Golden State Valkyries 72, Phoenix Mercury 81

Final · WNBA · Fri, Aug 22, 2025

Wins Produced

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	MIN	WP	WP40	POP	+/-
Starters
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	29	0.01	0.019	-1.8	-8
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	26	0.05	0.083	-0.3	+7
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	25	0.20	0.316	+4.2	-12
Tiffany HayesT. Hayes	21	-0.04	-0.075	-2.9	-2
Temi FagbenleT. Fagbenle	16	0.00	-0.005	-1.3	-5
Bench
Kaila CharlesK. Charles	26	0.05	0.077	-0.4	-9
Laeticia AmihereL. Amihere	22	-0.12	-0.211	-5.5	-12
Carla LeiteC. Leite	16	-0.05	-0.119	-2.7	-13
Kate MartinK. Martin	12	0.13	0.434	+3.1	+4
Kaitlyn ChenK. Chen	7	-0.03	-0.207	-1.6	+5
Team	200	0.20		-9.1

Phoenix MercuryPHO	MIN	WP	WP40	POP	+/-
Starters
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas	37	0.42	0.460	+10.4	+19
Kahleah CopperK. Copper	29	-0.01	-0.010	-2.5	+9
Monique Akoa MakaniM. Akoa Makani	28	0.16	0.225	+2.8	+10
Satou SaballyS. Sabally	27	0.02	0.032	-1.4	+8
Natasha MackN. Mack	13	0.14	0.436	+3.5	-3
Bench
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner	24	0.28	0.475	+7.1	+18
Sami WhitcombS. Whitcomb	17

Scoring

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	PTS	2P	3P	FT	eFG%	TS%
Starters
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	15	6-7	1-5	0-1	.625	.603
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	9	0-3	3-6	0-0	.500	.500
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	11	4-5	1-5	0-0	.550	.550
Tiffany HayesT. Hayes	5	1-2	1-3	0-0	.500	.500
Temi FagbenleT. Fagbenle	4	1-2	0-1	2-2	.333	.515
Bench
Kaila CharlesK. Charles

DFS

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	DK	FD
Starters
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	21.00	20.9
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	23.75	24.0
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	34.75	36.0
Tiffany HayesT. Hayes	10.75	9.7
Temi FagbenleT. Fagbenle	9.50	11.5
Bench
Kaila CharlesK. Charles	21.75	24.0
Laeticia AmihereL. Amihere	16.00	15.6
Carla LeiteC. Leite	13.75	14.7
Kate MartinK. Martin	15.50	14.8

Box score

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Starters
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	29	7-12	1-5	0-1	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	-8	15
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	26	3-9	3-6	0-0	1	4	5	2	0	2	0	3	+7	9
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	25	5-10	1-5	0-0	0	5	5	8	1	2	2	0	-12	11
Tiffany HayesT. Hayes	21	2-5	1-3

WP is each player's Wins Produced in this game; an average player produces about 0.1 wins per 40 minutes. POP (Points over Par) is what a player produced beyond an average player in the same minutes, as points of margin.WP40 is Wins Produced per full game. eFG% counts a three as one and a half field goals; TS% also counts free throws. DK and FD are DraftKings and FanDuel fantasy points from the box score.

Phoenix MercuryPHO	PTS	2P	3P	FT	eFG%	TS%
Starters
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas	13	5-9	0-0	3-6	.556	.558
Kahleah CopperK. Copper	12	3-9	2-5	0-0	.429	.429
Monique Akoa MakaniM. Akoa Makani	18	2-3	4-6	2-2	.889	.911
Satou SaballyS. Sabally	12	2-6	1-3	5-5	.389	.536
Natasha MackN. Mack	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	1.000	.798
Bench
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner	14	1-3	4-6	0-0	.778	.778
Sami WhitcombS. Whitcomb	6	0-0	2-5	0-0	.600	.600
Kathryn WestbeldK. Westbeld	3	0-0	1-4	0-0	.375	.375
Lexi HeldL. Held	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	.000	.000
Kalani BrownK. Brown	0	0-0	0-0	0-0
Kitija LaksaK. Laksa	0	0-0	0-1	0-0	.000	.000
Kiana WilliamsK. Williams	0	0-0	0-1	0-0	.000	.000
Team	81	14-32	14-32	11-15	.547	.574

Phoenix MercuryPHO	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Starters
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas	37	5-9	0-0	3-6	2	10	12	16	0	2	4	1	+19	13
Kahleah CopperK. Copper	29	5-14	2-5	0-0	0	4	4	1	3	0	2	3	+9	12
Monique Akoa MakaniM. Akoa Makani	28	6-9	4-6	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	4	+10	18
Satou SaballyS. Sabally	27	3-9	1-3	5-5	2	3	5	2	1	0	3	4	+8	12
Natasha MackN. Mack	13	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	4	0	0	2	0	1	-3	3
Bench
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner	24	5-9	4-6	0-0	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	2	+18	14
Sami WhitcombS. Whitcomb	17	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	3	+18	6
Kathryn WestbeldK. Westbeld	13	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	3
Lexi HeldL. Held	6	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-6	0
Kalani BrownK. Brown	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
Kitija LaksaK. Laksa	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-10	0
Kiana WilliamsK. Williams	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
Team	200	28-64	14-32	11-15	7	26	33	25	4	6	13	19		81

Phoenix MercuryPHO	DK	FD
Starters
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas	58.50	53.4
Kahleah CopperK. Copper	24.50	25.3
Monique Akoa MakaniM. Akoa Makani	20.25	17.2
Satou SaballyS. Sabally	22.25	21.0
Natasha MackN. Mack	12.00	13.8
Bench
DeWanna BonnerD. Bonner	26.50	24.2
Sami WhitcombS. Whitcomb	14.25	13.7
Kathryn WestbeldK. Westbeld	5.00	4.5
Lexi HeldL. Held	-0.50	-1.0
Kalani BrownK. Brown	0.00	0.0
Kitija LaksaK. Laksa	2.00	3.0
Kiana WilliamsK. Williams	0.00	0.0
Team