Golden State Valkyries at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSydney Taylor hits 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left as the Sky beat Valkyries 73-70
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.
Sky: Host Indiana on Sunday.
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Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 70 - 73 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 73 |
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Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound | 70 - 73 |
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Janelle Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper | 70 - 73 |
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Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kaila Charles | 70 - 73 |
Statistics
GS |
CHI |
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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
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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