Dallas Wings at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBurton has 25 points, 13 assists and 4 blocks as Valkyries deal Wings their 5th straight loss
Golden State (19-18) snapped a three-game skid and has a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Sparks for the eighth and final spot in the WNBA playoffs, which begin Sept. 14.
Iliana Rupert tied her career high with 17 points, Kaila Charles matcher her career best with 16 points and Kate Martin hit four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points for the Valkyries.
Burton, who had her fourth double-double this season, made a layup with 7:53 to play that capped a 10-0 run and gave the Valkyries their biggest lead of the game at 69-55.
Dallas (9-28) has lost 10 of its last 11.
Maddy Siegrist led the Wings with 16 points and Myisha Hines-Allen scored 15. Amy Okonkwo made her second WNBA appearance and added a career-high 12 points, and Grace Berger scored 11. Rookie Paige Bueckers had nine points on 3-of-12 shooting, grabbed a career-high tying nine rebounds and five assists.
Rookie JJ Quinerly (knee), Li Yueru (knee) and Arike Ogunbowale (knee) did not play for Dallas.
The Valkyries host Washington on Saturday. Dallas plays Connecticut at home on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Wings] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 80 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Kelsey Plum makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot | 80 - 81 |
| 4th 17.1 | |
Dearica Hamby defensive rebound | 80 - 79 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-60 | FG | 33-74 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-19 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 11-14 | FT | 5-8 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 63 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 13,598 · 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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