Overview

• Veronica Burton powered Golden State with 25 points, 13 assists and a career-high four blocks, her fourth double-double of the season.
• Golden State held Dallas rookie Paige Bueckers to nine points on 3-for-12 shooting, ending her streak of 30 straight double-digit games.
• The Valkyries improved to 19-18 and now hold a one-game lead over the Sparks for the final playoff spot, snapping a three-game losing streak.
• Short-handed to eight active players, the Valkyries were missing Kayla Thornton, Tiffany Hayes, Cecilia Zandalasini, Monique Billings and Carla Leite as Iliana Rupert (17), Kaila Charles (16) and Kate Martin (12, four 3s) stepped up.
• Dallas dropped its fifth straight and 10th in 11 games, with Arike Ogunbowale, JJ Quinerly and Li Yueru sidelined, while a separate report indicates Valkyries executive Vanja Černivec is expected to take the Portland Fire GM job.