Valkyries at Sparks: WNBA, Jun 9, 2025
FinalMon, Jun 9
This game is from the 2025 season. This season's games each get a model pick, locked before the start and graded in public.The model's picks →This season's games
Line scoreHistory
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  GS | 25 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 89 |
  LA | 23 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 81 |
Top performersEach team's three leading scorers in this game, with rebounds and assists. The full box score is below.History
Golden State Valkyries- 7-11 FG3-4 3PT
- 7-18 FG2-8 3PT
- 6-16 FG0-7 3PT
Los Angeles Sparks- 7-20 FG4-8 3PT
- 7-16 FG0-2 3PT
- 4-10 FG0-3 3PT
Box scoreHistory
every player
| GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janelle Salaun | 39 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 7-11 | 3-4 |
| Kayla Thornton | 35 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 7-18 | 2-8 |
| Veronica Burton | 32 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-2 |
| Julie Vanloo | 32 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1-6 | 0-5 |
| Temi Fagbenle | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-4 |
| Carla Leite | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6-16 | 0-7 |
| Monique Billings | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 |
| Kate Martin | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 |
| Totals | 89 | 49 | 20 | 32-80 | 5-32 |
| LA | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum | 41 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 7-20 | 4-8 |
| Dearica Hamby | 39 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 7-16 | 0-2 |
| Rickea Jackson | 35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-3 |
| Azura Stevens | 34 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-3 |
| Odyssey Sims | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-3 |
| Julie Allemand | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Emma Cannon | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| Mercedes Russell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Totals | 81 | 34 | 23 | 28-72 | 6-25 |
Starters first, then by minutes. +/- is the team's point margin while he was on the floor.
Team statsTeam stats: green marks the better side; a longer bar is a bigger number, not always a better one.History
GSLA40.0%
Field goalsMade-attempted: away 32-80, home 28-72.
38.9%
15.6%
Three-pointersMade-attempted: away 5-32, home 6-25.
24.0%
87.0%
Free throwsMade-attempted: away 20-23, home 19-25.
76.0%
49
Rebounds
34
17
Offensive rebounds
6
20
Assists
23
14
TurnoversFewer is better.
13
8
Steals
8
5
Blocks
4
46
Points in the paint
42
8
Fast-break points
25
25
FoulsFewer is better.
23
This game's box score totals; green marks the better side (fewer turnovers and fouls are better).
Shot mapEvery charted field-goal attempt of the game: a dot for a make, an X for a miss. Filter by shot type or team.History
| Team | Made | FG% | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 32-80 | 40% | 5-32 16% |
| LA | 28-72 | 39% | 6-25 24% |
- made
- missed
From charted shot locations; free throws have none. Both teams are drawn at one basket. Made and FG% follow the shot type chosen above; 3PT is always the threes. Descriptive history of this game.
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Head to headFinished meetings between these two teams in the data we have, grouped by season. Descriptive history, not a forecast of this game. How often the favorite won is a count of winners by the closing price, where one is stored.History
7 meetings
GS 5series2 LALast 5 winnersGSGSGSGSGS
Avg total
150.1
combined points
Avg margin
GS 4.4
per meeting
LA at home
0-3
3 meetings
Biggest win
GS +20
Jun 15, 2026
2026GS 3-0 LA
- Sep 24GS76at75LA+1
- Aug 9GS84at78LA+6
- Jun 15LA58at78GS+20
2025GS 2-2 LA
- Aug 9LA59at72GS+13
- May 23GS82at73LA+9
- May 16LA84at67GS+17
- May 6LA83at82GS+1
Their last 5 meetingsEach team's average a game in these meetings, from the box scores. Green marks the better side (fewer turnovers is better).History
GSLA78.4
Points
68.6
35.0
Rebounds
31.2
17.8
Assists
17.8
13.4
Turnovers
14.2
42.7%
Field goal %
38.6%
9.0
Threes made
7.8
Last meeting, Sep 24, 2026: GS 76 at LA 75 · Full recap
GS- Kaitlyn Chen 18 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast
- Veronica Burton 17 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast
- Gabby Williams 14 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast
LA- Nneka Ogwumike 17 pts, 15 reb, 5 ast
- Rae Burrell 15 pts, 4 reb, 1 ast
- Dearica Hamby 15 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast
Top scorers against this opponentEach top scorer's points a game against this team, wherever he played them (regular season and playoffs), beside his points a game over his team's last 15. A number turns green or red from 3 games, when it sits 10%+ from that average.History
History, not a forecast
| GS vs LA | vs LA | Last 15 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayla Thornton | 8.2 | 13.0 | -4.8 |
| F · points in 12 games: 3, 11, 6, 14, 6, 5Last, Sep 24, 2026: 3 pts, 2 reb, 0 ast | |||
| Veronica Burton | 5.1 | 12.8 | -7.7 |
| G · points in 14 games: 17, 7, 12, 16, 12, 2Last, Sep 24, 2026: 17 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast | |||
| Janelle Salaun | 10.0 | 10.4 | -0.4 |
| F · points in 5 games: 6, 8, 7, 11, 18Last, Sep 24, 2026: 6 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast | |||
| Cecilia Zandalasini | 8.0 | 10.0 | -2.0 |
| F · points in 8 games: 2, 15, 10, 14, 4, 11Last, Sep 24, 2026: 2 pts, 1 reb, 0 ast | |||
| LA vs GS | vs GS | Last 15 | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum | 16.5 | 21.6 | -5.1 |
| G · points in 4 games: 9, 4, 16, 37Last, Jun 15, 2026: 9 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast | |||
| Dearica Hamby | 14.5 | 17.9 | -3.4 |
| F · points in 6 games: 15, 12, 6, 15, 25, 14Last, Sep 24, 2026: 15 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast | |||
| Azura Stevens | 5.8 | 14.6 | -8.8 |
| F · points in 5 games: 4, 4, 4, 6, 11Last with CHI, Aug 21, 2026: 4 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast | |||
| Odyssey Sims | 5.4 | 12.3 | -7.0 |
| G · points in 8 games: 3, 5, 7, 0, 3, 5Last with DAL, Oct 2, 2026: 3 pts, 1 reb, 2 ast | |||
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