This game · 141 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Golden State Valkyries won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 19 points on 7-for-12 (58%), headlined by 2-for-3 from the corner — 3.5 more than expected overall with 58% of attempts from the rim or corner.
- Indiana Fever created 5.7 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Golden State Valkyries outperformed expected value by 2.1 points on makes and misses.
- The game flipped in the fourth quarter — Indiana Fever created a +4.1 expected-point edge in Q4.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Golden State Valkyries (35% good looks) and Indiana Fever (37% 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 — 22% of Indiana's attempts came from the rim vs 28% of Golden State's, with Golden State leaning on the higher-value zone (28% vs 22%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 22% of Indiana's attempts came from the rim vs 28% of Golden State's, with Golden State leaning on the higher-value zone (28% vs 22%).
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
Indiana Fever won by 4.0 pts
Golden State Valkyries won 2 of 3 process categories outside the shot log.
Free throws, turnovers, and offensive rebounds come from ESPN box scores — complementary to FGA-only shot quality above.
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 insightWilliams's strongest zone was S.Mid — 100% from S.Mid (2/2) vs. a 41% expectation.
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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