Golden State Valkyries at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupKayla Thornton makes 3-pointer with 37.9 seconds left in OT and the Valkyries beat the Sparks 89-81
Veronica Burton made her first field goal of the game in overtime and Thornton added a basket on Golden State’s next possession for an 82-79 lead. Salaun scored on the Valkyries’ third straight possession, following an offensive rebound, to make it 84-81 with 2:03 left.
Golden State dominated the rebounding 49-34, including 17-6 on the offensive end.
Los Angeles missed 8 of 9 field goals in overtime.
Thornton finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds and Temi Fagbenle added 14 points, 13 rebounds, four steals and four blocks for Golden State (4-5). Carla Leite scored 15 points and Monique Billings added 10. The Valkyries went 20 for 23 at the free-throw line.
Kelsey Plum had 24 points, four 3-pointers and seven assists for Los Angeles (3-7). Dearica Hamby added 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Plum reached 1,000 career assists in the fourth quarter.
Plum made a step-back 3-pointer with 37.8 left in regulation to give Los Angeles a 78-76 lead. But Golden State had two chances at the other end after an offensive rebound and Leite made a driving layup at 25.1 to tie it. Plum was short on a contested shot in the lane just before the regulation buzzer.
The teams were a combined 11 for 57 (19%) from 3-point range.
Regular Season Series
GS wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 81 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 89 - 81 |
| 5th 6.1 |  |
Temi Fagbenle defensive rebound | 89 - 81 |
| 5th 8.0 |  |
Dearica Hamby misses two point shot | 89 - 81 |
| 5th 16.1 | |
Sparks timeout | 89 - 81 |
Statistics
 GS |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-80 | FG | 28-72 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-32 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 20-23 | FT | 19-25 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fouls | 23 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 10,921 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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