Golden State is made a statement in Sunday’s Liberty vs Valkyries game, after the 76-67 win over No. 5 New York boosted the No. 3 Valkyries up the WNBA standings.
Golden State held all but two Liberty starters to single-digit scoring. The Valkyries tallied a three-game winning streak behind a balanced defensive effort and guard Kaila Charles’s 13 points off the bench.
“Our biggest thing coming into this three-game stretch was being on the same page,” said Charles. “When we are, we are a really, really great team.”
The result extended New York’s two-game skid. The short-staffed Liberty is struggling to keep up with gritty opponents.
New York forward Satou Sabally is entering concussion protocol, after the Liberty stumbled to its lowest-scoring first half this year on Sunday.
“It’s really the moments when you’re at the lowest,” said forward Breanna Stewart. “We’re obviously not a finished product, but this wasn’t a great showing.”
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New York next takes on Las Vegas in tomorrow’s 7 PM ET Commissioner’s Cup final (Prime). Meanwhile, Golden State will aim to keep momentum rolling through Saturday’s 1 PM ET clash with Atlanta (CBS).
