Swanny’s Stats

The official Minnesota Lynx Statistician Blog

Congratulations on a memorable 2008!

Three-time Olympic gold medalist

WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player

Detroit 76, San Antonio 60
Team Comparison:
Total Possessions: San Antonio 74, Detroit 72
Rebound Percentage: San Antonio .363, Detroit .637
Points Off Turnovers: San Antonio 8, Detroit 21
Points in the Paint: San Antonio 22, Detroit 32
2nd-Chance Points: San Antonio 8, Detroit 27
Fast Break Points: San Antonio 0, Detroit 3
Individual Plus/Minus:
San Antonio: Young -17 (50-67), Riley -5 (37-42), Wauters -17 (52-69), Johnson -14 (42-56), Hammon -17 (50-67), Buescher -10 (22-32), Darling -5 (16-21), Atunrase -1 (13-14), Irvin +2 (6-4), Ross +2 (6-4), Wilkins +2 (6-4)
Detroit: Smith +21 (61-40), McWilliams-Franklin +20 (70-50), Braxton +9 (36-27), Nolan +18 (72-54), Powell +2 (21-19), Schumacher -4 (21-25), Hornbuckle +14 (55-41), Sanni -2 (6-8), Pierson +8 (22-14), Sam -4 (12-16), Shields -2 (4-6)

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You can view/download PDFs of the final 2008 playoff reports here:

http://www.wnba.com/lynx/stats/net_plus_minus.html

Detroit 69, San Antonio 61
Team Comparison:
Total Possessions: Detroit 74, San Antonio 75
Rebound Percentage: Detroit .518, San Antonio .482
Points Off Turnovers: Detroit 5, San Antonio 21
Points in the Paint: Detroit 26, San Antonio 8
2nd-Chance Points: Detroit 6, San Antonio 6
Fast Break Points: Detroit 4, San Antonio 4
Individual Plus/Minus:
Detroit: Smith +8 (69-61), McWilliams-Franklin +10 (63-53), Braxton +23 (49-26), Nolan +6 (61-55), Powell +10 (18-8), Schumacher -7 (21-28), Hornbuckle -5 (38-43), Sanni -9 (5-14), Pierson +2 (17-15), Sam +2 (4-2)
San Antonio: Buescher -5 (41-46), Young -4 (57-61), Wauters -8 (49-57), Johnson -6 (50-56), Hammon -6 (61-67), Riley -10 (24-34), Atunrase 0 (22-22), Ross -1 (1-2)

Detroit 77, San Antonio 69
Team Comparison:
Total Possessions: Detroit 74, San Antonio 73
Rebound Percentage: Detroit .528, San Antonio .472
Points Off Turnovers: Detroit 9, San Antonio 7
Points in the Paint: Detroit 30, San Antonio 30
2nd-Chance Points: Detroit 12, San Antonio 2
Fast Break Points: Detroit 2, San Antonio 9
Individual Plus/Minus:
Detroit: Smith +8 (77-69), McWilliams-Franklin +2 (61-59), Braxton +2 (45-43), Nolan +8 (77-69), Powell 0 (30-30), Sanni 0 (8-8), Hornbuckle +10 (49-39), Schumacher +10 (38-28)
San Antonio: Buescher -6 (60-66), Young -2 (67-69), Wauters -7 (60-67), Johnson -5 (53-58), Hammon -4 (67-71), Riley -14 (20-34), Atunrase -2 (18-20)