NBA

Seattle Storm at Golden State Valkyries

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Seattle Storm
6-5, 2-3 Away
Final
76 - 70

Golden State Valkyries
5-5, 3-2 Home

Thornton scores 22 points to carry Golden State Valkyries past Seattle Storm 76-70

Golden State Valkyries vs. Seattle Storm - Game Highlights

Carla Leite added 14 points for Golden State (5-5).

Skylar Diggins scored 21 points, reserve Alysha Clark scored 11 points and Ezi Magbegor 10 for the Storm (6-5).

Leite broke a 13-all tie with a layup with 2:18 left in the first quarter and Golden State (5-5) never trailed again. The Valkyries led 21-15 at the end of one, and a Leite basket gave Golden State its first double-digit lead at 25-15 with 8:57 left before halftime. Golden State led 44-31 at halftime.

A Leite layin with 5:41 left in the third extended the margin to 56-36 and Golden State led 64-51 at the end of three. Seattle used an 11-2 run to get within 67-62 with 5:24 after a Skylar Diggins basket. Her three-point play with 44.1 seconds to go brought the Storm within 74-70 but they never scored again.

Thornton made two foul shots with 13.1 seconds left to seal it

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 70 - 76
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 70 - 76
4th 3.0 Veronica Burton defensive rebound 70 - 76
4th 5.2 Skylar Diggins misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 70 - 76
4th 8.1 Kayla Thornton out of bounds lost ball turnover 70 - 76

Statistics

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25-62 FG 28-58
40 Field Goal % 48
8-26 3PT 3-18
31 Three Point % 17
12-14 FT 17-19
86 Free Throw % 89
20 Rebounds 33
3 Offensive Rebounds 6
17 Defensive Rebounds 27
19 Assists 21
11 Steals 9
5 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
18 Fast Break Points 13
26 Points in Paint 46
15 Fouls 19
4 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Chase Center

Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
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