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

led the way with 16 points on 5-for-11 (46%), headlined by 3-for-6 from above the break — 2.0 more than expected overall on a night most other looks were tougher.
- Golden State Valkyries created 13.2 more expected points from field-goal attempts.
- Dallas Wings outperformed expected value by 1.8 points on makes and misses.
- Q3 swung the look battle — Golden State Valkyries built a +5.7 expected-point edge in that period.
Shot quality
Shot diet
Golden State Valkyries (11% good looks) and Dallas Wings (12% good looks) ran comparable diets with small zone-by-zone differences.

carried the offense at the rim — 5/5 in the restricted area.
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 38% of Dallas's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 44% of Golden State's; Golden State tilted here more (44% vs 38%).
This is where the shot diets diverged most — 38% of Dallas's attempts came from above-arc threes vs 44% of Golden State's; Golden State tilted here more (44% vs 38%).
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 21.3 pts
Golden State Valkyries won the turnover battle by 7 (18 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 insightWilliams lived in the midrange — 45% of attempts from tough spots, dragging shot quality down.
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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