Riding a club-record seven-game winning streak, the Golden State Valkyries are the hottest team in the WNBA.
They could still face a daunting road task against the surging Indiana Fever on Wednesday night in Indianapolis.
Entering play Tuesday, the Valkyries (17-7) were tied for the second-best record in the WNBA. On Friday, Golden State posted a 79-64 victory over Connecticut and set a WNBA record for the fastest expansion team to reach 40 wins, doing so in 68 contests.
Playing without injured star Gabby Williams (back contusion), the Valkyries trailed 19-17 after one quarter, then held the Sun to 45 points the rest of the way and shot 51.7% overall.
“We find different ways to win, and we just rely on every single person on this team,” said Golden State’s Veronica Burton, who had game highs of 17 points and six assists.
“Everyone can step up and contribute.”
It’s uncertain if Williams (15.0 ppg) will be available Wednesday for the Valkyries, who have held their last seven opponents to an average of 68.4 points and will try for a fifth consecutive road victory. A winner in 11 of its past 13, Golden State lost 90-82 at Indiana (14-9) on May 22. Burton (12.3 ppg) scored 25 and recorded five blocks during a 90-88 home win over the Fever six days later.
Indiana star Caitlin Clark had a combined 38 points while going 6-for-15 from 3-point range, with 15 assists in the season’s two previous meetings with Golden State. With her minutes restricted due to a lingering back issue, Clark recorded 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 24 minutes during Indiana’s 109-75 rout of Las Vegas on Sunday.
The win was the Fever’s fourth in five games, completing a 3-1 road stretch. They’ve scored at least 109 points three times in the past six contests.
“We’re building consistency to these types of efforts,” said Fever coach Stephanie White, whose team shot 55.9% overall and 15-for-31 from beyond the arc against the Aces.
“Just really proud of this group and how connected we continue to grow into.”
Fellow Indiana star Kelsey Mitchell (22.7 ppg) scored 27 on Sunday and has averaged 27.1 points across the past seven games. The Valkyries held her to 33 total points on a combined 9-of-23 shooting in the previous 2026 meetings.
–Field Level Media
