Golden State Valkyries at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBurton, Williams, Thornton power the Valkyries to a 94-76 win over Wings
The Valkyries (22-9) had a franchise-high 27 assists and extended their winning streak to three games in front of a crowd of 16,444 at American Airlines Center, home of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. The Wings will play their 2027 home games at the arena.
Golden State led 44-36 at halftime and opened the third period with a 10-2 run. The Valkyries shot 35% from 3-point distance and went 16 for 18 from the line.
Paige Bueckers led the Wings with 17 points, including 10 in the first quarter. It is the fourth time this season that she hasscored in the double digits in the opening frame. Aziaha James added 13 points for Dallas, and Alanna Smith scored 11. Jessica Shepard had 11 rebounds.
The Wings (19-13) played without Azzi Fudd, who warmed up but was ruled out due to right knee soreness.
Valkyries: Visit Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Regular Season Series
GS wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 94 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 76 |
| 4th 8.9 |  |
shot clock turnover | 94 - 76 |
| 4th 32.9 |  |
Sug Sutton makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot | 94 - 76 |
| 4th 39.4 | |
Kiah Stokes makes 3-foot layup (Kaitlyn Chen assists) | 94 - 74 |
Statistics
 GS |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-71 | FG | 21-62 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 34 |
| 12-34 | 3PT | 7-25 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 16-18 | FT | 27-38 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 27 | Assists | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 24 | Fouls | 15 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 79 | Percent Led | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 16,444 · 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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