Chicago Sky at Golden State Valkyries
· Women's National Basketball AssociationKayla Thornton scores career-high 29 points to help the Valkyries beat the Sky 83-78
Thornton made her fourth 3-pointer with two minutes remaining to give Golden State (7-8) a 78-70 lead. But Chicago (4-11) scored the next four points, the last when Angel Reese grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 1:11 left.
Thornton was fouled with a second left on the shot clock and she made 1 of 2 free throws for a 79-74 lead. Reese scored again after another offensive rebound, but Tiffany Hayes sealed it with two free throws.
Hayes finished with 13 points, Kate Martin had 11 and Kaitlyn Chen 10 for Golden State.
Ariel Atkins scored 20 points and Reese had 17 points and 18 rebounds for Chicago. Reese has had 15-plus rebounds in three straight games.
Kia Nurse had 12 of her 17 points in the first half, and Rachel Banham added 11 points for the Sky. Kamilla Cardoso did not play because of an overseas commitment.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 3.0 | |
Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound | 78 - 82 |
| 4th 3.0 | |
Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2 | 78 - 82 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 26-69 |
| 37.1 | Field Goal % | 37.7 |
| 13-33 | 3PT | 11-30 |
| 39.4 | Three Point % | 36.7 |
| 13-19 | FT | 20-29 |
| 68.4 | Free Throw % | 69.0 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 6 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 12 |
 Atlanta |
1 | 7 | L1 | 0.6111111 | 11 |
 Indiana |
3 | 9 | L1 | 0.5 | 9 |
 Washington |
4 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 12 | L1 | 0.29411766 | 5 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 16 | L10 | 0.11111111 | 2 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W5 | 0.8947368 | 17 |
 Phoenix |
4.5 | 6 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 12 |
 Seattle |
5 | 7 | W2 | 0.6315789 | 12 |
 Golden State |
7 | 8 | L1 | 0.5294118 | 9 |
 Las Vegas |
7.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.5 | 9 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 13 | W1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Dallas |
11 | 13 | W2 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
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