Overview

• Golden State enters at 19-18 with a 1.5-game lead over the Sparks for the eighth seed.
• Washington is 16-23 on a five-game losing streak, sitting two and a half games behind Los Angeles and four behind Golden State.
• Saturday launches five home games in eight days for the Valkyries, with Indiana visiting on Sunday in a back-to-back.
• A victory would complete a four-game season sweep of the Mystics, with the first three meetings decided by five points or fewer.
• With Kayla Thornton out for the season, Veronica Burton has emerged as the focal point, posting 25 points and 13 assists in Dallas and averaging a team-high 12.0 points with 5.6 assists that rank fifth in the league.