Overview
- The Golden State Valkyries travel to the American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Wings on Friday, and the game pairs a 21-9 team against a 19-12 team fighting to stay in the Western Conference mix.
- Golden State arrives on a surge, winning 11 of 13 games and coming off a 92-81 victory over Toronto in which Janelle Salaun scored 21 points.
- Dallas is under pressure after recent late-game collapses, including a loss in Washington where the Wings scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and missed six 3s down the stretch.
- Rotations will be affected by absences: Golden State’s Iliana Rupert is out for the season due to pregnancy and Dallas will be without Alysha Clark because of a back issue.
- Beyond the immediate result, the game could shift seedings late in the season and will expose whether Dallas can stop fourth-quarter breakdowns or whether Golden State’s defense and depth keep their climb intact.