This game · 129 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Golden State Valkyries won on finishing, not shot quality.

led the way with 13 points on 5-for-7 (71%), headlined by 3-for-3 in the interior — 3.7 more than expected overall with 71% of attempts from the rim or corner.
- Atlanta Dream created 3.2 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Both teams finished below expectation — Golden State Valkyries held up better (5.1 pts below expected).
- Q2 swung the look battle — Golden State Valkyries built a +6.1 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Golden State Valkyries (44% good looks) and Atlanta Dream (36% 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 — 34% of Atlanta's attempts came from the rim vs 29% of Golden State's, with Atlanta leaning on the higher-value zone (34% vs 29%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 34% of Atlanta's attempts came from the rim vs 29% of Golden State's, with Atlanta leaning on the higher-value zone (34% vs 29%).
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
Atlanta Dream won by 11.0 pts
Atlanta Dream won 3 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 Rim — 75% from Rim (3/4) vs. a 57% 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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