The second-seeded Golden State Valkyries rallied previous the seventh-seeded Dallas Wings 77-73 on Friday night time in a decisive Game 3 at Chase Center, successful the first-round collection 2-1 and establishing a semifinal in opposition to the Las Vegas Aces.
Dallas led 19-14 after the primary quarter and 44-37 at halftime. Dallas opened the second half on a 9-0 run to guide 53-37 with 6:02 left within the third quarter. Golden State trailed 59-54 coming into the fourth, then outscored Dallas 23-14 within the ultimate interval.
Gabby Williams made a go-ahead 17-foot jumper with 1:17 left, and 17 of her 19 factors got here after halftime. She then made 4 free throws within the ultimate 9 seconds. She additionally had 4 rebounds and two steals. Veronica Burton had 16 factors, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Tiffany Hayes scored 18 factors off the bench and Kaila Charles had 10. Kiah Stokes completed with 13 rebounds and three blocks.
Golden State shot 27-for-77 (35.1%) from the sphere to Dallas’ 26-for-59 (44.1%) however took 18 extra photographs. The Valkyries had 14 offensive rebounds to the Wings’ six and dedicated six turnovers to Dallas’ 10. Golden State went 9-for-29 from three-point vary and 14-for-18 on the free-throw line; Dallas went 5-for-16 and 16-for-19.
Arike Ogunbowale scored 30 factors for Dallas on 11-for-21 capturing. She had 45 in Game 2. Paige Bueckers had 17 factors and 6 assists, capturing 3-for-14 from the sphere and 10-for-10 on the free-throw line, and Jessica Shepard had 12 factors and 12 rebounds.
“We made a promise to ourselves we are going to play the best four quarters of our lives,” Valkyries head coach Natalie Nakase mentioned earlier than the sport, in line with WNBA.com.
Golden State received Game 1 104-80, and Dallas received Game 2 108-100 in extra time on Wednesday.
The Valkyries host Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal collection on Sunday, Oct. 4.
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