NBA

Golden State Valkyries at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
25-11, 10-6 Away
Final
73 - 70

15-22, 10-9 Home

Sydney Taylor hits 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left as the Sky beat Valkyries 73-70

Sydney Taylor hits tying and winning 3s for Sky in final minute

The Sky won their season-high third straight game. Chicago (15-22) has seven games left in the regular season and is six games behind Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot.

The second-place Valkyries (25-11) are a game ahead of Las Vegas and 1 1/2 games in front of Indiana.

The game was interrupted when multiple sex toys were thrown onto the court in the third quarter. It is the second straight night that a WNBA game was halted for the same reason. During Atlanta’s 124-88 win over the Sparks in Los Angeles on Thursday night, the game was stopped when a sex toy was tossed onto the court.

Kaitlyn Chen made a 3-pointer and layup that gave Golden State a 70-67 lead with 46.3 seconds left. Taylor tied it with a straightaway 3 about 12 seconds later and Chen missed a floater to set up the winner.

Taylor dribbled down the clock and hit a side-step 3-pointer over Veronica Burton.

Natasha Cloud made 5 of 5 from 3-point range and led Chicago with 17 points. Kamilla Cardoso had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Taylor also scored 14.

Laeticia Amihere scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting, Janelle Salaun added 13 points and Tiffany Hayes had 10. Burton, the only Valkyries started to reach double figures, scored 11.

Golden State's Gabby Williams left the game about 2 1/2 minutes into the second half and did not return. The All-Star finished with two points on 0-for-6 shooting in 14 minutes.

Up next Valkyries: Visit Minnesota on Monday.

Sky: Host Indiana on Sunday.

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Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 70 - 73
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 70 - 73
4th 0.0 Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound 70 - 73
4th 0.0 Janelle Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper 70 - 73
4th 0.6 Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kaila Charles 70 - 73

Statistics

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25-70 FG 24-61
36 Field Goal % 39
5-22 3PT 14-30
23 Three Point % 47
15-22 FT 11-16
68 Free Throw % 69
38 Rebounds 31
6 Offensive Rebounds 2
32 Defensive Rebounds 29
17 Assists 19
4 Steals 4
0 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
10 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
9 Fast Break Points 4
34 Points in Paint 18
15 Fouls 22
4 Largest Lead 21
4 Lead Changes 4
9 Percent Led 81

Game Information

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 8,028 · 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

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
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