This game · 133 FGA|Season model · 290 games · 39,575 shots
Golden State Valkyries won — the process matched the result.

led the way with 21 points on 6-for-9 (67%), headlined by 2-for-3 from above the break — 4.5 more than expected overall (44% from the rim or corner), with Janelle Salaun close behind (+3.6 on 14 points).
- Golden State Valkyries created 1.4 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Golden State Valkyries outperformed expected value by 3.2 points on makes and misses.
- Q1 swung the look battle — Atlanta Dream built a +6.6 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Atlanta Dream (44% good looks) and Golden State Valkyries (42% 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 — 40% of Golden State's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 30% of Atlanta's; Golden State tilted here more (40% vs 30%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 40% of Golden State's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 30% of Atlanta's; Golden State tilted here more (40% vs 30%).
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 10.8 pts
Golden State Valkyries got the better looks, but Atlanta Dream carried the process scorecard.
Atlanta Dream won the free-throw line by 10 pts. Those stops never show up in expected pts per attempt.
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 insightGray's strongest zone was S.Mid — 50% from S.Mid (2/4) vs. a 39% 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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