This game · 135 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Las Vegas Aces won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 27 points on 8-for-15 (53%), headlined by 6-for-8 from above the break — 7.7 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Golden State Valkyries created 7.1 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Las Vegas Aces outperformed expected value by 5.4 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Golden State Valkyries built a +7.2 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Las Vegas Aces (13% good looks) and Golden State Valkyries (17% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

bailed out the offense from the midrange — 3/3 from short midrange, a zone most players avoid for good reason.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 26% of Golden State's attempts came from the paint vs 35% of Las Vegas's; Las Vegas tilted here more (35% vs 26%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 26% of Golden State's attempts came from the paint vs 35% of Las Vegas's; Las Vegas tilted here more (35% vs 26%).
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
Las Vegas Aces won by 0.8 pts — SQ edge said GSV.
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 insightWilson created in difficult areas and delivered — 67% from Above (2/3) well above the 40% 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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