This game · 130 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Golden State Valkyries won by getting the better shots.

led the way with 18 points on 6-for-10 (60%), headlined by 3-for-6 from above the break — 4.4 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher, with Veronica Burton close behind (+3.6 on 10 points).
- Golden State Valkyries created 13.7 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Golden State Valkyries outperformed expected value by 7.5 points on finishing.
- Q3 swung the look battle — Golden State Valkyries built a +7.6 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Golden State Valkyries (38% good looks) and Portland Fire (31% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

found the right spots — 4 attempts at the rim — but couldn't convert, going 1/4.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 31% of Portland's attempts came from the paint vs 14% of Golden State's; Portland tilted here more (31% vs 14%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 31% of Portland's attempts came from the paint vs 14% of Golden State's; Portland tilted here more (31% vs 14%).
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 34.0 pts
Golden State Valkyries won the turnover battle by 8 (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 insightThornton found the right spots (69% from the rim or corner) but couldn't finish — +0.8 below expected on those looks.
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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