NBA

Golden State Valkyries at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
17-15, 7-10 Away
Final
83 - 88

14-18, 9-7 Home

Burton scores career-high 30, Valkyries hit franchise-record 15 3s in 88-83 win over Mystics

Valkyries keep Mystics at bay 88-83

The expansion Valkyries set franchise records for 3-pointers (15) and 3-point percentage (46.7%).

Burton, who made 10 of 13 from the field, finished with seven rebounds and seven assists. Tiffany Hayes scored 14 points and Janelle Salaün added 11 for Golden State (17-15), which has won all three meetings with Washington.

Sonia Citron scored 13 points for the Mystics during a 29-9 fourth-quarter run that trimmed their deficit to 86-83. Citron converted a three-point play and hit a 3-pointer before she found Sug Sutton for a 3 that capped the spurt with 53.8 seconds to play.

Hayes made two free throws with 15.4 seconds left.

Sutton had 15 points and seven assists and Citron also finished with 15 points. Kiki Iriafen added 14 points and 10 rebounds — the rookie's 10th double-double this season. Emily Engstler hit three 3s and scored 13 points on 5-of-5 shooting, and Jade Melbourne scored 10 points.

Washington (14-18), which beat Dallas 91-78 behind a career-high 23 points by Iriafen on Sunday, has lost five of six.

Zandalasini hit a 3-pointer just over a minute into the game that made it 5-2 and the Valkyries led the rest of the way. Golden State made 9 of 11 from the field in the first quarter to take a 30-12 lead.

Up next The Mystics play at Indiana and the Valkyries take on the Sky in Chicago on Friday.

Regular Season Series

GS wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 88 - 83
4th 1.4 Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound 88 - 83
4th 1.4 Sonia Citron misses 14-foot step back jumpshot 88 - 83
4th 4.9 Mystics offensive team rebound 88 - 83

Statistics

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29-57 FG 30-64
51 Field Goal % 47
15-32 3PT 7-24
47 Three Point % 29
15-17 FT 16-18
88 Free Throw % 89
30 Rebounds 26
7 Offensive Rebounds 7
23 Defensive Rebounds 19
20 Assists 21
4 Steals 4
0 Blocks 1
13 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 8
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 7
7 Fast Break Points 9
22 Points in Paint 40
17 Fouls 18
25 Largest Lead 2

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · 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

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10
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