This game · 133 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Golden State Valkyries won by getting the better shots.

scored with 16 points on 4-for-11 (36%), including 4-for-6 from three — 1.4 more than expected, with Kiah Stokes close behind (+2.2 on 6 points, 2-for-3 on tough looks).
- Golden State Valkyries created 10.7 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Both teams finished close to expectation on makes and misses.
- Q2 swung the look battle — Golden State Valkyries built a +6.1 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
New York Liberty (31% good looks) and Golden State Valkyries (34% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 4/4 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 17% of Golden State's attempts came from corner threes vs 8% of New York's, with Golden State leaning on the higher-value zone (17% vs 8%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 17% of Golden State's attempts came from corner threes vs 8% of New York's, with Golden State leaning on the higher-value zone (17% vs 8%).
Possession context
Inferred from ESPN play-by-play — transition, steals, and offensive rebounds before each FGA. Not official possession tracking.
Process scorecard
Full process edge
Golden State Valkyries won by 32.1 pts
Golden State Valkyries won the turnover battle by 9 (15 total TO).
Turnovers never enter the shot log — a clean process win even when looks were even.
Tracked FGA
ESPN box score
Process value (pts)
Process total = expected pts from shots + finishing + free throws − turnover cost + second-chance value (1.05 expected pts per OReb). SQ edge alone ignores the last three terms.
Player shots
Key insightStewart created in difficult areas and delivered — 75% from Paint (3/4) well above the 41% baseline for that zone.
Expected value is an estimate from public shot data — location, shooter history, and shot clock. No defender distance, closeout speed, spacing, or proprietary tracking.
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