Valkyries-Fire Watch Party: Golden State Franchise-Record 18 Threes, Beats Carla Leite & Portland [wNDrVP8lmoL]
The Golden State Valkyries stayed hot at Ballhalla, beating the Portland Fire behind a franchise-record 18 made threes, another huge Veronica Burton floor game, big shots from Kayla Thornton, Janelle Salaün, Cecilia Zandalasini and Justė Jocytė, plus a strong defensive close after Portland’s fourth-quarter push. Carla Leite had moments in her return to Chase Center, but the Valkyries’ spacing, depth, pressure defense and three-point volume were too much as Golden State improved to 6-3. Join our free Let’s Go Warriors / Let’s Go Valkyries Discord: Subscribe to Let’s Go Valkyries: TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Pregame intro + Valkyries-Fire setup 10:00 Early Q1 notes: VB steal correction + Gabby/KT activity 22:10 Q2 begins: Justė Jocytė hits from deep 30:30 Remembering Justė is only 20 years old 35:30 Comparing elite guard defense: Aces example 41:00 Can GSV sustain the hot shooting? 51:30 Portland’s lack of physicality 54:00 Halftime stats: 52% FG, 12 threes, rebounding edge 55:00 Warriors/Steph side topic 1:06:15 Q3 begins: Portland tries to respond 1:10:00 Valkyries set a new franchise 3-point mark 1:16:50 Gabby’s off shooting night, but still impacting 1:21:25 Only 4 turnovers at this point 1:23:30 Justė Jocytė attention, even in a blowout 1:30:45 Why Janelle Salaün is the energizer bunny 1:55:55 Q4 begins: Portland’s comeback attempt 2:01:00 Kaitlyn Chen / Podz “bag” discussion 2:12:00 Valkyries wing depth reminds Rich of old Portland 2:13:30 GSV shooting 15/34 from three 2:16:45 Late bench subs: Miela + Chen 2:25:40 Final stats: 15+ threes again, 22 assists, 9 turnovers 2:27:30 Postgame recap 3:01:45 End of recap NEXT LIVESTREAMS: Wed 6/3 at 5:30PM PDT for Game 1 NBA Finals Knicks at Spurs Thu 6/4 at 6:00PM PDT for Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx Fri 6/5 at 5:30PM PDT for Game 2 NBA Finals Knicks at Spurs SUBSTACK NEWSLETTER: #GoldenStateValkyries #Valkyries #PortlandFire #VeronicaBurton #KaylaThornton #JanelleSalaun #JusteJocyte #GabbyWilliams #CarlaLeite #Ballhalla #WNBA