Portland Fire at Golden State Valkyries
· Women's National Basketball Association82 - 66
Kaitlyn Chen makes five 3-pointers on the way to 17 points off the bench, Valkyries beat Fire 82-66
Tiffany Hayes had 13 points and seven assists, while Kayla Thornton contributed 13 points and four rebounds. Veronica Burton made a franchise-record six steals as the Valkyries played without star Gabby Williams and top reserve Janelle Salaun, both of whom played for the French team that lost to the U.S. 97-79 in the World Cup final on Sunday.
Golden State coach Natalie Nakase served as an assistant for the Americans, and she is being cautious with her team's health ahead of the WNBA playoffs. The Valkyries (30-11) are in second place behind Minnesota in the league standings.
Frieda Buhner scored 14 points and Nyadiew Puoch had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Fire.
Portland guard Carla Leite, also on the French team, started and missed her initial four shots before finishing with 12 points and six assists. The Fire lost their third straight game and sixth out of their last seven.
Valkyries forward Cecilia Zandalasini played for Italy in the World Cup and also rested Friday.
Chen shot 6 for 10 and 5 of 8 from deep as Golden State finished 13 of 37 from 3-point range, also getting three 3s apiece from rookie Juste Jocyte and Thornton.
Valkyries: Host Seattle on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
GS wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 0.6 |  |
shot clock turnover | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 15.1 | |
Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound | 66 - 82 |
| 4th 17.8 | |
Ashten Prechtel misses 23-foot three point jumper | 66 - 82 |
Statistics
 POR |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-61 | FG | 29-69 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-29 | 3PT | 13-37 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 14-17 | FT | 11-17 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 2 | Percent Led | 87 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · 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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