washington Mystics | 45.78% | 17.89% | 7.02% | 2.20% |
| Minnesota Lynx | 61.08% | 19.42% | 6.06% | 2.15% |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 40.84% | 13.91% | 4.81% | 1.98% |
| Chicago Sky | 38.30% | 14.14% | 5.02% | 1.59% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 1.88% | 3.50% | 2.35% | 3.51% | 2.70% | 1.89% | |
| Chicago Sky | 0.96% | 3.76% | 2.42% | 3.00% | 2.24% | 1.76% | |
| Connecticut Sun | 3.98% | 4.78% | 6.25% | 6.60% | 6.95% | 6.21% | |
| Detroit Shock | 3.71% | 4.88% | 9.12% | 8.16% | 7.38% | 6.17% | |
| Indiana Fever | 6.80% | 8.12% | 11.89% | 9.89% | 11.00% | 9.19% | |
| New York Liberty | 1.91% | 2.70% | 5.40% | 3.75% | 4.63% | 2.67% | |
| Washington Mystics | 1.59% | 1.80% | 4.31% | 2.98% | 4.26% | 2.95% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 7.41% | 6.65% | 4.19% | 7.06% | 8.40% | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 3.79% | 3.85% | 2.80% | 4.18% | 4.80% | |
| Phoenix Mercury | 11.38% | 13.60% | 8.65% | 11.74% | 11.99% | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 2.26% | 3.16% | 2.46% | 2.48% | 3.55% | |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 5.09% | 5.94% | 4.93% | 3.24% | 6.69% | |
| Seattle Storm | 10.56% | 11.55% | 8.40% | 8.05% | 11.15% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | New York Liberty | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 0.60% | 1.38% | 1.47% | 2.32% | 0.74% | 0.71% | |
| Chicago Sky | 0.45% | 0.96% | 0.89% | 1.45% | 0.56% | 0.71% | |
| Connecticut Sun | 1.51% | 1.50% | 3.40% | 5.52% | 2.13% | 1.82% | |
| Detroit Shock | 1.77% | 1.93% | 4.78% | 7.64% | 3.14% | 2.28% | |
| Indiana Fever | 3.78% | 3.62% | 8.57% | 9.12% | 5.59% | 4.52% | |
| New York Liberty | 0.71% | 0.84% | 1.79% | 1.62% | 2.33% | 0.83% | |
| Washington Mystics | 0.39% | 0.63% | 1.41% | 1.38% | 2.43% | 0.78% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 2.27% | 4.96% | 1.48% | 2.56% | 4.70% | |
| Minnesota Lynx | 1.12% | 1.60% | 0.47% | 1.11% | 1.76% | |
| Phoenix Mercury | 8.47% | 5.14% | 3.64% | 6.73% | 12.96% | |
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.94% | 0.73% | 1.22% | 0.65% | 1.27% | |
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 1.87% | 1.24% | 3.05% | 1.04% | 2.85% | |
| Seattle Storm | 5.34% | 3.98% | 9.59% | 2.47% | 4.79% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Dream | Chicago Sky | Connecticut Sun | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Minnesota Lynx | New York Liberty | Phoenix Mercury | Sacramento Monarchs | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 0.55% | 0.28% | 0.87% | 0.23% | 0.43% | 0.70% | |||||||
| Chicago Sky | 0.34% | 0.15% | 0.39% | 0.09% | 0.25% | 0.37% | |||||||
| Connecticut Sun | 1.17% | 0.52% | 1.92% | 0.46% | 0.80% | 1.55% | |||||||
| Detroit Shock | 1.67% | 0.92% | 3.25% | 0.69% | 1.33% | 2.54% | |||||||
| Indiana Fever | 3.13% | 1.62% | 5.38% | 1.02% | 2.32% | 4.79% | |||||||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 0.66% | 0.46% | 1.43% | 1.70% | 2.41% | 0.71% | 0.76% | ||||||
| Minnesota Lynx | 0.16% | 0.11% | 0.37% | 0.46% | 0.58% | 0.24% | 0.23% | ||||||
| New York Liberty | 0.54% | 0.29% | 0.64% | 0.15% | 0.36% | 0.71% | |||||||
| Phoenix Mercury | 1.87% | 1.54% | 4.12% | 4.75% | 7.50% | 2.29% | 1.86% | ||||||
| Sacramento Monarchs | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.35% | 0.33% | 0.57% | 0.21% | 0.24% | ||||||
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 0.34% | 0.24% | 0.66% | 0.99% | 1.17% | 0.54% | 0.33% | ||||||
| Seattle Storm | 0.98% | 0.95% | 2.53% | 2.91% | 4.71% | 1.44% | 1.40% | ||||||
| Washington Mystics | 0.44% | 0.13% | 0.56% | 0.19% | 0.29% | 0.59% |
Actual Bracket Simulation
With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.
| Team | Advanced to Semifinals | Advanced to Finals | Won Finals | Actual Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury | 75.69% | 49.24% | 32.76% | Won Finals |
| Indiana Fever | 73.10% | 44.79% | 21.05% | Eliminated in Finals |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Dream | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 49.62% | |||
| Detroit Shock | 50.38% | |||
| Indiana Fever | 73.10% | |||
| Washington Mystics | 26.90% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 38.64% | |||
| Phoenix Mercury | 75.69% | |||
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 24.31% | |||
| Seattle Storm | 61.36% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Dream | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 13.10% | 8.37% | ||
| Detroit Shock | 15.21% | 9.71% | ||
| Indiana Fever | 23.24% | 21.55% | ||
| Washington Mystics | 4.91% | 3.91% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks | 10.25% | 5.96% | ||
| Phoenix Mercury | 19.02% | 30.22% | ||
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 3.41% | 4.81% | ||
| Seattle Storm | 16.20% | 10.13% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Dream | Detroit Shock | Indiana Fever | Los Angeles Sparks | Phoenix Mercury | San Antonio Silver Stars | Seattle Storm | Washington Mystics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Dream | 1.66% | 3.02% | 0.98% | 1.95% | ||||
| Detroit Shock | 1.85% | 4.56% | 1.20% | 3.06% | ||||
| Indiana Fever | 4.27% | 7.96% | 2.40% | 6.42% | ||||
| Los Angeles Sparks | 2.01% | 1.81% | 3.26% | 0.87% | ||||
| Phoenix Mercury | 7.47% | 8.03% | 14.01% | 3.25% | ||||
| San Antonio Silver Stars | 0.81% | 0.74% | 1.29% | 0.45% | ||||
| Seattle Storm | 3.57% | 3.67% | 5.18% | 1.78% | ||||
| Washington Mystics | 0.48% | 0.94% | 0.35% | 0.70% |
Most-Likely Championship Paths
For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.
Regular Season Games
Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-06 | Indiana Fever | W 87-86 | 1438.59 | 1502.43 | 55.45% | 44.55% | +2.54 | 1-0 |
| 2009-06-07 | @ Washington Mystics | L 71-77 | 1441.13 | 1477.74 | 31.07% | 68.93% | -4.33 | 1-1 |
| 2009-06-12 | @ Chicago Sky | L 73-81 | 1436.80 | 1475.24 | 30.84% | 69.16% | -4.98 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-14 | @ Connecticut Sun | W 67-62 | 1431.82 | 1512.96 | 25.86% | 74.14% | +9.45 | 2-2 |
| 2009-06-19 | Washington Mystics | W 93-81 | 1441.27 | 1491.98 | 57.31% | 42.69% | +8.43 | 3-2 |
| 2009-06-21 | New York Liberty | L 81-93 | 1449.70 | 1496.09 | 57.92% | 42.08% | -11.43 | 3-3 |
| 2009-06-23 | Chicago Sky | L 98-99 | 1438.27 | 1473.78 | 59.43% | 40.57% | -3.39 | 3-4 |
| 2009-06-26 | Detroit Shock | W 96-86 | 1434.88 | 1504.50 | 54.63% | 45.37% | +8.18 | 4-4 |
| 2009-06-27 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 68-82 | 1443.06 | 1517.76 | 26.57% | 73.43% | -5.67 | 4-5 |
| 2009-06-30 | Minnesota Lynx | L 85-91 | 1437.39 | 1519.87 | 52.79% | 47.21% | -7.37 | 4-6 |
| 2009-07-03 | Washington Mystics | W 72-65 | 1430.02 | 1481.97 | 57.13% | 42.87% | +6.47 | 5-6 |
| 2009-07-05 | @ Indiana Fever | L 74-78 | 1436.49 | 1533.98 | 24.09% | 75.91% | -2.75 | 5-7 |
| 2009-07-07 | Connecticut Sun | W 72-67 | 1433.74 | 1521.95 | 51.96% | 48.04% | +6.12 | 6-7 |
| 2009-07-11 | @ New York Liberty | L 69-71 | 1439.86 | 1488.68 | 29.58% | 70.42% | -2.38 | 6-8 |
| 2009-07-15 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 91-77 | 1437.48 | 1514.42 | 26.32% | 73.68% | +15.71 | 7-8 |
| 2009-07-17 | @ Indiana Fever | L 79-84 | 1453.19 | 1557.72 | 23.36% | 76.64% | -2.98 | 7-9 |
| 2009-07-19 | @ New York Liberty | L 86-89 | 1450.21 | 1488.92 | 30.81% | 69.19% | -3.04 | 7-10 |
| 2009-07-22 | @ Detroit Shock | W 98-95 | 1447.17 | 1503.21 | 28.72% | 71.28% | +7.04 | 8-10 |
| 2009-07-30 | Phoenix Mercury | W 106-76 | 1454.21 | 1563.31 | 48.96% | 51.04% | +15.93 | 9-10 |
| 2009-08-01 | New York Liberty | W 89-83 | 1470.14 | 1470.94 | 64.15% | 35.85% | +5.01 | 10-10 |
| 2009-08-06 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 92-84 | 1475.15 | 1506.67 | 31.70% | 68.30% | +11.01 | 11-10 |
| 2009-08-08 | Chicago Sky | L 80-82 | 1486.16 | 1458.33 | 67.84% | 32.16% | -5.47 | 11-11 |
| 2009-08-13 | Detroit Shock | W 80-75 | 1480.69 | 1500.46 | 61.60% | 38.40% | +4.90 | 12-11 |
| 2009-08-15 | Seattle Storm | W 88-79 | 1485.59 | 1527.34 | 58.57% | 41.43% | +7.08 | 13-11 |
| 2009-08-20 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 93-87 | 1492.67 | 1489.85 | 64.62% | 35.38% | +4.94 | 14-11 |
| 2009-08-23 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 87-91 | 1497.61 | 1513.33 | 62.15% | 37.85% | -7.08 | 14-12 |
| 2009-08-25 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 103-83 | 1490.53 | 1464.69 | 67.59% | 32.41% | +8.26 | 15-12 |
| 2009-08-27 | @ Detroit Shock | L 83-87 | 1498.79 | 1517.60 | 33.30% | 66.70% | -3.80 | 15-13 |
| 2009-08-29 | @ Seattle Storm | L 84-91 | 1494.99 | 1547.68 | 29.12% | 70.88% | -4.39 | 15-14 |
| 2009-09-01 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 84-79 | 1490.60 | 1522.24 | 31.68% | 68.32% | +8.71 | 16-14 |
| 2009-09-04 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 98-90 | 1499.31 | 1466.91 | 40.13% | 59.87% | +9.65 | 17-14 |
| 2009-09-05 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 82-100 | 1508.96 | 1576.59 | 27.38% | 72.62% | -6.62 | 17-15 |
| 2009-09-11 | Connecticut Sun | W 88-64 | 1502.34 | 1490.94 | 65.75% | 34.25% | +9.57 | 18-15 |
| 2009-09-12 | @ Washington Mystics | L 64-82 | 1511.91 | 1464.44 | 42.24% | 57.76% | -10.22 | 18-16 |
| 2009-06-06 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 85-102 | 1483.15 | 1499.13 | 33.66% | 66.34% | -7.91 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-12 | Atlanta Dream | W 81-73 | 1475.24 | 1436.80 | 69.16% | 30.84% | +4.97 | 1-1 |
| 2009-06-14 | Seattle Storm | W 64-57 | 1480.21 | 1539.91 | 56.04% | 43.96% | +6.63 | 2-1 |
| 2009-06-16 | Connecticut Sun | W 78-75 | 1486.84 | 1503.51 | 62.02% | 37.98% | +3.75 | 3-1 |
| 2009-06-19 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 61-91 | 1490.59 | 1499.76 | 34.54% | 65.46% | -10.78 | 3-2 |
| 2009-06-20 | @ Washington Mystics | L 72-81 | 1479.81 | 1483.55 | 35.25% | 64.75% | -6.03 | 3-3 |
| 2009-06-23 | @ Atlanta Dream | W 99-98 | 1473.78 | 1438.27 | 40.57% | 59.43% | +3.39 | 4-3 |
| 2009-06-27 | Washington Mystics | W 68-63 | 1477.17 | 1481.08 | 63.73% | 36.27% | +4.62 | 5-3 |
| 2009-06-30 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 74-72 | 1481.79 | 1464.16 | 66.55% | 33.45% | +2.69 | 6-3 |
| 2009-07-03 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 72-85 | 1484.48 | 1503.11 | 33.32% | 66.68% | -6.84 | 6-4 |
| 2009-07-07 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 73-83 | 1477.64 | 1471.57 | 36.55% | 63.45% | -6.59 | 6-5 |
| 2009-07-08 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 70-90 | 1471.05 | 1533.87 | 27.93% | 72.07% | -7.12 | 6-6 |
| 2009-07-10 | Indiana Fever | L 54-83 | 1463.93 | 1536.73 | 54.17% | 45.83% | -16.63 | 6-7 |
| 2009-07-12 | @ Seattle Storm | W 86-81 | 1447.30 | 1547.35 | 23.83% | 76.17% | +9.71 | 7-7 |
| 2009-07-15 | @ Indiana Fever | L 74-84 | 1457.01 | 1553.36 | 24.21% | 75.79% | -4.37 | 7-8 |
| 2009-07-19 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 85-75 | 1452.64 | 1501.65 | 57.55% | 42.45% | +7.66 | 8-8 |
| 2009-07-22 | New York Liberty | L 70-77 | 1460.30 | 1491.96 | 59.97% | 40.03% | -9.05 | 8-9 |
| 2009-07-23 | @ Washington Mystics | L 64-75 | 1451.25 | 1469.14 | 33.42% | 66.58% | -6.31 | 8-10 |
| 2009-07-29 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 75-63 | 1444.94 | 1498.39 | 56.92% | 43.08% | +8.50 | 9-10 |
| 2009-08-01 | Connecticut Sun | W 84-72 | 1453.44 | 1517.64 | 55.40% | 44.60% | +8.81 | 10-10 |
| 2009-08-05 | @ Indiana Fever | L 67-76 | 1462.25 | 1571.42 | 22.89% | 77.11% | -3.92 | 10-11 |
| 2009-08-08 | @ Atlanta Dream | W 82-80 | 1458.33 | 1486.16 | 32.16% | 67.84% | +5.47 | 11-11 |
| 2009-08-09 | @ Detroit Shock | L 58-64 | 1463.80 | 1488.92 | 32.50% | 67.50% | -4.53 | 11-12 |
| 2009-08-14 | @ New York Liberty | W 88-77 | 1459.27 | 1480.79 | 32.95% | 67.05% | +12.67 | 12-12 |
| 2009-08-15 | Minnesota Lynx | W 79-76 | 1471.94 | 1475.32 | 63.80% | 36.20% | +3.57 | 13-12 |
| 2009-08-18 | Phoenix Mercury | L 99-106 | 1475.51 | 1555.31 | 53.17% | 46.83% | -8.01 | 13-13 |
| 2009-08-22 | Detroit Shock | L 67-76 | 1467.50 | 1481.89 | 62.33% | 37.67% | -10.66 | 13-14 |
| 2009-08-25 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 63-75 | 1456.84 | 1520.42 | 27.84% | 72.16% | -5.50 | 13-15 |
| 2009-08-28 | New York Liberty | W 96-77 | 1451.34 | 1478.85 | 60.54% | 39.46% | +9.80 | 14-15 |
| 2009-08-30 | @ New York Liberty | L 63-77 | 1461.14 | 1469.05 | 34.71% | 65.29% | -7.40 | 14-16 |
| 2009-09-04 | Washington Mystics | W 92-86 | 1453.74 | 1474.64 | 61.44% | 38.56% | +5.38 | 15-16 |
| 2009-09-06 | @ Detroit Shock | L 75-84 | 1459.12 | 1522.68 | 27.84% | 72.16% | -4.76 | 15-17 |
| 2009-09-10 | Indiana Fever | W 86-79 | 1454.36 | 1565.65 | 48.64% | 51.36% | +7.75 | 16-17 |
| 2009-09-12 | Detroit Shock | L 69-80 | 1462.11 | 1527.16 | 55.28% | 44.72% | -10.45 | 16-18 |
| 2009-06-06 | Washington Mystics | L 70-82 | 1515.85 | 1463.76 | 70.81% | 29.19% | -13.98 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-07 | @ New York Liberty | W 66-57 | 1501.87 | 1506.49 | 35.14% | 64.86% | +11.09 | 1-1 |
| 2009-06-14 | Atlanta Dream | L 62-67 | 1512.96 | 1431.82 | 74.14% | 25.86% | -9.45 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-16 | @ Chicago Sky | L 75-78 | 1503.51 | 1486.84 | 37.98% | 62.02% | -3.75 | 1-3 |
| 2009-06-19 | Chicago Sky | W 91-61 | 1499.76 | 1490.59 | 65.46% | 34.54% | +10.79 | 2-3 |
| 2009-06-21 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 71-58 | 1510.55 | 1505.59 | 64.91% | 35.09% | +7.21 | 3-3 |
| 2009-06-27 | Atlanta Dream | W 82-68 | 1517.76 | 1443.06 | 73.43% | 26.57% | +5.67 | 4-3 |
| 2009-07-02 | @ Indiana Fever | L 53-67 | 1523.43 | 1526.44 | 35.35% | 64.65% | -7.54 | 4-4 |
| 2009-07-05 | @ Detroit Shock | W 95-92 | 1515.89 | 1494.73 | 38.59% | 61.41% | +6.06 | 5-4 |
| 2009-07-07 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 67-72 | 1521.95 | 1433.74 | 48.04% | 51.96% | -6.12 | 5-5 |
| 2009-07-11 | Detroit Shock | L 77-79 | 1515.83 | 1488.67 | 67.76% | 32.24% | -5.46 | 5-6 |
| 2009-07-14 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 82-71 | 1510.37 | 1501.12 | 65.47% | 34.53% | +6.52 | 6-6 |
| 2009-07-17 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 72-64 | 1516.89 | 1511.91 | 36.41% | 63.59% | +10.26 | 7-6 |
| 2009-07-19 | Indiana Fever | W 67-61 | 1527.15 | 1560.70 | 59.71% | 40.29% | +5.62 | 8-6 |
| 2009-07-22 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 83-75 | 1532.77 | 1444.08 | 74.97% | 25.03% | +4.04 | 9-6 |
| 2009-07-28 | Phoenix Mercury | L 80-95 | 1536.81 | 1549.50 | 62.56% | 37.44% | -13.81 | 9-7 |
| 2009-07-30 | @ Indiana Fever | L 85-94 | 1523.00 | 1557.42 | 31.33% | 68.67% | -5.36 | 9-8 |
| 2009-08-01 | @ Chicago Sky | L 72-84 | 1517.64 | 1453.44 | 44.60% | 55.40% | -8.81 | 9-9 |
| 2009-08-02 | @ Detroit Shock | W 83-65 | 1508.83 | 1502.04 | 36.65% | 63.35% | +15.32 | 10-9 |
| 2009-08-07 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 88-95 | 1524.15 | 1483.51 | 41.28% | 58.72% | -6.22 | 10-10 |
| 2009-08-09 | Washington Mystics | W 96-67 | 1517.93 | 1481.47 | 68.92% | 31.08% | +9.54 | 11-10 |
| 2009-08-13 | Seattle Storm | W 64-53 | 1527.47 | 1534.26 | 63.35% | 36.65% | +6.93 | 12-10 |
| 2009-08-14 | @ Washington Mystics | L 89-91 | 1534.40 | 1464.94 | 45.35% | 54.65% | -3.66 | 12-11 |
| 2009-08-19 | New York Liberty | W 74-69 | 1530.74 | 1471.78 | 71.62% | 28.38% | +3.62 | 13-11 |
| 2009-08-21 | @ New York Liberty | L 83-85 | 1534.36 | 1468.16 | 44.89% | 55.11% | -3.62 | 13-12 |
| 2009-08-22 | Minnesota Lynx | W 98-94 | 1530.74 | 1464.74 | 72.44% | 27.56% | +3.14 | 14-12 |
| 2009-08-25 | Detroit Shock | L 70-90 | 1533.88 | 1500.12 | 68.58% | 31.42% | -17.48 | 14-13 |
| 2009-08-27 | @ Seattle Storm | L 74-86 | 1516.40 | 1541.25 | 32.53% | 67.47% | -6.42 | 14-14 |
| 2009-08-29 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 84-95 | 1509.98 | 1559.42 | 29.51% | 70.49% | -5.58 | 14-15 |
| 2009-08-30 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 81-91 | 1504.40 | 1516.07 | 34.22% | 65.78% | -6.17 | 14-16 |
| 2009-09-01 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 70-90 | 1498.23 | 1456.34 | 41.45% | 58.55% | -10.57 | 14-17 |
| 2009-09-04 | New York Liberty | W 88-85 | 1487.66 | 1468.34 | 66.77% | 33.23% | +3.28 | 15-17 |
| 2009-09-11 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 64-88 | 1490.94 | 1502.34 | 34.25% | 65.75% | -9.56 | 15-18 |
| 2009-09-13 | Indiana Fever | W 95-85 | 1481.38 | 1557.90 | 53.64% | 46.36% | +8.36 | 16-18 |
| 2009-06-06 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 58-78 | 1533.78 | 1513.23 | 38.51% | 61.49% | -9.82 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-08 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 81-52 | 1523.96 | 1523.04 | 64.37% | 35.63% | +10.94 | 1-1 |
| 2009-06-10 | Washington Mystics | L 69-75 | 1534.90 | 1482.08 | 70.90% | 29.10% | -9.90 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-19 | Indiana Fever | L 54-66 | 1525.00 | 1496.84 | 67.88% | 32.12% | -13.41 | 1-3 |
| 2009-06-21 | @ Indiana Fever | L 70-82 | 1511.59 | 1510.24 | 35.93% | 64.07% | -7.09 | 1-4 |
| 2009-06-26 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 86-96 | 1504.50 | 1434.88 | 45.37% | 54.63% | -8.18 | 1-5 |
| 2009-06-28 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 86-72 | 1496.32 | 1471.09 | 67.52% | 32.48% | +6.93 | 2-5 |
| 2009-07-02 | @ New York Liberty | L 64-80 | 1503.25 | 1491.18 | 37.36% | 62.64% | -8.52 | 2-6 |
| 2009-07-05 | Connecticut Sun | L 92-95 | 1494.73 | 1515.89 | 61.41% | 38.59% | -6.06 | 2-7 |
| 2009-07-11 | @ Connecticut Sun | W 79-77 | 1488.67 | 1515.83 | 32.24% | 67.76% | +5.46 | 3-7 |
| 2009-07-15 | @ Seattle Storm | W 66-63 | 1494.13 | 1537.64 | 30.22% | 69.78% | +6.89 | 4-7 |
| 2009-07-18 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 90-97 | 1501.02 | 1551.95 | 29.33% | 70.67% | -4.42 | 4-8 |
| 2009-07-19 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 69-65 | 1496.60 | 1450.69 | 42.02% | 57.98% | +6.61 | 5-8 |
| 2009-07-22 | Atlanta Dream | L 95-98 | 1503.21 | 1447.17 | 71.28% | 28.72% | -7.04 | 5-9 |
| 2009-07-31 | Minnesota Lynx | W 91-83 | 1496.17 | 1501.12 | 63.60% | 36.40% | +5.87 | 6-9 |
| 2009-08-02 | Connecticut Sun | L 65-83 | 1502.04 | 1508.83 | 63.35% | 36.65% | -15.32 | 6-10 |
| 2009-08-04 | New York Liberty | W 76-64 | 1486.72 | 1465.94 | 66.95% | 33.05% | +6.52 | 7-10 |
| 2009-08-07 | @ Washington Mystics | L 66-70 | 1493.24 | 1477.15 | 37.90% | 62.10% | -4.32 | 7-11 |
| 2009-08-09 | Chicago Sky | W 64-58 | 1488.92 | 1463.80 | 67.50% | 32.50% | +4.54 | 8-11 |
| 2009-08-11 | @ Washington Mystics | W 81-77 | 1493.46 | 1471.93 | 38.64% | 61.36% | +7.00 | 9-11 |
| 2009-08-13 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 75-80 | 1500.46 | 1480.69 | 38.40% | 61.60% | -4.90 | 9-12 |
| 2009-08-15 | @ Indiana Fever | L 59-82 | 1495.56 | 1584.65 | 24.99% | 75.01% | -6.83 | 9-13 |
| 2009-08-18 | Seattle Storm | L 75-79 | 1488.73 | 1520.25 | 59.99% | 40.01% | -6.84 | 9-14 |
| 2009-08-22 | @ Chicago Sky | W 76-67 | 1481.89 | 1467.50 | 37.67% | 62.33% | +10.66 | 10-14 |
| 2009-08-23 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 99-84 | 1492.55 | 1481.44 | 65.71% | 34.29% | +7.57 | 11-14 |
| 2009-08-25 | @ Connecticut Sun | W 90-70 | 1500.12 | 1533.88 | 31.42% | 68.58% | +17.48 | 12-14 |
| 2009-08-27 | Atlanta Dream | W 87-83 | 1517.60 | 1498.79 | 66.70% | 33.30% | +3.80 | 13-14 |
| 2009-08-29 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 88-100 | 1521.40 | 1469.39 | 42.87% | 57.13% | -8.47 | 13-15 |
| 2009-09-01 | Phoenix Mercury | W 101-99 | 1512.93 | 1564.99 | 57.12% | 42.88% | +3.46 | 14-15 |
| 2009-09-04 | Indiana Fever | W 70-63 | 1516.39 | 1559.97 | 58.31% | 41.69% | +6.29 | 15-15 |
| 2009-09-06 | Chicago Sky | W 84-75 | 1522.68 | 1459.12 | 72.16% | 27.84% | +4.76 | 16-15 |
| 2009-09-09 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 72-75 | 1527.44 | 1459.52 | 45.13% | 54.87% | -4.46 | 16-16 |
| 2009-09-10 | New York Liberty | W 94-87 | 1522.98 | 1457.91 | 72.33% | 27.67% | +4.18 | 17-16 |
| 2009-09-12 | @ Chicago Sky | W 80-69 | 1527.16 | 1462.11 | 44.72% | 55.28% | +10.45 | 18-16 |
| 2009-06-06 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 86-87 | 1502.43 | 1438.59 | 44.55% | 55.45% | -2.54 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-07 | Minnesota Lynx | L 74-96 | 1499.89 | 1507.04 | 63.30% | 36.70% | -16.93 | 0-2 |
| 2009-06-09 | Seattle Storm | W 73-66 | 1482.96 | 1531.01 | 57.68% | 42.32% | +6.39 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-12 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 73-61 | 1489.35 | 1505.64 | 62.07% | 37.93% | +7.49 | 2-2 |
| 2009-06-19 | @ Detroit Shock | W 66-54 | 1496.84 | 1525.00 | 32.12% | 67.88% | +13.40 | 3-2 |
| 2009-06-21 | Detroit Shock | W 82-70 | 1510.24 | 1511.59 | 64.07% | 35.93% | +7.09 | 4-2 |
| 2009-06-26 | @ New York Liberty | W 82-81 | 1517.33 | 1500.29 | 38.03% | 61.97% | +3.54 | 5-2 |
| 2009-06-27 | New York Liberty | W 63-54 | 1520.87 | 1496.76 | 67.37% | 32.63% | +5.57 | 6-2 |
| 2009-07-02 | Connecticut Sun | W 67-53 | 1526.44 | 1523.43 | 64.65% | 35.35% | +7.54 | 7-2 |
| 2009-07-05 | Atlanta Dream | W 78-74 | 1533.98 | 1436.49 | 75.91% | 24.09% | +2.75 | 8-2 |
| 2009-07-10 | @ Chicago Sky | W 83-54 | 1536.73 | 1463.93 | 45.83% | 54.17% | +16.63 | 9-2 |
| 2009-07-15 | Chicago Sky | W 84-74 | 1553.36 | 1457.01 | 75.79% | 24.21% | +4.36 | 10-2 |
| 2009-07-17 | Atlanta Dream | W 84-79 | 1557.72 | 1453.19 | 76.64% | 23.36% | +2.98 | 11-2 |
| 2009-07-19 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 61-67 | 1560.70 | 1527.15 | 40.29% | 59.71% | -5.63 | 11-3 |
| 2009-07-21 | @ Washington Mystics | W 82-70 | 1555.07 | 1479.77 | 46.19% | 53.81% | +10.63 | 12-3 |
| 2009-07-23 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 65-84 | 1565.70 | 1494.00 | 45.67% | 54.33% | -11.35 | 12-4 |
| 2009-07-28 | Washington Mystics | W 85-81 | 1554.35 | 1482.54 | 73.10% | 26.90% | +3.07 | 13-4 |
| 2009-07-30 | Connecticut Sun | W 94-85 | 1557.42 | 1523.00 | 68.67% | 31.33% | +5.36 | 14-4 |
| 2009-08-02 | @ Washington Mystics | W 87-79 | 1562.78 | 1485.79 | 46.43% | 53.57% | +8.64 | 15-4 |
| 2009-08-05 | Chicago Sky | W 76-67 | 1571.42 | 1462.25 | 77.11% | 22.89% | +3.91 | 16-4 |
| 2009-08-08 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 90-83 | 1575.33 | 1571.01 | 36.32% | 63.68% | +9.60 | 17-4 |
| 2009-08-10 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 63-75 | 1584.93 | 1493.34 | 48.52% | 51.48% | -9.58 | 17-5 |
| 2009-08-13 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 91-81 | 1575.35 | 1484.62 | 48.40% | 51.60% | +9.30 | 18-5 |
| 2009-08-15 | Detroit Shock | W 82-59 | 1584.65 | 1495.56 | 75.01% | 24.99% | +6.83 | 19-5 |
| 2009-08-20 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 62-67 | 1591.48 | 1447.23 | 56.07% | 43.93% | -7.14 | 19-6 |
| 2009-08-22 | @ Seattle Storm | L 60-74 | 1584.34 | 1527.09 | 43.61% | 56.39% | -9.31 | 19-7 |
| 2009-08-27 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 77-66 | 1575.03 | 1473.87 | 76.29% | 23.71% | +4.49 | 20-7 |
| 2009-08-29 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 78-79 | 1579.52 | 1451.84 | 78.94% | 21.06% | -4.50 | 20-8 |
| 2009-09-02 | Phoenix Mercury | L 90-106 | 1575.02 | 1561.54 | 66.01% | 33.99% | -15.05 | 20-9 |
| 2009-09-04 | @ Detroit Shock | L 63-70 | 1559.97 | 1516.39 | 41.69% | 58.31% | -6.29 | 20-10 |
| 2009-09-06 | Washington Mystics | W 72-61 | 1553.68 | 1469.26 | 74.50% | 25.50% | +4.82 | 21-10 |
| 2009-09-08 | @ New York Liberty | W 69-63 | 1558.50 | 1465.06 | 48.79% | 51.21% | +7.15 | 22-10 |
| 2009-09-10 | @ Chicago Sky | L 79-86 | 1565.65 | 1454.36 | 51.36% | 48.64% | -7.75 | 22-11 |
| 2009-09-13 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 85-95 | 1557.90 | 1481.38 | 46.36% | 53.64% | -8.35 | 22-12 |
| 2009-06-06 | Detroit Shock | W 78-58 | 1513.23 | 1533.78 | 61.49% | 38.51% | +9.81 | 1-0 |
| 2009-06-08 | @ Detroit Shock | L 52-81 | 1523.04 | 1523.96 | 35.63% | 64.37% | -10.93 | 1-1 |
| 2009-06-10 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 76-87 | 1512.11 | 1523.96 | 34.20% | 65.80% | -6.47 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-12 | @ Indiana Fever | L 61-73 | 1505.64 | 1489.35 | 37.93% | 62.07% | -7.49 | 1-3 |
| 2009-06-19 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 80-89 | 1498.15 | 1524.70 | 32.32% | 67.68% | -5.52 | 1-4 |
| 2009-06-21 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 67-47 | 1492.63 | 1485.81 | 65.15% | 34.85% | +8.88 | 2-4 |
| 2009-06-26 | @ Seattle Storm | L 67-69 | 1501.51 | 1553.88 | 29.16% | 70.84% | -2.35 | 2-5 |
| 2009-06-28 | Seattle Storm | W 82-55 | 1499.16 | 1556.23 | 56.41% | 43.59% | +12.91 | 3-5 |
| 2009-07-05 | Phoenix Mercury | L 89-104 | 1512.07 | 1519.91 | 63.21% | 36.79% | -13.95 | 3-6 |
| 2009-07-09 | @ New York Liberty | W 69-60 | 1498.12 | 1499.70 | 35.54% | 64.46% | +11.02 | 4-6 |
| 2009-07-11 | @ Washington Mystics | L 63-75 | 1509.14 | 1473.06 | 40.65% | 59.35% | -8.02 | 4-7 |
| 2009-07-14 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 71-82 | 1501.12 | 1510.37 | 34.53% | 65.47% | -6.53 | 4-8 |
| 2009-07-22 | @ Seattle Storm | L 87-98 | 1494.59 | 1544.99 | 29.39% | 70.61% | -5.56 | 4-9 |
| 2009-07-28 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 76-70 | 1489.03 | 1510.48 | 32.96% | 67.04% | +9.36 | 5-9 |
| 2009-07-29 | @ Chicago Sky | L 63-75 | 1498.39 | 1444.94 | 43.08% | 56.92% | -8.51 | 5-10 |
| 2009-08-01 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 59-56 | 1489.88 | 1455.94 | 40.35% | 59.65% | +5.89 | 6-10 |
| 2009-08-04 | San Antonio Silver Stars | L 59-63 | 1495.77 | 1499.40 | 63.77% | 36.23% | -7.27 | 6-11 |
| 2009-08-06 | Seattle Storm | W 79-75 | 1488.50 | 1537.48 | 57.55% | 42.45% | +4.84 | 7-11 |
| 2009-08-10 | Indiana Fever | W 75-63 | 1493.34 | 1584.93 | 51.48% | 48.52% | +9.58 | 8-11 |
| 2009-08-11 | New York Liberty | L 61-65 | 1502.92 | 1473.02 | 68.10% | 31.90% | -7.76 | 8-12 |
| 2009-08-14 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 79-85 | 1495.16 | 1451.83 | 69.76% | 30.24% | -9.74 | 8-13 |
| 2009-08-15 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 78-61 | 1485.42 | 1461.57 | 38.96% | 61.04% | +14.35 | 9-13 |
| 2009-08-18 | Washington Mystics | W 72-69 | 1499.77 | 1464.93 | 68.72% | 31.28% | +3.08 | 10-13 |
| 2009-08-19 | Minnesota Lynx | W 78-63 | 1502.85 | 1471.75 | 68.25% | 31.75% | +7.01 | 11-13 |
| 2009-08-21 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 67-66 | 1509.86 | 1484.91 | 39.11% | 60.89% | +3.47 | 12-13 |
| 2009-08-23 | @ Atlanta Dream | W 91-87 | 1513.33 | 1497.61 | 37.85% | 62.15% | +7.09 | 13-13 |
| 2009-08-25 | Chicago Sky | W 75-63 | 1520.42 | 1456.84 | 72.16% | 27.84% | +5.50 | 14-13 |
| 2009-08-27 | Phoenix Mercury | L 90-98 | 1525.92 | 1549.57 | 61.07% | 38.93% | -9.85 | 14-14 |
| 2009-08-30 | Connecticut Sun | W 91-81 | 1516.07 | 1504.40 | 65.78% | 34.22% | +6.17 | 15-14 |
| 2009-09-01 | Atlanta Dream | L 79-84 | 1522.24 | 1490.60 | 68.32% | 31.68% | -8.71 | 15-15 |
| 2009-09-05 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 72-89 | 1513.53 | 1480.49 | 40.22% | 59.78% | -9.45 | 15-16 |
| 2009-09-08 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 76-68 | 1504.08 | 1489.94 | 66.10% | 33.90% | +5.46 | 16-16 |
| 2009-09-11 | Minnesota Lynx | W 90-61 | 1509.54 | 1463.97 | 70.03% | 29.97% | +9.20 | 17-16 |
| 2009-09-13 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 81-78 | 1518.74 | 1592.68 | 26.66% | 73.34% | +7.24 | 18-16 |
| 2009-06-06 | Chicago Sky | W 102-85 | 1499.13 | 1483.15 | 66.34% | 33.66% | +7.91 | 1-0 |
| 2009-06-07 | @ Indiana Fever | W 96-74 | 1507.04 | 1499.89 | 36.70% | 63.30% | +16.92 | 2-0 |
| 2009-06-10 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 87-76 | 1523.96 | 1512.11 | 65.80% | 34.20% | +6.47 | 3-0 |
| 2009-06-12 | Seattle Storm | L 71-88 | 1530.43 | 1524.63 | 65.02% | 34.98% | -15.28 | 3-1 |
| 2009-06-16 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 86-83 | 1515.15 | 1491.84 | 38.88% | 61.12% | +6.03 | 4-1 |
| 2009-06-17 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 80-104 | 1521.18 | 1514.46 | 36.64% | 63.36% | -10.23 | 4-2 |
| 2009-06-19 | @ Seattle Storm | L 62-90 | 1510.95 | 1533.28 | 32.85% | 67.15% | -9.91 | 4-3 |
| 2009-06-23 | New York Liberty | W 69-57 | 1501.04 | 1507.52 | 63.39% | 36.61% | +7.23 | 5-3 |
| 2009-06-27 | Phoenix Mercury | W 109-80 | 1508.27 | 1523.62 | 62.20% | 37.80% | +11.60 | 6-3 |
| 2009-06-30 | @ Atlanta Dream | W 91-85 | 1519.87 | 1437.39 | 47.21% | 52.79% | +7.37 | 7-3 |
| 2009-07-02 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 68-74 | 1527.24 | 1461.46 | 72.41% | 27.59% | -10.11 | 7-4 |
| 2009-07-07 | Washington Mystics | W 96-94 | 1517.13 | 1475.51 | 69.55% | 30.45% | +2.46 | 8-4 |
| 2009-07-10 | San Antonio Silver Stars | L 61-77 | 1519.59 | 1503.28 | 66.38% | 33.62% | -15.14 | 8-5 |
| 2009-07-12 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 83-76 | 1504.45 | 1518.42 | 33.92% | 66.08% | +9.97 | 9-5 |
| 2009-07-15 | Atlanta Dream | L 77-91 | 1514.42 | 1437.48 | 73.68% | 26.32% | -15.71 | 9-6 |
| 2009-07-19 | @ Seattle Storm | L 69-72 | 1498.71 | 1542.00 | 30.25% | 69.75% | -2.99 | 9-7 |
| 2009-07-22 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 99-86 | 1495.72 | 1556.37 | 28.18% | 71.82% | +14.76 | 10-7 |
| 2009-07-28 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 70-76 | 1510.48 | 1489.03 | 67.04% | 32.96% | -9.36 | 10-8 |
| 2009-07-31 | @ Detroit Shock | L 83-91 | 1501.12 | 1496.17 | 36.40% | 63.60% | -5.87 | 10-9 |
| 2009-08-01 | Phoenix Mercury | L 74-87 | 1495.25 | 1547.37 | 57.11% | 42.89% | -11.74 | 10-10 |
| 2009-08-07 | Connecticut Sun | W 95-88 | 1483.51 | 1524.15 | 58.72% | 41.28% | +6.23 | 11-10 |
| 2009-08-09 | San Antonio Silver Stars | L 87-89 | 1489.74 | 1495.66 | 63.47% | 36.53% | -5.12 | 11-11 |
| 2009-08-13 | Indiana Fever | L 81-91 | 1484.62 | 1575.35 | 51.60% | 48.40% | -9.30 | 11-12 |
| 2009-08-15 | @ Chicago Sky | L 76-79 | 1475.32 | 1471.94 | 36.20% | 63.80% | -3.57 | 11-13 |
| 2009-08-19 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 63-78 | 1471.75 | 1502.85 | 31.75% | 68.25% | -7.01 | 11-14 |
| 2009-08-22 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 94-98 | 1464.74 | 1530.74 | 27.56% | 72.44% | -3.14 | 11-15 |
| 2009-08-23 | @ New York Liberty | L 67-80 | 1461.60 | 1471.78 | 34.41% | 65.59% | -7.07 | 11-16 |
| 2009-08-28 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 100-95 | 1454.53 | 1456.43 | 64.00% | 36.00% | +4.58 | 12-16 |
| 2009-08-30 | @ Washington Mystics | L 75-81 | 1459.11 | 1460.41 | 35.58% | 64.42% | -4.96 | 12-17 |
| 2009-09-01 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 82-84 | 1454.15 | 1477.86 | 32.68% | 67.32% | -2.64 | 12-18 |
| 2009-09-05 | Seattle Storm | W 76-68 | 1451.51 | 1550.92 | 50.35% | 49.65% | +8.01 | 13-18 |
| 2009-09-09 | Detroit Shock | W 75-72 | 1459.52 | 1527.44 | 54.87% | 45.13% | +4.45 | 14-18 |
| 2009-09-11 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 61-90 | 1463.97 | 1509.54 | 29.97% | 70.03% | -9.20 | 14-19 |
| 2009-09-13 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 66-88 | 1454.77 | 1446.90 | 36.79% | 63.21% | -9.83 | 14-20 |
| 2009-06-07 | Connecticut Sun | L 57-66 | 1506.49 | 1501.87 | 64.86% | 35.14% | -11.09 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-10 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 84-91 | 1495.40 | 1512.76 | 33.49% | 66.51% | -5.05 | 0-2 |
| 2009-06-13 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 60-63 | 1490.35 | 1511.33 | 33.02% | 66.98% | -3.26 | 0-3 |
| 2009-06-19 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 77-61 | 1487.09 | 1514.59 | 60.54% | 39.46% | +9.00 | 1-3 |
| 2009-06-21 | @ Atlanta Dream | W 93-81 | 1496.09 | 1449.70 | 42.08% | 57.92% | +11.43 | 2-3 |
| 2009-06-23 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 57-69 | 1507.52 | 1501.04 | 36.61% | 63.39% | -7.23 | 2-4 |
| 2009-06-26 | Indiana Fever | L 81-82 | 1500.29 | 1517.33 | 61.97% | 38.03% | -3.53 | 2-5 |
| 2009-06-27 | @ Indiana Fever | L 54-63 | 1496.76 | 1520.87 | 32.63% | 67.37% | -5.58 | 2-6 |
| 2009-07-02 | Detroit Shock | W 80-64 | 1491.18 | 1503.25 | 62.64% | 37.36% | +8.52 | 3-6 |
| 2009-07-09 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 60-69 | 1499.70 | 1498.12 | 64.46% | 35.54% | -11.02 | 3-7 |
| 2009-07-11 | Atlanta Dream | W 71-69 | 1488.68 | 1439.86 | 70.42% | 29.58% | +2.38 | 4-7 |
| 2009-07-18 | @ Washington Mystics | L 67-68 | 1491.06 | 1477.63 | 37.54% | 62.46% | -2.14 | 4-8 |
| 2009-07-19 | Atlanta Dream | W 89-86 | 1488.92 | 1450.21 | 69.19% | 30.81% | +3.04 | 5-8 |
| 2009-07-22 | @ Chicago Sky | W 77-70 | 1491.96 | 1460.30 | 40.03% | 59.97% | +9.05 | 6-8 |
| 2009-07-23 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 73-88 | 1501.01 | 1440.05 | 71.85% | 28.15% | -15.87 | 6-9 |
| 2009-07-26 | Phoenix Mercury | L 88-94 | 1485.14 | 1541.61 | 56.50% | 43.50% | -7.88 | 6-10 |
| 2009-07-30 | Washington Mystics | L 75-78 | 1477.26 | 1479.48 | 63.96% | 36.04% | -6.32 | 6-11 |
| 2009-08-01 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 83-89 | 1470.94 | 1470.14 | 35.85% | 64.15% | -5.00 | 6-12 |
| 2009-08-04 | @ Detroit Shock | L 64-76 | 1465.94 | 1486.72 | 33.05% | 66.95% | -6.53 | 6-13 |
| 2009-08-07 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 84-66 | 1459.41 | 1450.05 | 36.99% | 63.01% | +15.24 | 7-13 |
| 2009-08-08 | @ Seattle Storm | L 69-70 | 1474.65 | 1532.64 | 28.49% | 71.51% | -1.63 | 7-14 |
| 2009-08-11 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 65-61 | 1473.02 | 1502.92 | 31.90% | 68.10% | +7.77 | 8-14 |
| 2009-08-14 | Chicago Sky | L 77-88 | 1480.79 | 1459.27 | 67.05% | 32.95% | -12.68 | 8-15 |
| 2009-08-16 | @ Washington Mystics | W 60-59 | 1468.11 | 1468.59 | 35.68% | 64.32% | +3.67 | 9-15 |
| 2009-08-19 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 69-74 | 1471.78 | 1530.74 | 28.38% | 71.62% | -3.62 | 9-16 |
| 2009-08-21 | Connecticut Sun | W 85-83 | 1468.16 | 1534.36 | 55.11% | 44.89% | +3.62 | 10-16 |
| 2009-08-23 | Minnesota Lynx | W 80-67 | 1471.78 | 1461.60 | 65.59% | 34.41% | +7.07 | 11-16 |
| 2009-08-28 | @ Chicago Sky | L 77-96 | 1478.85 | 1451.34 | 39.46% | 60.54% | -9.80 | 11-17 |
| 2009-08-30 | Chicago Sky | W 77-63 | 1469.05 | 1461.14 | 65.29% | 34.71% | +7.40 | 12-17 |
| 2009-09-01 | Seattle Storm | L 58-65 | 1476.45 | 1552.07 | 53.77% | 46.23% | -8.11 | 12-18 |
| 2009-09-04 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 85-88 | 1468.34 | 1487.66 | 33.23% | 66.77% | -3.28 | 12-19 |
| 2009-09-08 | Indiana Fever | L 63-69 | 1465.06 | 1558.50 | 51.21% | 48.79% | -7.15 | 12-20 |
| 2009-09-10 | @ Detroit Shock | L 87-94 | 1457.91 | 1522.98 | 27.67% | 72.33% | -4.17 | 12-21 |
| 2009-09-13 | Washington Mystics | W 86-65 | 1453.74 | 1474.65 | 61.44% | 38.56% | +10.07 | 13-21 |
| 2009-06-06 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 90-79 | 1505.68 | 1518.41 | 62.55% | 37.45% | +7.08 | 1-0 |
| 2009-06-10 | New York Liberty | W 91-84 | 1512.76 | 1495.40 | 66.51% | 33.49% | +5.05 | 2-0 |
| 2009-06-12 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 71-90 | 1517.81 | 1488.50 | 39.71% | 60.29% | -9.87 | 2-1 |
| 2009-06-13 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 115-104 | 1507.94 | 1498.36 | 65.51% | 34.49% | +6.52 | 3-1 |
| 2009-06-17 | Minnesota Lynx | W 104-80 | 1514.46 | 1521.18 | 63.36% | 36.64% | +10.24 | 4-1 |
| 2009-06-19 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 89-80 | 1524.70 | 1498.15 | 67.68% | 32.32% | +5.52 | 5-1 |
| 2009-06-21 | Seattle Storm | L 84-93 | 1530.22 | 1543.19 | 62.52% | 37.48% | -10.69 | 5-2 |
| 2009-06-23 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 87-91 | 1519.53 | 1498.38 | 38.59% | 61.41% | -4.40 | 5-3 |
| 2009-06-25 | @ Washington Mystics | W 93-87 | 1515.13 | 1489.57 | 39.19% | 60.81% | +8.49 | 6-3 |
| 2009-06-27 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 80-109 | 1523.62 | 1508.27 | 37.80% | 62.20% | -11.60 | 6-4 |
| 2009-07-01 | Seattle Storm | W 93-81 | 1512.02 | 1543.32 | 60.02% | 39.98% | +7.89 | 7-4 |
| 2009-07-05 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 104-89 | 1519.91 | 1512.07 | 36.79% | 63.21% | +13.96 | 8-4 |
| 2009-07-08 | Chicago Sky | W 90-70 | 1533.87 | 1471.05 | 72.07% | 27.93% | +7.12 | 9-4 |
| 2009-07-11 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 107-105 | 1540.99 | 1472.90 | 45.15% | 54.85% | +4.42 | 10-4 |
| 2009-07-15 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 100-81 | 1545.41 | 1468.48 | 73.68% | 26.32% | +6.54 | 11-4 |
| 2009-07-18 | Detroit Shock | W 97-90 | 1551.95 | 1501.02 | 70.67% | 29.33% | +4.42 | 12-4 |
| 2009-07-22 | Minnesota Lynx | L 86-99 | 1556.37 | 1495.72 | 71.82% | 28.18% | -14.76 | 12-5 |
| 2009-07-26 | @ New York Liberty | W 94-88 | 1541.61 | 1485.14 | 43.50% | 56.50% | +7.89 | 13-5 |
| 2009-07-28 | @ Connecticut Sun | W 95-80 | 1549.50 | 1536.81 | 37.44% | 62.56% | +13.81 | 14-5 |
| 2009-07-30 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 76-106 | 1563.31 | 1454.21 | 51.04% | 48.96% | -15.94 | 14-6 |
| 2009-08-01 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 87-74 | 1547.37 | 1495.25 | 42.89% | 57.11% | +11.74 | 15-6 |
| 2009-08-04 | @ Seattle Storm | W 101-90 | 1559.11 | 1549.38 | 37.04% | 62.96% | +11.90 | 16-6 |
| 2009-08-08 | Indiana Fever | L 83-90 | 1571.01 | 1575.33 | 63.68% | 36.32% | -9.60 | 16-7 |
| 2009-08-13 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 95-83 | 1561.41 | 1483.75 | 73.76% | 26.24% | +5.18 | 17-7 |
| 2009-08-15 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 89-106 | 1566.59 | 1478.57 | 48.01% | 51.99% | -11.28 | 17-8 |
| 2009-08-18 | @ Chicago Sky | W 106-99 | 1555.31 | 1475.51 | 46.83% | 53.17% | +8.02 | 18-8 |
| 2009-08-21 | Washington Mystics | L 81-91 | 1563.33 | 1461.84 | 76.32% | 23.68% | -13.76 | 18-9 |
| 2009-08-27 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 98-90 | 1549.57 | 1525.92 | 38.93% | 61.07% | +9.85 | 19-9 |
| 2009-08-29 | Connecticut Sun | W 95-84 | 1559.42 | 1509.98 | 70.49% | 29.51% | +5.57 | 20-9 |
| 2009-09-01 | @ Detroit Shock | L 99-101 | 1564.99 | 1512.93 | 42.88% | 57.12% | -3.45 | 20-10 |
| 2009-09-02 | @ Indiana Fever | W 106-90 | 1561.54 | 1575.02 | 33.99% | 66.01% | +15.05 | 21-10 |
| 2009-09-05 | Atlanta Dream | W 100-82 | 1576.59 | 1508.96 | 72.62% | 27.38% | +6.62 | 22-10 |
| 2009-09-10 | @ Seattle Storm | W 92-84 | 1583.21 | 1542.91 | 41.23% | 58.77% | +9.47 | 23-10 |
| 2009-09-13 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 78-81 | 1592.68 | 1518.74 | 73.34% | 26.66% | -7.24 | 23-11 |
| 2009-06-06 | Seattle Storm | L 61-71 | 1505.60 | 1513.90 | 63.15% | 36.85% | -11.38 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-07 | @ Seattle Storm | L 70-80 | 1494.22 | 1525.28 | 31.75% | 68.25% | -5.72 | 0-2 |
| 2009-06-12 | Phoenix Mercury | W 90-71 | 1488.50 | 1517.81 | 60.29% | 39.71% | +9.86 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-13 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 104-115 | 1498.36 | 1507.94 | 34.49% | 65.51% | -6.52 | 1-3 |
| 2009-06-16 | Minnesota Lynx | L 83-86 | 1491.84 | 1515.15 | 61.12% | 38.88% | -6.03 | 1-4 |
| 2009-06-21 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 47-67 | 1485.81 | 1492.63 | 34.85% | 65.15% | -8.88 | 1-5 |
| 2009-06-26 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 52-62 | 1476.93 | 1502.78 | 32.41% | 67.59% | -5.84 | 1-6 |
| 2009-06-28 | @ Detroit Shock | L 72-86 | 1471.09 | 1496.32 | 32.48% | 67.52% | -6.93 | 1-7 |
| 2009-06-30 | @ Chicago Sky | L 72-74 | 1464.16 | 1481.79 | 33.45% | 66.55% | -2.70 | 1-8 |
| 2009-07-02 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 74-68 | 1461.46 | 1527.24 | 27.59% | 72.41% | +10.11 | 2-8 |
| 2009-07-07 | Chicago Sky | W 83-73 | 1471.57 | 1477.64 | 63.45% | 36.55% | +6.59 | 3-8 |
| 2009-07-09 | @ Seattle Storm | L 55-66 | 1478.16 | 1542.09 | 27.80% | 72.20% | -5.26 | 3-9 |
| 2009-07-11 | Phoenix Mercury | L 105-107 | 1472.90 | 1540.99 | 54.85% | 45.15% | -4.42 | 3-10 |
| 2009-07-15 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 81-100 | 1468.48 | 1545.41 | 26.32% | 73.68% | -6.54 | 3-11 |
| 2009-07-17 | Seattle Storm | L 56-69 | 1461.94 | 1530.75 | 54.74% | 45.26% | -11.25 | 3-12 |
| 2009-07-19 | Detroit Shock | L 65-69 | 1450.69 | 1496.60 | 57.98% | 42.02% | -6.61 | 3-13 |
| 2009-07-22 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 75-83 | 1444.08 | 1532.77 | 25.03% | 74.97% | -4.03 | 3-14 |
| 2009-07-23 | @ New York Liberty | W 88-73 | 1440.05 | 1501.01 | 28.15% | 71.85% | +15.86 | 4-14 |
| 2009-07-26 | @ Washington Mystics | L 73-87 | 1455.91 | 1475.46 | 33.21% | 66.79% | -7.08 | 4-15 |
| 2009-07-30 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 101-93 | 1448.83 | 1509.49 | 55.90% | 44.10% | +7.11 | 5-15 |
| 2009-08-01 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 56-59 | 1455.94 | 1489.88 | 59.65% | 40.35% | -5.89 | 5-16 |
| 2009-08-07 | New York Liberty | L 66-84 | 1450.05 | 1459.41 | 63.01% | 36.99% | -15.24 | 5-17 |
| 2009-08-11 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 90-73 | 1434.81 | 1500.77 | 27.57% | 72.43% | +17.02 | 6-17 |
| 2009-08-14 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 85-79 | 1451.83 | 1495.16 | 30.24% | 69.76% | +9.74 | 7-17 |
| 2009-08-15 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 61-78 | 1461.57 | 1485.42 | 61.04% | 38.96% | -14.34 | 7-18 |
| 2009-08-20 | Indiana Fever | W 67-62 | 1447.23 | 1591.48 | 43.93% | 56.07% | +7.14 | 8-18 |
| 2009-08-22 | Washington Mystics | W 82-60 | 1454.37 | 1475.60 | 61.40% | 38.60% | +10.32 | 9-18 |
| 2009-08-25 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 83-103 | 1464.69 | 1490.53 | 32.41% | 67.59% | -8.26 | 9-19 |
| 2009-08-28 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 95-100 | 1456.43 | 1454.53 | 36.00% | 64.00% | -4.59 | 9-20 |
| 2009-08-29 | @ Indiana Fever | W 79-78 | 1451.84 | 1579.52 | 21.06% | 78.94% | +4.50 | 10-20 |
| 2009-09-01 | Connecticut Sun | W 90-70 | 1456.34 | 1498.23 | 58.55% | 41.45% | +10.57 | 11-20 |
| 2009-09-04 | Atlanta Dream | L 90-98 | 1466.91 | 1499.31 | 59.87% | 40.13% | -9.65 | 11-21 |
| 2009-09-10 | San Antonio Silver Stars | L 71-80 | 1457.26 | 1484.48 | 60.58% | 39.42% | -10.36 | 11-22 |
| 2009-09-13 | Minnesota Lynx | W 88-66 | 1446.90 | 1454.77 | 63.21% | 36.79% | +9.84 | 12-22 |
| 2009-06-06 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 79-90 | 1518.41 | 1505.68 | 37.45% | 62.55% | -7.08 | 0-1 |
| 2009-06-13 | New York Liberty | W 63-60 | 1511.33 | 1490.35 | 66.98% | 33.02% | +3.26 | 1-1 |
| 2009-06-19 | @ New York Liberty | L 61-77 | 1514.59 | 1487.09 | 39.46% | 60.54% | -9.00 | 1-2 |
| 2009-06-21 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 58-71 | 1505.59 | 1510.55 | 35.09% | 64.91% | -7.21 | 1-3 |
| 2009-06-23 | Phoenix Mercury | W 91-87 | 1498.38 | 1519.53 | 61.41% | 38.59% | +4.40 | 2-3 |
| 2009-06-26 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 62-52 | 1502.78 | 1476.93 | 67.59% | 32.41% | +5.84 | 3-3 |
| 2009-06-30 | Washington Mystics | L 82-84 | 1508.62 | 1476.46 | 68.38% | 31.62% | -5.51 | 3-4 |
| 2009-07-03 | Chicago Sky | W 85-72 | 1503.11 | 1484.48 | 66.68% | 33.32% | +6.84 | 4-4 |
| 2009-07-07 | @ Seattle Storm | L 53-66 | 1509.95 | 1535.42 | 32.45% | 67.55% | -6.67 | 4-5 |
| 2009-07-10 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 77-61 | 1503.28 | 1519.59 | 33.62% | 66.38% | +15.14 | 5-5 |
| 2009-07-12 | Minnesota Lynx | L 76-83 | 1518.42 | 1504.45 | 66.08% | 33.92% | -9.97 | 5-6 |
| 2009-07-15 | @ Washington Mystics | W 79-78 | 1508.45 | 1481.08 | 39.44% | 60.56% | +3.46 | 6-6 |
| 2009-07-17 | Connecticut Sun | L 64-72 | 1511.91 | 1516.89 | 63.59% | 36.41% | -10.26 | 6-7 |
| 2009-07-19 | @ Chicago Sky | L 75-85 | 1501.65 | 1452.64 | 42.45% | 57.55% | -7.65 | 6-8 |
| 2009-07-23 | Indiana Fever | W 84-65 | 1494.00 | 1565.70 | 54.33% | 45.67% | +11.35 | 7-8 |
| 2009-07-28 | Seattle Storm | W 74-71 | 1505.35 | 1550.54 | 58.08% | 41.92% | +4.14 | 8-8 |
| 2009-07-30 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 93-101 | 1509.49 | 1448.83 | 44.10% | 55.90% | -7.11 | 8-9 |
| 2009-08-01 | @ Seattle Storm | L 82-85 | 1502.38 | 1546.40 | 30.16% | 69.84% | -2.98 | 8-10 |
| 2009-08-04 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 63-59 | 1499.40 | 1495.77 | 36.23% | 63.77% | +7.27 | 9-10 |
| 2009-08-06 | Atlanta Dream | L 84-92 | 1506.67 | 1475.15 | 68.30% | 31.70% | -11.01 | 9-11 |
| 2009-08-09 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 89-87 | 1495.66 | 1489.74 | 36.53% | 63.47% | +5.11 | 10-11 |
| 2009-08-11 | Sacramento Monarchs | L 73-90 | 1500.77 | 1434.81 | 72.43% | 27.57% | -17.02 | 10-12 |
| 2009-08-13 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 83-95 | 1483.75 | 1561.41 | 26.24% | 73.76% | -5.18 | 10-13 |
| 2009-08-15 | Phoenix Mercury | W 106-89 | 1478.57 | 1566.59 | 51.99% | 48.01% | +11.28 | 11-13 |
| 2009-08-20 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 87-93 | 1489.85 | 1492.67 | 35.38% | 64.62% | -4.94 | 11-14 |
| 2009-08-21 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 66-67 | 1484.91 | 1509.86 | 60.89% | 39.11% | -3.47 | 11-15 |
| 2009-08-23 | @ Detroit Shock | L 84-99 | 1481.44 | 1492.55 | 34.29% | 65.71% | -7.57 | 11-16 |
| 2009-08-27 | @ Indiana Fever | L 66-77 | 1473.87 | 1575.03 | 23.71% | 76.29% | -4.48 | 11-17 |
| 2009-08-29 | Detroit Shock | W 100-88 | 1469.39 | 1521.40 | 57.13% | 42.87% | +8.47 | 12-17 |
| 2009-09-01 | Minnesota Lynx | W 84-82 | 1477.86 | 1454.15 | 67.32% | 32.68% | +2.63 | 13-17 |
| 2009-09-05 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 89-72 | 1480.49 | 1513.53 | 59.78% | 40.22% | +9.45 | 14-17 |
| 2009-09-08 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 68-76 | 1489.94 | 1504.08 | 33.90% | 66.10% | -5.46 | 14-18 |
| 2009-09-10 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 80-71 | 1484.48 | 1457.26 | 39.42% | 60.58% | +10.36 | 15-18 |
| 2009-09-12 | Seattle Storm | L 55-64 | 1494.84 | 1533.44 | 59.00% | 41.00% | -10.09 | 15-19 |
| 2009-06-06 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 71-61 | 1513.90 | 1505.60 | 36.85% | 63.15% | +11.38 | 1-0 |
| 2009-06-07 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 80-70 | 1525.28 | 1494.22 | 68.25% | 31.75% | +5.73 | 2-0 |
| 2009-06-09 | @ Indiana Fever | L 66-73 | 1531.01 | 1482.96 | 42.32% | 57.68% | -6.38 | 2-1 |
| 2009-06-12 | @ Minnesota Lynx | W 88-71 | 1524.63 | 1530.43 | 34.98% | 65.02% | +15.28 | 3-1 |
| 2009-06-14 | @ Chicago Sky | L 57-64 | 1539.91 | 1480.21 | 43.96% | 56.04% | -6.63 | 3-2 |
| 2009-06-19 | Minnesota Lynx | W 90-62 | 1533.28 | 1510.95 | 67.15% | 32.85% | +9.91 | 4-2 |
| 2009-06-21 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 93-84 | 1543.19 | 1530.22 | 37.48% | 62.52% | +10.69 | 5-2 |
| 2009-06-26 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 69-67 | 1553.88 | 1501.51 | 70.84% | 29.16% | +2.35 | 6-2 |
| 2009-06-28 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 55-82 | 1556.23 | 1499.16 | 43.59% | 56.41% | -12.91 | 6-3 |
| 2009-07-01 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 81-93 | 1543.32 | 1512.02 | 39.98% | 60.02% | -7.90 | 6-4 |
| 2009-07-07 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 66-53 | 1535.42 | 1509.95 | 67.55% | 32.45% | +6.67 | 7-4 |
| 2009-07-09 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 66-55 | 1542.09 | 1478.16 | 72.20% | 27.80% | +5.26 | 8-4 |
| 2009-07-12 | Chicago Sky | L 81-86 | 1547.35 | 1447.30 | 76.17% | 23.83% | -9.71 | 8-5 |
| 2009-07-15 | Detroit Shock | L 63-66 | 1537.64 | 1494.13 | 69.78% | 30.22% | -6.89 | 8-6 |
| 2009-07-17 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | W 69-56 | 1530.75 | 1461.94 | 45.26% | 54.74% | +11.25 | 9-6 |
| 2009-07-19 | Minnesota Lynx | W 72-69 | 1542.00 | 1498.71 | 69.75% | 30.25% | +2.99 | 10-6 |
| 2009-07-22 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 98-87 | 1544.99 | 1494.59 | 70.61% | 29.39% | +5.55 | 11-6 |
| 2009-07-28 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 71-74 | 1550.54 | 1505.35 | 41.92% | 58.08% | -4.14 | 11-7 |
| 2009-08-01 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 85-82 | 1546.40 | 1502.38 | 69.84% | 30.16% | +2.98 | 12-7 |
| 2009-08-04 | Phoenix Mercury | L 90-101 | 1549.38 | 1559.11 | 62.96% | 37.04% | -11.90 | 12-8 |
| 2009-08-06 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 75-79 | 1537.48 | 1488.50 | 42.45% | 57.55% | -4.84 | 12-9 |
| 2009-08-08 | New York Liberty | W 70-69 | 1532.64 | 1474.65 | 71.51% | 28.49% | +1.62 | 13-9 |
| 2009-08-13 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 53-64 | 1534.26 | 1527.47 | 36.65% | 63.35% | -6.92 | 13-10 |
| 2009-08-15 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 79-88 | 1527.34 | 1485.59 | 41.43% | 58.57% | -7.09 | 13-11 |
| 2009-08-18 | @ Detroit Shock | W 79-75 | 1520.25 | 1488.73 | 40.01% | 59.99% | +6.84 | 14-11 |
| 2009-08-22 | Indiana Fever | W 74-60 | 1527.09 | 1584.34 | 56.39% | 43.61% | +9.30 | 15-11 |
| 2009-08-25 | Washington Mystics | W 78-68 | 1536.39 | 1465.28 | 73.02% | 26.98% | +4.86 | 16-11 |
| 2009-08-27 | Connecticut Sun | W 86-74 | 1541.25 | 1516.40 | 67.47% | 32.53% | +6.43 | 17-11 |
| 2009-08-29 | Atlanta Dream | W 91-84 | 1547.68 | 1494.99 | 70.88% | 29.12% | +4.39 | 18-11 |
| 2009-09-01 | @ New York Liberty | W 65-58 | 1552.07 | 1476.45 | 46.23% | 53.77% | +8.11 | 19-11 |
| 2009-09-03 | @ Washington Mystics | L 67-78 | 1560.18 | 1465.38 | 48.98% | 51.02% | -9.26 | 19-12 |
| 2009-09-05 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 68-76 | 1550.92 | 1451.51 | 49.65% | 50.35% | -8.01 | 19-13 |
| 2009-09-10 | Phoenix Mercury | L 84-92 | 1542.91 | 1583.21 | 58.77% | 41.23% | -9.47 | 19-14 |
| 2009-09-12 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 64-55 | 1533.44 | 1494.84 | 41.00% | 59.00% | +10.09 | 20-14 |
| 2009-06-06 | @ Connecticut Sun | W 82-70 | 1463.76 | 1515.85 | 29.19% | 70.81% | +13.98 | 1-0 |
| 2009-06-07 | Atlanta Dream | W 77-71 | 1477.74 | 1441.13 | 68.93% | 31.07% | +4.34 | 2-0 |
| 2009-06-10 | @ Detroit Shock | W 75-69 | 1482.08 | 1534.90 | 29.10% | 70.90% | +9.90 | 3-0 |
| 2009-06-19 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 81-93 | 1491.98 | 1441.27 | 42.69% | 57.31% | -8.43 | 3-1 |
| 2009-06-20 | Chicago Sky | W 81-72 | 1483.55 | 1479.81 | 64.75% | 35.25% | +6.02 | 4-1 |
| 2009-06-25 | Phoenix Mercury | L 87-93 | 1489.57 | 1515.13 | 60.81% | 39.19% | -8.49 | 4-2 |
| 2009-06-27 | @ Chicago Sky | L 63-68 | 1481.08 | 1477.17 | 36.27% | 63.73% | -4.62 | 4-3 |
| 2009-06-30 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | W 84-82 | 1476.46 | 1508.62 | 31.62% | 68.38% | +5.51 | 5-3 |
| 2009-07-03 | @ Atlanta Dream | L 65-72 | 1481.97 | 1430.02 | 42.87% | 57.13% | -6.46 | 5-4 |
| 2009-07-07 | @ Minnesota Lynx | L 94-96 | 1475.51 | 1517.13 | 30.45% | 69.55% | -2.45 | 5-5 |
| 2009-07-11 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 75-63 | 1473.06 | 1509.14 | 59.35% | 40.65% | +8.02 | 6-5 |
| 2009-07-15 | San Antonio Silver Stars | L 78-79 | 1481.08 | 1508.45 | 60.56% | 39.44% | -3.45 | 6-6 |
| 2009-07-18 | New York Liberty | W 68-67 | 1477.63 | 1491.06 | 62.46% | 37.54% | +2.14 | 7-6 |
| 2009-07-21 | Indiana Fever | L 70-82 | 1479.77 | 1555.07 | 53.81% | 46.19% | -10.63 | 7-7 |
| 2009-07-23 | Chicago Sky | W 75-64 | 1469.14 | 1451.25 | 66.58% | 33.42% | +6.32 | 8-7 |
| 2009-07-26 | Sacramento Monarchs | W 87-73 | 1475.46 | 1455.91 | 66.79% | 33.21% | +7.08 | 9-7 |
| 2009-07-28 | @ Indiana Fever | L 81-85 | 1482.54 | 1554.35 | 26.90% | 73.10% | -3.06 | 9-8 |
| 2009-07-30 | @ New York Liberty | W 78-75 | 1479.48 | 1477.26 | 36.04% | 63.96% | +6.31 | 10-8 |
| 2009-08-02 | Indiana Fever | L 79-87 | 1485.79 | 1562.78 | 53.57% | 46.43% | -8.64 | 10-9 |
| 2009-08-07 | Detroit Shock | W 70-66 | 1477.15 | 1493.24 | 62.10% | 37.90% | +4.32 | 11-9 |
| 2009-08-09 | @ Connecticut Sun | L 67-96 | 1481.47 | 1517.93 | 31.08% | 68.92% | -9.54 | 11-10 |
| 2009-08-11 | Detroit Shock | L 77-81 | 1471.93 | 1493.46 | 61.36% | 38.64% | -6.99 | 11-11 |
| 2009-08-14 | Connecticut Sun | W 91-89 | 1464.94 | 1534.40 | 54.65% | 45.35% | +3.65 | 12-11 |
| 2009-08-16 | New York Liberty | L 59-60 | 1468.59 | 1468.11 | 64.32% | 35.68% | -3.66 | 12-12 |
| 2009-08-18 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 69-72 | 1464.93 | 1499.77 | 31.28% | 68.72% | -3.09 | 12-13 |
| 2009-08-21 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 91-81 | 1461.84 | 1563.33 | 23.68% | 76.32% | +13.76 | 13-13 |
| 2009-08-22 | @ Sacramento Monarchs | L 60-82 | 1475.60 | 1454.37 | 38.60% | 61.40% | -10.32 | 13-14 |
| 2009-08-25 | @ Seattle Storm | L 68-78 | 1465.28 | 1536.39 | 26.98% | 73.02% | -4.87 | 13-15 |
| 2009-08-30 | Minnesota Lynx | W 81-75 | 1460.41 | 1459.11 | 64.42% | 35.58% | +4.97 | 14-15 |
| 2009-09-03 | Seattle Storm | W 78-67 | 1465.38 | 1560.18 | 51.02% | 48.98% | +9.26 | 15-15 |
| 2009-09-04 | @ Chicago Sky | L 86-92 | 1474.64 | 1453.74 | 38.56% | 61.44% | -5.38 | 15-16 |
| 2009-09-06 | @ Indiana Fever | L 61-72 | 1469.26 | 1553.68 | 25.50% | 74.50% | -4.82 | 15-17 |
| 2009-09-12 | Atlanta Dream | W 82-64 | 1464.44 | 1511.91 | 57.76% | 42.24% | +10.21 | 16-17 |
| 2009-09-13 | @ New York Liberty | L 65-86 | 1474.65 | 1453.74 | 38.56% | 61.44% | -10.07 | 16-18 |
Playoff Games
Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-09-16 | @ Detroit Shock | L 89-94 | 1501.69 | 1537.61 | 31.15% | 68.85% | -3.97 | 0-1 |
| 2009-09-18 | Detroit Shock | L 79-94 | 1497.72 | 1541.58 | 58.27% | 41.73% | -12.86 | 0-2 |
| 2009-09-16 | Atlanta Dream | W 94-89 | 1537.61 | 1501.69 | 68.85% | 31.15% | +3.97 | 1-0 |
| 2009-09-18 | @ Atlanta Dream | W 94-79 | 1541.58 | 1497.72 | 41.73% | 58.27% | +12.86 | 2-0 |
| 2009-09-23 | Indiana Fever | W 72-56 | 1554.44 | 1562.06 | 63.24% | 36.76% | +8.38 | 3-0 |
| 2009-09-25 | @ Indiana Fever | L 75-79 | 1562.82 | 1553.68 | 36.96% | 63.04% | -4.21 | 3-1 |
| 2009-09-26 | @ Indiana Fever | L 67-72 | 1558.61 | 1557.89 | 35.84% | 64.16% | -4.57 | 3-2 |
| 2009-09-17 | @ Washington Mystics | W 88-79 | 1549.55 | 1464.58 | 47.57% | 52.43% | +8.96 | 1-0 |
| 2009-09-19 | Washington Mystics | W 81-74 | 1558.51 | 1455.62 | 76.47% | 23.53% | +3.55 | 2-0 |
| 2009-09-23 | @ Detroit Shock | L 56-72 | 1562.06 | 1554.44 | 36.76% | 63.24% | -8.38 | 2-1 |
| 2009-09-25 | Detroit Shock | W 79-75 | 1553.68 | 1562.82 | 63.04% | 36.96% | +4.21 | 3-1 |
| 2009-09-26 | Detroit Shock | W 72-67 | 1557.89 | 1558.61 | 64.16% | 35.84% | +4.57 | 4-1 |
| 2009-09-29 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 116-120 | 1562.46 | 1595.32 | 31.53% | 68.47% | -3.59 | 4-2 |
| 2009-10-01 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 93-84 | 1558.87 | 1598.91 | 30.64% | 69.36% | +11.86 | 5-2 |
| 2009-10-04 | Phoenix Mercury | W 86-85 | 1570.73 | 1587.05 | 62.07% | 37.93% | +2.16 | 6-2 |
| 2009-10-07 | Phoenix Mercury | L 77-90 | 1572.89 | 1584.89 | 62.65% | 37.35% | -12.88 | 6-3 |
| 2009-10-09 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 86-94 | 1560.01 | 1597.77 | 30.92% | 69.08% | -4.98 | 6-4 |
| 2009-09-16 | Seattle Storm | W 70-63 | 1525.98 | 1543.53 | 61.90% | 38.10% | +5.75 | 1-0 |
| 2009-09-18 | @ Seattle Storm | L 74-75 | 1531.73 | 1537.78 | 34.95% | 65.05% | -1.99 | 1-1 |
| 2009-09-20 | @ Seattle Storm | W 75-64 | 1529.74 | 1539.78 | 34.43% | 65.57% | +12.39 | 2-1 |
| 2009-09-23 | Phoenix Mercury | L 94-103 | 1542.13 | 1593.63 | 57.20% | 42.80% | -9.78 | 2-2 |
| 2009-09-25 | @ Phoenix Mercury | W 87-76 | 1532.35 | 1603.41 | 26.98% | 73.02% | +13.81 | 3-2 |
| 2009-09-26 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 74-85 | 1546.16 | 1589.61 | 30.23% | 69.77% | -5.72 | 3-3 |
| 2009-09-17 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | L 91-92 | 1585.44 | 1484.75 | 49.83% | 50.17% | -2.84 | 0-1 |
| 2009-09-19 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 106-78 | 1582.60 | 1487.59 | 75.64% | 24.36% | +7.35 | 1-1 |
| 2009-09-21 | San Antonio Silver Stars | W 100-92 | 1589.95 | 1480.24 | 77.17% | 22.83% | +3.68 | 2-1 |
| 2009-09-23 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | W 103-94 | 1593.63 | 1542.13 | 42.80% | 57.20% | +9.78 | 3-1 |
| 2009-09-25 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 76-87 | 1603.41 | 1532.35 | 73.02% | 26.98% | -13.80 | 3-2 |
| 2009-09-26 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 85-74 | 1589.61 | 1546.16 | 69.77% | 30.23% | +5.71 | 4-2 |
| 2009-09-29 | Indiana Fever | W 120-116 | 1595.32 | 1562.46 | 68.47% | 31.53% | +3.59 | 5-2 |
| 2009-10-01 | Indiana Fever | L 84-93 | 1598.91 | 1558.87 | 69.36% | 30.64% | -11.86 | 5-3 |
| 2009-10-04 | @ Indiana Fever | L 85-86 | 1587.05 | 1570.73 | 37.93% | 62.07% | -2.16 | 5-4 |
| 2009-10-07 | @ Indiana Fever | W 90-77 | 1584.89 | 1572.89 | 37.35% | 62.65% | +12.88 | 6-4 |
| 2009-10-09 | Indiana Fever | W 94-86 | 1597.77 | 1560.01 | 69.08% | 30.92% | +4.98 | 7-4 |
| 2009-09-17 | Phoenix Mercury | W 92-91 | 1484.75 | 1585.44 | 50.17% | 49.83% | +2.84 | 1-0 |
| 2009-09-19 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 78-106 | 1487.59 | 1582.60 | 24.36% | 75.64% | -7.35 | 1-1 |
| 2009-09-21 | @ Phoenix Mercury | L 92-100 | 1480.24 | 1589.95 | 22.83% | 77.17% | -3.68 | 1-2 |
| 2009-09-16 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | L 63-70 | 1543.53 | 1525.98 | 38.10% | 61.90% | -5.75 | 0-1 |
| 2009-09-18 | Los Angeles Sparks | W 75-74 | 1537.78 | 1531.73 | 65.05% | 34.95% | +2.00 | 1-1 |
| 2009-09-20 | Los Angeles Sparks | L 64-75 | 1539.78 | 1529.74 | 65.57% | 34.43% | -12.40 | 1-2 |
| 2009-09-17 | Indiana Fever | L 79-88 | 1464.58 | 1549.55 | 52.43% | 47.57% | -8.96 | 0-1 |
| 2009-09-19 | @ Indiana Fever | L 74-81 | 1455.62 | 1558.51 | 23.53% | 76.47% | -3.55 | 0-2 |
Biggest Upsets
The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Underdog Win % | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Elo | Score | Team | Elo | Score | |||
| 1 | 2009-08-29 | 21.06% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1451.84 | 79 | @ Indiana Fever | 1579.52 | 78 |
| 2 | 2009-08-21 | 23.68% | Washington Mystics | 1461.84 | 91 | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1563.33 | 81 |
| 3 | 2009-07-12 | 23.83% | Chicago Sky | 1447.30 | 86 | @ Seattle Storm | 1547.35 | 81 |
| 4 | 2009-06-14 | 25.86% | Atlanta Dream | 1431.82 | 67 | @ Connecticut Sun | 1512.96 | 62 |
| 5 | 2009-07-15 | 26.32% | Atlanta Dream | 1437.48 | 91 | @ Minnesota Lynx | 1514.42 | 77 |
| 6 | 2009-09-13 | 26.66% | Los Angeles Sparks | 1518.74 | 81 | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1592.68 | 78 |
| 7 | 2009-09-25 * | 26.98% | Los Angeles Sparks | 1532.35 | 87 | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1603.41 | 76 |
| 8 | 2009-08-11 | 27.57% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1434.81 | 90 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | 1500.77 | 73 |
| 9 | 2009-07-02 | 27.59% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1461.46 | 74 | @ Minnesota Lynx | 1527.24 | 68 |
| 10 | 2009-07-23 | 28.15% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1440.05 | 88 | @ New York Liberty | 1501.01 | 73 |
| 11 | 2009-07-22 | 28.18% | Minnesota Lynx | 1495.72 | 99 | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1556.37 | 86 |
| 12 | 2009-07-22 | 28.72% | Atlanta Dream | 1447.17 | 98 | @ Detroit Shock | 1503.21 | 95 |
| 13 | 2009-06-10 | 29.10% | Washington Mystics | 1482.08 | 75 | @ Detroit Shock | 1534.90 | 69 |
| 14 | 2009-06-06 | 29.19% | Washington Mystics | 1463.76 | 82 | @ Connecticut Sun | 1515.85 | 70 |
| 15 | 2009-07-15 | 30.22% | Detroit Shock | 1494.13 | 66 | @ Seattle Storm | 1537.64 | 63 |
| 16 | 2009-08-14 | 30.24% | Sacramento Monarchs | 1451.83 | 85 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 1495.16 | 79 |
| 17 | 2009-10-01 * | 30.64% | Indiana Fever | 1558.87 | 93 | @ Phoenix Mercury | 1598.91 | 84 |
| 18 | 2009-08-25 | 31.42% | Detroit Shock | 1500.12 | 90 | @ Connecticut Sun | 1533.88 | 70 |
| 19 | 2009-06-30 | 31.62% | Washington Mystics | 1476.46 | 84 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | 1508.62 | 82 |
| 20 | 2009-09-01 | 31.68% | Atlanta Dream | 1490.60 | 84 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 1522.24 | 79 |
| 21 | 2009-08-06 | 31.70% | Atlanta Dream | 1475.15 | 92 | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | 1506.67 | 84 |
| 22 | 2009-08-11 | 31.90% | New York Liberty | 1473.02 | 65 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 1502.92 | 61 |
| 23 | 2009-06-19 | 32.12% | Indiana Fever | 1496.84 | 66 | @ Detroit Shock | 1525.00 | 54 |
| 24 | 2009-08-08 | 32.16% | Chicago Sky | 1458.33 | 82 | @ Atlanta Dream | 1486.16 | 80 |
| 25 | 2009-07-11 | 32.24% | Detroit Shock | 1488.67 | 79 | @ Connecticut Sun | 1515.83 | 77 |
Biggest Elo Changes
The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Elo Δ | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Elo | Win % | Team | Score | Elo | Win % | |||
| 1 | 2009-08-25 | 17.48 | Detroit Shock | 90 | 1500.12 | 31.42% | @ Connecticut Sun | 70 | 1533.88 | 68.58% |
| 2 | 2009-08-11 | 17.02 | Sacramento Monarchs | 90 | 1434.81 | 27.57% | @ San Antonio Silver Stars | 73 | 1500.77 | 72.43% |
| 3 | 2009-06-07 | 16.93 | Minnesota Lynx | 96 | 1507.04 | 36.70% | @ Indiana Fever | 74 | 1499.89 | 63.30% |
| 4 | 2009-07-10 | 16.63 | Indiana Fever | 83 | 1536.73 | 45.83% | @ Chicago Sky | 54 | 1463.93 | 54.17% |
| 5 | 2009-07-30 | 15.94 | @ Atlanta Dream | 106 | 1454.21 | 48.96% | Phoenix Mercury | 76 | 1563.31 | 51.04% |
| 6 | 2009-07-23 | 15.87 | Sacramento Monarchs | 88 | 1440.05 | 28.15% | @ New York Liberty | 73 | 1501.01 | 71.85% |
| 7 | 2009-07-15 | 15.71 | Atlanta Dream | 91 | 1437.48 | 26.32% | @ Minnesota Lynx | 77 | 1514.42 | 73.68% |
| 8 | 2009-08-02 | 15.32 | Connecticut Sun | 83 | 1508.83 | 36.65% | @ Detroit Shock | 65 | 1502.04 | 63.35% |
| 9 | 2009-06-12 | 15.28 | Seattle Storm | 88 | 1524.63 | 34.98% | @ Minnesota Lynx | 71 | 1530.43 | 65.02% |
| 10 | 2009-08-07 | 15.24 | New York Liberty | 84 | 1459.41 | 36.99% | @ Sacramento Monarchs | 66 | 1450.05 | 63.01% |
| 11 | 2009-07-10 | 15.14 | San Antonio Silver Stars | 77 | 1503.28 | 33.62% | @ Minnesota Lynx | 61 | 1519.59 | 66.38% |
| 12 | 2009-09-02 | 15.05 | Phoenix Mercury | 106 | 1561.54 | 33.99% | @ Indiana Fever | 90 | 1575.02 | 66.01% |
| 13 | 2009-07-22 | 14.76 | Minnesota Lynx | 99 | 1495.72 | 28.18% | @ Phoenix Mercury | 86 | 1556.37 | 71.82% |
| 14 | 2009-08-15 | 14.35 | Los Angeles Sparks | 78 | 1485.42 | 38.96% | @ Sacramento Monarchs | 61 | 1461.57 | 61.04% |
| 15 | 2009-06-06 | 13.98 | Washington Mystics | 82 | 1463.76 | 29.19% | @ Connecticut Sun | 70 | 1515.85 | 70.81% |
| 16 | 2009-07-05 | 13.96 | Phoenix Mercury | 104 | 1519.91 | 36.79% | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 89 | 1512.07 | 63.21% |
| 17 | 2009-09-25 * | 13.81 | Los Angeles Sparks | 87 | 1532.35 | 26.98% | @ Phoenix Mercury | 76 | 1603.41 | 73.02% |
| 18 | 2009-07-28 | 13.81 | Phoenix Mercury | 95 | 1549.50 | 37.44% | @ Connecticut Sun | 80 | 1536.81 | 62.56% |
| 19 | 2009-08-21 | 13.76 | Washington Mystics | 91 | 1461.84 | 23.68% | @ Phoenix Mercury | 81 | 1563.33 | 76.32% |
| 20 | 2009-06-19 | 13.41 | Indiana Fever | 66 | 1496.84 | 32.12% | @ Detroit Shock | 54 | 1525.00 | 67.88% |
| 21 | 2009-06-28 | 12.91 | @ Los Angeles Sparks | 82 | 1499.16 | 56.41% | Seattle Storm | 55 | 1556.23 | 43.59% |
| 22 | 2009-10-07 * | 12.88 | Phoenix Mercury | 90 | 1584.89 | 37.35% | @ Indiana Fever | 77 | 1572.89 | 62.65% |
| 23 | 2009-09-18 * | 12.86 | Detroit Shock | 94 | 1541.58 | 41.73% | @ Atlanta Dream | 79 | 1497.72 | 58.27% |
| 24 | 2009-08-14 | 12.68 | Chicago Sky | 88 | 1459.27 | 32.95% | @ New York Liberty | 77 | 1480.79 | 67.05% |
| 25 | 2009-09-20 * | 12.40 | Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | 1529.74 | 34.43% | @ Seattle Storm | 64 | 1539.78 | 65.57% |