Golden State falls to Minnesota 81-75. The Valkyries' offense in the fourth quarter did them in, scoring just 13 points on 4-22. You could see the tired legs of their 3rd game in 5 days during that fourth quarter. Zandalasini scored a career high 23 pts. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Golden State trails Minnesota 75-72 with 26 seconds remaining. It will be Lynx ball, and the Valkyries will need to force a turnover or foul after the Minnesota timeout. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

The Golden State offense has gone cold here in the fourth. They've gotten open looks, they just can't make them. Valkyries have scored just seven points in seven minutes. Trail 73-68 with 3:09 remaining. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

The Lynx trio of Williams, McBride, and Coffey are killing the Valkyries tonight. They have 56 of Minnesota's 73 points so far. Golden State's defense has slipped in the second half and needs to find a way to slow these three down if they want to come back. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Tiffany Hayes is back on the Valkyries bench. @theixter.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

After three, the Valkyries trail the Lynx 63-62. Minnesota was much better in that third quarter, and we traded buckets over the final four minutes. Cecilia Zandalasini had a career high of 20 points. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Tiffany Hayes just walked back to the Valkyries' locker room with the training staff. She came off a little bit ago, wincing in pain on the bench, and was holding her foot. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

At the half, Golden State leads Minnesota 46-41. The Valkyries defense has been locked in tonight, holding the WNBA's highest scoring team to 36% from the field. They also got 14 points from Zandalasini, who had 18 the first time these two teams met. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Nia Coffey has caught fire in the second quarter for the Lynx, scoring 11 points and knocking down three straight triples. She has sparked the Lynx to cut the Valkyries' lead to just three. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

After one, Golden State leads Minnesota 22-16. The Valkyries have been very locked in on defense, holding Minnesota to 29% shooting in the first quarter. The Lynx have missed shots right at the rim, but the Valkyries are dictating on that side of the ball. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

At our first break, Golden State leads Minnesota 13-10. It has been Cecilia Zandalasini's game so far; she has eight points and has made all three of her shots. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Back at Chase Center where the Valkyries will take on the Lynx. Golden State is still looking for their first ever win against Minnesota as they are 0-7 all time against the Lynx. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Golden State defeats Dallas 91-80. The Valkyries dominated the glass and finished with five players in double figures. Gabby Williams led GS with 25, but it was Kaitlyn Chen who stole the show with 15 points and +26 off the bench. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

After GS took its largest lead of the game, 5 straight points from Dallas forced a Natalie Nakase timeout. The Valkyries have kept the Wings at arm's length but haven't been able to put them away. Their depth has been the difference with 4 in double figures @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Natalie Nakase said pregame that one of Gabby Williams' biggest areas of growth with GS has been her ability to be a closer. She just scored a bucket that forced a Dallas timeout, and the Valkyries will probably lean on her down the stretch of this game. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

A Sug Sutton three at the buzzer cuts the Valkyries' lead to two going into the fourth quarter. The third was back and forth for a while, but Dallas finished the quarter on a 13-4 run. Golden State already has 11 turnovers tonight. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

An 8-0 run by Dallas, 1:12 seconds into the half, sees the Valkyries' lead shrink to 3. Two turnovers in the first three GS possessions, after not having one turnover the entire second quarter, isn't going to get it done. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

At the half, Golden State leads Dallas 44-33. A 27-7 2nd quarter in favor of the Valkyries sees them with a double-digit lead at the break. The second was one of the best overall quarters GS has had all season. Gabby Williams leads all scorers with 13. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

The member of the 2025 UConn National Championship team with the most points tonight is not Paige Bueckers or Azzi Fudd, but rather Kaitlyn Chen. Chen has nine points and is +23 so far. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

The Valkyries scored 19 straight points over a five-plus-minute stretch here in the second quarter. Dallas looked discombobulated on offense during that time. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Three straight triples by Golden State has given them their biggest lead of the game at 5. Kaitlyn Chen has made some big plays during this run, playing with Veronica Burton for stretches of the run. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

A 14-5 run for Golden State has cut the Dallas lead to two. The Valkyries have held the Wings to five points in the first 3:14 of the second and have found some rhythm on offense, going 4-for-5 to start the quarter. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

At the end of one, Dallas leads Golden State 26-17. Golden State's defense struggled to slow down the Wings, especially Jess Shepard, who had 10 points in the quarter. They also turned the ball over six times, despite averaging a WNBA low 10 per game. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Back at the Chase Center as the Valkyries take on the Wings in their last commissioner cup game of the season. Golden State will look to continue their winning streak against Dallas. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Golden State holds on for an 87-81 win over Phoenix. Gabby Williams and Veronica Burton combine for 50 points and make a ton of clutch plays in the fourth quarter. Valkyries also forced 16 Mercury turnovers on the night. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Gabby Williams has taken over here in the fourth quarter. She's scored 11 of her 24 in the fourth and helped the Valkyries extend their lead back out to six with 1:04 remaining. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Phoenix has a resurgent 3rd and cuts the Valkyries' lead to just 5 heading into the 4th. This game is a great example of the Valkyries' defense this season; they gave up 32 in the first half and 29 in the third quarter. Phoenix was 12-15 in the 3rd. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

At the half, Golden State leads Phoenix 49-32. After trailing by 6 midway through the 1st, the Valkyries went on an extended 39-16 run. Golden State held the Mercury to just 23% shooting in the 2nd quarter. Veronica Burton with a game-high 19 points. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

Tiffany Hayes went down hard and is against the basket stanchion, being looked at by the trainer. She was able to walk off under her own power and will stay in the huddle. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries

After one, Golden State leads Phoenix 22-18. The Valkyries finished the quarter on a 12-2 run. The defense was much better over the final 3 minutes of the quarter, but the rebounding remains an issue as they gave up 4 O boards to the Mercury in the 1st. @theixsports.bsky.social #WNBA #Valkyries