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From the vault · September 16, 2010 · 2010 WNBA Finals, Game 3: The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 87–84 in Game 3 to win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3–0.

Golden State Valkyries @ Los Angeles Sparks 84–78

2026-08-09 19:00 · WNBA · crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles CA · Att. 15,739 · ESPN/Disney+

Golden State Valkyries 2026 · Los Angeles Sparks 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
GSV	29	16	19	20	84
LAS	15	17	15	31	78

Team stats

	Valkyries	Sparks
Field goals	32-69 .464	32-70 .457
Three-pointers	12-34 .353	10-31 .323
Free throws	8-9 .889	4-9 .444
Offensive rebounds	11	11
Defensive rebounds	25	17
Total rebounds	36	28
Assists	22	18
Steals	7	6
Blocks	2	1
Turnovers	13	11
Personal fouls	16	17
Technical fouls	1	0
Points in the paint	34	38
Fast-break points	2	5
Points off turnovers	18	19
Largest lead	19	0
Lead changes	0	0

Golden State Valkyries

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Veronica Burton G	29	7	2-6	0-2	3-3	0	0	0	7	3	0	1	0	+8
Kayla Thornton F	28	11	4-10	1-7	2-2	1	6	7	1	1	0	3	1	+10
Cecilia Zandalasini G	23	15	5-8	5-5	0-0	2	5	7	2	1	0	0	2	+12
Kiah Stokes C	20	5	2-8	1-4	0-0	5	2	7	3	0	0	1	5	+9
Gabby Williams F	19	11	5-11	0-3	1-2	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Janelle Salaun F	21	8	3-8	2-6	0-0	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	1	-6
Tiffany Hayes G	19	14	5-8	2-3	2-2	0	3	3	2	0	0	3	3	-4
Kaila Charles G	18	5	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	2	4	3	0	0	1	2	+3
Laeticia Amihere C	12	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	2	0	2	-1
Kaitlyn Chen G	11	6	3-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	-2
Total	200	84	32-69	12-34	8-9	11	25	36	22	7	2	13	16

FG .464 · 3P .353 · FT .889

Did not play: Juste Jocyte (dnp - coach's decision), Nadia Fingall (dnp - coach's decision)

Los Angeles Sparks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Rae Burrell F	32	9	4-7	1-2	0-0	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	2	-5
Nneka Ogwumike C	32	16	7-18	0-3	2-2	3	4	7	3	0	0	4	0	0
Ariel Atkins G	30	9	3-5	2-4	1-1	2	2	4	4	1	0	0	3	-3
Erica Wheeler G	27	15	6-12	3-9	0-0	0	2	2	4	1	0	1	5	-1
Dearica Hamby F	26	12	5-8	1-2	1-3	1	2	3	1	1	0	2	1	-6
Cameron Brink F	22	7	3-6	1-3	0-2	3	4	7	0	2	1	2	4	-6
Kiana Williams G	15	10	4-8	2-5	0-1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	-4
Chance Gray G	10	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-7
Jihyun Park F	5	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	+2
Total	200	78	32-70	10-31	4-9	11	17	28	18	6	1	11	17

FG .457 · 3P .323 · FT .444

Did not play: Emma Cannon (dnp - coach's decision), Kate Martin (dnp - coach's decision)

Officials: Roy Gulbeyan, Agon Abazi, Gerda Gatling

Play-by-play

Show every play (376)

Quarter 1

10:00 GSV Kiah Stokes vs. Dearica Hamby (Veronica Burton gains possession)
9:39 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 3–0
9:21 LAS Dearica Hamby offensive foul
9:21 LAS Dearica Hamby offensive foul turnover
9:00 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:57 LAS Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound
8:50 LAS Nneka Ogwumike bad pass turnover (Cecilia Zandalasini steals)
8:40 GSV Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Kayla Thornton assists) 5–0
8:25 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
8:18 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
8:13 GSV Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
8:11 LAS Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound
8:02 LAS Erica Wheeler makes 11-foot pullup jump shot 5–2
7:49 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:45 LAS Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound
7:35 LAS Erica Wheeler makes 9-foot pullup jump shot 5–4
7:07 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists) 8–4
6:59 LAS Nneka Ogwumike bad pass turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
6:58 GSV Kayla Thornton double dribble turnover
6:47 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 16-foot jumper
6:43 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
6:34 GSV Kayla Thornton makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Kiah Stokes assists) 10–4
6:10 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 26-foot three point jumper
6:07 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
5:59 GSV Gabby Williams makes driving layup 12–4
5:46 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 27-foot three point jumper
5:43 GSV Gabby Williams defensive rebound
5:34 GSV Gabby Williams makes 7-foot fade away jump shot 14–4
5:21 LAS Dearica Hamby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists) 14–7
5:07 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Gabby Williams
4:59 GSV Kiah Stokes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 17–7
4:51 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini personal foul
4:51 Official timeout
4:51 LAS Chance Gray enters the game for Ariel Atkins
4:51 LAS Cameron Brink enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike
4:34 LAS Dearica Hamby misses two point shot
4:30 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
4:24 GSV Kaila Charles bad pass turnover (Cameron Brink steals)
4:12 LAS Dearica Hamby misses 25-foot three point jumper
4:10 LAS Cameron Brink offensive rebound
4:05 LAS Rae Burrell out of bounds bad pass turnover
3:42 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Veronica Burton assists) 20–7
3:20 GSV Kiah Stokes shooting foul
3:20 LAS Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2
3:20 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
3:20 LAS Kiana Williams enters the game for Rae Burrell
3:20 LAS Ariel Atkins enters the game for Erica Wheeler
3:20 GSV Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Kayla Thornton
3:20 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes
3:20 LAS Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2 20–8
3:02 LAS Ariel Atkins personal foul
2:50 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 24-foot three point jumper
2:47 GSV Kaila Charles offensive rebound
2:43 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaila Charles assists) 23–8
2:32 LAS Kiana Williams makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot 23–10
2:32 GSV Laeticia Amihere shooting foul
2:32 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Veronica Burton
2:32 LAS Kiana Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
2:32 GSV Kaitlyn Chen defensive rebound
2:32 LAS Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Dearica Hamby
2:32 GSV Golden State Valkyries delay of game violation
2:11 GSV Janelle Salaun traveling turnover
2:01 LAS Chance Gray misses driving layup
1:59 LAS Chance Gray offensive rebound
1:56 LAS Kiana Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chance Gray assists) 23–13
1:39 GSV Kaila Charles makes 6-foot two point shot 25–13
1:27 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot
1:25 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
1:19 GSV Janelle Salaun 3 second turnover
1:19 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
1:12 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 26-foot three point jumper
1:09 GSV Janelle Salaun defensive rebound
0:49 GSV Kaila Charles misses 23-foot three point jumper
0:47 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
0:47 LAS Cameron Brink loose ball foul
0:46 GSV Kaitlyn Chen makes 3-foot layup (Kaila Charles assists) 27–13
0:40 LAS Cameron Brink offensive foul
0:40 LAS Cameron Brink offensive foul turnover
0:40 LAS Dearica Hamby enters the game for Cameron Brink
0:29 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes 4-foot layup (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 29–13
0:12 LAS Kiana Williams makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Ariel Atkins assists) 29–15
0:02 LAS Nneka Ogwumike jump ball violation
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 LAS Erica Wheeler enters the game for Chance Gray
9:41 LAS Ariel Atkins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists) 29–18
9:15 GSV Laeticia Amihere makes 3-foot layup (Kaila Charles assists) 31–18
9:01 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 18-foot jumper
8:55 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
8:50 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
8:45 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
8:40 LAS Kiana Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:34 GSV Kaila Charles defensive rebound
8:28 GSV Laeticia Amihere misses 24-foot three point jumper
8:25 LAS Erica Wheeler defensive rebound
8:22 GSV Tiffany Hayes personal foul
8:22 LAS Rae Burrell enters the game for Ariel Atkins
8:22 LAS Jihyun Park enters the game for Kiana Williams
8:08 LAS Jihyun Park misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
8:02 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
7:46 LAS Jihyun Park personal foul
7:46 LAS Cameron Brink enters the game for Dearica Hamby
7:46 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Kaila Charles
7:46 GSV Gabby Williams back court turnover
7:26 LAS Erica Wheeler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jihyun Park assists) 31–21
7:24 GSV Golden State Valkyries Full timeout
7:24 GSV Kayla Thornton enters the game for Janelle Salaun
7:08 GSV Kayla Thornton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists) 34–21
6:55 GSV Laeticia Amihere personal foul
6:55 GSV Veronica Burton enters the game for Kaitlyn Chen
6:55 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini enters the game for Laeticia Amihere
6:55 GSV Kiah Stokes enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
6:40 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 18-foot jumper
6:38 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
6:18 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
6:14 LAS Erica Wheeler defensive rebound
6:10 LAS Nneka Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
6:10 LAS Jihyun Park personal foul
6:10 LAS Kiana Williams enters the game for Erica Wheeler
5:58 GSV Gabby Williams misses driving layup
5:56 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
5:49 GSV Kayla Thornton makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Veronica Burton assists) 36–21
5:28 LAS Jihyun Park misses 10-foot two point shot
5:28 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
5:07 GSV Kayla Thornton bad pass turnover (Cameron Brink steals)
5:01 LAS Cameron Brink makes running layup (Kiana Williams assists) 36–23
4:43 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot
4:42 LAS Rae Burrell defensive rebound
4:35 LAS Rae Burrell bad pass turnover (Veronica Burton steals)
4:19 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 23-foot three point jumper
4:16 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
4:15 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kiah Stokes assists) 39–23
4:00 LAS Jihyun Park misses 24-foot three point jumper
3:57 LAS Cameron Brink offensive rebound
3:53 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot 39–25
3:37 GSV Gabby Williams misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
3:34 LAS Cameron Brink defensive rebound
3:30 LAS Kiana Williams makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot 39–28
3:11 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
3:09 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
3:09 LAS Ariel Atkins enters the game for Jihyun Park
3:09 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Gabby Williams
3:09 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive foul
3:09 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive foul turnover
3:00 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini personal foul
2:51 LAS Cameron Brink misses 27-foot three point jumper
2:49 LAS Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound
2:49 LAS Sparks Full timeout
2:43 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Kiana Williams assists) 39–30
2:25 GSV Tiffany Hayes bad pass turnover (Ariel Atkins steals)
2:08 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot
2:04 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
1:47 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 23-foot three point jumper
1:45 LAS Cameron Brink defensive rebound
1:37 GSV Kiah Stokes personal foul
1:37 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Kiah Stokes
1:36 LAS Nneka Ogwumike bad pass turnover (Janelle Salaun steals)
1:29 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 41–30
1:29 LAS Rae Burrell shooting foul
1:29 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1 42–30
1:19 LAS Cameron Brink misses 25-foot three point jumper
1:17 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
1:17 GSV Janelle Salaun loose ball foul
1:17 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2 42–31
1:17 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2 42–32
0:58 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup 44–32
0:58 LAS Cameron Brink shooting foul
0:58 LAS Dearica Hamby enters the game for Cameron Brink
0:58 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1 45–32
0:36 LAS Kiana Williams misses driving floating jump shot
0:34 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
0:14 GSV Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
0:11 LAS Ariel Atkins defensive rebound
0:00 LAS Rae Burrell misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:00 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 LAS Erica Wheeler enters the game for Kiana Williams
10:00 GSV Kiah Stokes enters the game for Janelle Salaun
10:00 GSV Gabby Williams enters the game for Tiffany Hayes
9:41 LAS Ariel Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
9:36 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini defensive rebound
9:19 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini misses driving layup
9:18 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
9:17 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 1-foot tip shot
9:17 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini offensive rebound
9:14 GSV Kiah Stokes misses 4-foot hook shot
9:14 LAS Sparks defensive team rebound
9:00 LAS Rae Burrell misses driving layup
8:59 LAS Dearica Hamby offensive rebound
8:58 LAS Dearica Hamby makes tip shot 45–34
8:44 LAS Ariel Atkins personal foul
8:34 GSV Veronica Burton makes driving layup 47–34
8:22 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses driving floating jump shot
8:20 LAS Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound
8:19 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot 47–36
7:59 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini makes 26-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists) 50–36
7:43 LAS Rae Burrell misses driving layup
7:42 LAS Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound
7:42 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes tip shot 50–38
7:42 GSV Golden State Valkyries Full timeout
7:22 GSV Kiah Stokes misses layup
7:20 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
7:13 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point jumper
7:10 GSV Kiah Stokes defensive rebound
7:01 GSV Gabby Williams makes driving layup 52–38
6:39 LAS Erica Wheeler bad pass turnover (Kayla Thornton steals)
6:34 GSV Kayla Thornton makes running layup 54–38
6:18 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot jumper (Erica Wheeler assists) 54–40
5:55 GSV Kiah Stokes makes 1-foot layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists) 56–40
5:45 LAS Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Ariel Atkins assists) 56–42
5:29 GSV Gabby Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
5:25 GSV Cecilia Zandalasini offensive rebound
5:15 GSV Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:11 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
5:09 GSV Gabby Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
5:06 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
5:06 LAS Chance Gray enters the game for Rae Burrell
5:06 LAS Cameron Brink enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike
4:53 GSV Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
4:51 GSV Kaila Charles enters the game for Gabby Williams
4:51 GSV Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Cecilia Zandalasini
4:51 GSV Kayla Thornton vs. Ariel Atkins (Kaila Charles gains possession)
4:51 GSV Golden State Valkyries offensive team rebound
4:34 GSV Kaila Charles misses two point shot
4:31 GSV Kiah Stokes offensive rebound
4:29 GSV Tiffany Hayes makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kiah Stokes assists) 59–42
4:25 LAS Sparks Full timeout
4:09 LAS Cameron Brink offensive foul
4:09 LAS Cameron Brink offensive foul turnover
3:45 GSV Veronica Burton misses driving layup
3:42 LAS Cameron Brink defensive rebound
3:39 LAS Erica Wheeler misses running pullup jump shot
3:34 GSV Kayla Thornton defensive rebound
3:14 GSV Veronica Burton misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
3:10 LAS Cameron Brink defensive rebound
3:01 LAS Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Ariel Atkins assists) 59–44
3:01 GSV Kiah Stokes shooting foul
3:01 LAS Kiana Williams enters the game for Erica Wheeler
3:01 GSV Laeticia Amihere enters the game for Kayla Thornton
3:01 GSV Janelle Salaun enters the game for Veronica Burton
3:01 GSV Kaitlyn Chen enters the game for Kiah Stokes
3:01 GSV delay techfoul
3:01 LAS Ariel Atkins makes technical free throw 59–45
3:01 LAS Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 1
2:59 GSV Golden State Valkyries defensive team rebound
2:44 GSV Tiffany Hayes offensive foul
2:44 GSV Tiffany Hayes offensive foul turnover
2:32 GSV Kaila Charles personal foul
2:25 LAS Kiana Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:22 LAS Chance Gray offensive rebound
2:18 LAS Ariel Atkins misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:14 GSV Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound
2:00 GSV Janelle Salaun misses 22-foot three point jumper
1:55 LAS Ariel Atkins defensive rebound
1:55 GSV Kaila Charles personal foul
1:55 LAS Rae Burrell enters the game for Ariel Atkins
1:46 LAS Dearica Hamby makes driving layup 59–47
1:20 GSV Janelle Salaun makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Tiffany Hayes assists) 61–47
1:06 LAS Laeticia Amihere blocks Dearica Hamby 's 7-foot layup
1:06 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
0:57 LAS Chance Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:55 GSV Laeticia Amihere defensive rebound
0:44 GSV Kaila Charles makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists) 64–47
0:29 LAS Chance Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
0:27 GSV Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound
0:09 GSV Cameron Brink blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 5-foot driving layup
0:09 LAS Sparks defensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4