Minnesota Lynx 75, Golden State Valkyries 74

Final · WNBA Playoffs · Wed, Sep 17, 2025

Wins Produced

Minnesota LynxMIN	MIN	WP	WP40	POP	+/-
Starters
Napheesa CollierN. Collier	39	0.19	0.199	+3.0	+2
Kayla McBrideK. McBride	38	0.30	0.309	+6.3	+5
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams	28	-0.11	-0.154	-5.5	-10
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton	22	0.13	0.226	+2.2	+10
Alanna SmithA. Smith	19	-0.05	-0.108	-3.1	+1
Bench
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman	21	0.08	0.143	+0.7	+1
Jessica ShepardJ. Shepard	19	-0.09	-0.200	-4.4	-6
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington	14	0.09	0.254	+1.7	+2
Team	200	0.53		+1.1

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	MIN	WP	WP40	POP	+/-
Starters
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	35	0.21	0.236	+3.8	+5
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	34	0.14	0.168	+1.8	+3
Cecilia ZandalasiniC. Zandalasini	32	-0.14	-0.175	-6.9	+3
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	32	0.01	0.009	-2.2	0
Kaila CharlesK. Charles	28	0.10	0.146	+1.0	-17
Bench
Monique BillingsM. Billings	25	0.13	0.198	+2.0	+2
Carla LeiteC. Leite

Scoring

Minnesota LynxMIN	PTS	2P	3P	FT	eFG%	TS%
Starters
Napheesa CollierN. Collier	24	9-11	1-5	3-7	.656	.629
Kayla McBrideK. McBride	18	7-10	1-3	1-1	.654	.670
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams	6	3-5	0-4	0-0	.333	.333
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton	12	0-1	4-6	0-0	.857	.857
Alanna SmithA. Smith	2	1-2	0-2	0-0	.250	.250
Bench
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman

DFS

Minnesota LynxMIN	DK	FD
Starters
Napheesa CollierN. Collier	39.75	38.4
Kayla McBrideK. McBride	32.00	33.3
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams	20.75	18.5
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton	18.00	15.9
Alanna SmithA. Smith	10.75	14.2
Bench
Natisha HiedemanN. Hiedeman	20.00	21.9
Jessica ShepardJ. Shepard	7.00	6.2
DiJonai CarringtonD. Carrington	16.00	15.4
Team

Golden State Valkyries

Box score

Minnesota LynxMIN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Starters
Napheesa CollierN. Collier	39	10-16	1-5	3-7	3	4	7	4	1	0	3	3	+2	24
Kayla McBrideK. McBride	38	8-13	1-3	1-1	0	4	4	3	2	0	0	2	+5	18
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams	28	3-9	0-4	0-0	0	5	5	7	0	0	4	1	-10	6
Bridget CarletonB. Carleton	22	4-7	4-6

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.

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
Starters
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	35	4-12	3-6	2-2	0	6	6	9	4	1	3	4	+5	13
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	34	4-7	2-4	4-5	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	2	+3	14
Cecilia ZandalasiniC. Zandalasini	32	6-16	2-4	0-1	1	4	5	3	1	0	4	3	+3	14
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	32	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	2	2	5	0	1	4	2	0	8
Kaila CharlesK. Charles	28	2-6	1-1	0-0	3	1	4	3	2	1	0	1	-17	5
Bench
Monique BillingsM. Billings	25	7-12	0-0	1-1	2	2	4	0	1	1	0	2	+2	15
Carla LeiteC. Leite	8	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	-9	0
Kate MartinK. Martin	6	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+8	5
Team	200	28-64	11-22	7-9	6	22	28	22	8	4	12	14		74

Starters
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	44.00	45.7
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	21.50	20.3
Cecilia ZandalasiniC. Zandalasini	25.75	23.5
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	19.00	16.9
Kaila CharlesK. Charles	21.00	23.3
Bench
Monique BillingsM. Billings	24.00	25.8
Carla LeiteC. Leite	3.50	2.9
Kate MartinK. Martin	6.75	6.2
Team

Golden State ValkyriesGSV	PTS	2P	3P	FT	eFG%	TS%
Starters
Veronica BurtonV. Burton	13	1-6	3-6	2-2	.458	.505
Janelle SalaünJ. Salaün	14	2-3	2-4	4-5	.714	.761
Cecilia ZandalasiniC. Zandalasini	14	4-12	2-4	0-1	.438	.426
Iliana RupertI. Rupert	8	1-1	2-4	0-0	.800	.800
Kaila CharlesK. Charles	5	1-5	1-1	0-0	.417	.417
Bench
Monique BillingsM. Billings	15	7-12	0-0	1-1	.583	.603
Carla LeiteC. Leite	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	.000	.000
Kate MartinK. Martin	5	1-1	1-2	0-0	.833	.833
Team	74	17-42	11-22	7-9	.523	.544