Kayla Thornton scores career-high 29 points to help the Valkyries beat the Sky 83-78

— Kayla Thornton scored a career-high 29 points to help the Golden State Valkyries beat the Chicago Sky 83-78 on Friday night.
Jun 28, 2025, 05:34 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

48.8%
--CHI
51.2%
--GS

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Angel Reese misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton misses driving layup
  • Angel Reese misses 18-foot jumper
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Stephanie Talbot misses layup
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Rachel Banham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rebecca Allen assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes misses two point shot
  • Ariel Atkins makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Angel Reese misses 4-foot hook shot
  • Tiffany Hayes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Angel Reese makes layup
  • Ariel Atkins blocks Stephanie Talbot 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup
  • Kayla Thornton misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings blocks Angel Reese 's 6-foot layup
  • Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton makes 13-foot jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kate Martin misses layup
  • Chloe Bibby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
  • Kate Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 27-foot three point jumper (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
  • Chloe Bibby misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rebecca Allen blocks Kaitlyn Chen 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kaitlyn Chen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Elizabeth Williams misses two point shot
  • Kate Martin misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Laeticia Amihere makes two point shot
  • Ariel Atkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rebecca Allen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Kaitlyn Chen makes driving layup (Laeticia Amihere assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rachel Banham misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ariel Atkins misses running pullup jump shot
  • Rebecca Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses two point shot
  • Kia Nurse misses two point shot
  • Monique Billings misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Rebecca Allen misses driving layup
  • Kayla Thornton misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Rachel Banham misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Rebecca Allen misses running pullup jump shot
  • Monique Billings misses layup
  • Kayla Thornton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings makes 3-foot hook shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Rebecca Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Elizabeth Williams misses layup
  • Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup
  • Ariel Atkins makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kia Nurse makes 27-foot three point jumper (Elizabeth Williams assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Rachel Banham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
  • Monique Billings misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Elizabeth Williams misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Ariel Atkins blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Ariel Atkins misses 48-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses driving layup
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ariel Atkins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
  • Rebecca Allen blocks Veronica Burton 's 10-foot driving layup
  • Kayla Thornton makes two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Angel Reese makes 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings blocks Angel Reese 's 5-foot layup
  • Angel Reese misses layup
  • Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Tiffany Hayes misses layup
  • Rachel Banham misses 16-foot jumper
  • Monique Billings misses layup
  • Rachel Banham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ariel Atkins assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses driving floating jump shot
  • Ariel Atkins makes 20-foot jumper (Angel Reese assists)
  • Angel Reese misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kaitlyn Chen makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Laeticia Amihere assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kate Martin misses driving layup
  • Hailey Van Lith misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Tiffany Hayes makes driving layup
  • Ariel Atkins makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kate Martin makes layup
  • Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Hailey Van Lith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Elizabeth Williams assists)
  • Kate Martin makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Kia Nurse makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tiffany Hayes misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses layup
  • Kayla Thornton makes two point shot (Laeticia Amihere assists)
  • Chloe Bibby misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse makes 23-foot three point jumper (Hailey Van Lith assists)
  • Kayla Thornton misses layup
  • Angel Reese makes two point shot
  • Hailey Van Lith misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla Thornton misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Kate Martin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Chloe Bibby makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)
  • Angel Reese misses layup
  • Angel Reese makes two point shot
  • Laeticia Amihere misses 10-foot hook shot
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Kate Martin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
  • Monique Billings makes driving layup
  • Ariel Atkins misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kate Martin makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Angel Reese misses layup
  • Kayla Thornton makes two point shot
  • Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Billings makes 18-foot jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 9-foot jumper
  • Monique Billings misses 14-foot jumper
  • Rebecca Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kate Martin misses driving layup
  • Kate Martin misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Ariel Atkins makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Monique Billings makes 7-foot jump bank shot (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Kayla Thornton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
  • Rachel Banham makes 2-foot layup (Angel Reese assists)
  • Tiffany Hayes misses driving layup
  • Ariel Atkins misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Angel Reese makes layup
  • Angel Reese makes layup (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Ariel Atkins misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Rachel Banham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Angel Reese makes two point shot
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