Seattle Storm at Golden State Valkyries
· WNBA Commissioner's CupThornton scores 22 points to carry Golden State Valkyries past Seattle Storm 76-70
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
 SEA |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 28-58 |
| 40.3 | Field Goal % | 48.3 |
| 8-26 | 3PT | 3-18 |
| 30.8 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
| 12-14 | FT | 17-19 |
| 85.7 | Free Throw % | 89.5 |
| 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
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · 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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