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00:07Субтитры создавал DimaTorzok
00:30For the Mystics
00:33Here we go
00:34Washington and Golden State Valkyries
00:37Control the opening possession
00:39They're 15-5
00:40This is the same starting five
00:42That they put out on the July 6th game
00:45Yes, they can get the ball inside
00:46But they love to shoot the three
00:48They average more than 10 made three-pointers per game
00:52As they get into the paint to start
00:54And Zandalizini scores the first points
00:56Well, that's because they take 33
00:59So you're going to try to take away that three-point line
01:01But when that happens
01:02You better close those gaps
01:04And roll up in that mid-range and at the rim
01:06If you're Washington
01:07Early off-ball foul
01:09Meanwhile for Washington
01:10It is their same starting five
01:12You've got Austin
01:13Who has really been racking up the points as of late
01:15Miquela Onyanuere
01:16The player that Washington would also love
01:18To get going a little bit more offensively
01:20And all of them
01:22I mean, Sony Citron only took one shot
01:23In the second half
01:24In their last game
01:26And, you know, you do credit
01:28The defenses
01:29That she's been able to see across the board
01:32You saw that high hedge right there
01:34Trying to take away her possibilities
01:36Onyanuere cans the first triple attempt of the game
01:40And our officials for tonight
01:42Are Timothy Green, Charles Watson, and Kelly Broomfield
01:44And that's what Washington needs, right?
01:47They need to complement their interior prowess
01:50With those outside threes to loosen things up
01:52Nice start
01:53And that's also going to help their paint game as well
01:56When you start to hit those threes
01:57As that triple goes down for Kayla Thornton
02:00But already you see when you hit the threes
02:02That opens things up on the interior
02:03Yeah, Kayla Thornton made an all-star team
02:05Didn't get to play in it
02:06Because she had an injury last year
02:08But definitely another worthy striker from the outside
02:12And you see them jump switching there on Sonya Citron
02:15Not allowing her to get to those elbows
02:17To have any straight line drive opportunities
02:19To the basket
02:21Poked away, it will stay with Washington
02:25And take a look right here
02:26Here's Thornton
02:26And that's why you cannot overhelp to the lane line
02:28Shakira Austin arrived when that shot
02:31Was already out of Thornton's hands
02:32Oh, Christy
02:34Gets that in just a second
02:36As Austin working in the paint
02:38Tough move
02:38Takes the bump
02:39Will they give her continuation?
02:43And did
02:44And that's great
02:45Because that's what you want to do
02:46With shock blockers, right?
02:48Pump baking
02:48And you saw Kia Stokes
02:50Regretful reaction there
02:52But this is what Shakira Austin does so well
02:53Sold that fadeaway
02:55And then got into the body
02:56When Stokes left her position
02:58And her defensive cylinder left her feet
03:00And that was prime opportunity
03:03For Shakira Austin
03:04To sell it and finish
03:06Austin getting to the free throw line
03:08More often over this last stretch of eight games
03:11Where she has been so effective
03:13Averaging a double-double
03:14Across the last eight
03:17She was the only player
03:18In double figures last game
03:20For the Mystics
03:21And they're going to need
03:23Definitely a unified attack
03:25On the offensive end
03:26In this one
03:27Another three ball coming
03:28Rims out for the Valkyries
03:29Offensive rebound
03:31To Thornton
03:31For three off the rim
03:33Yeah, those threes
03:34You have to know
03:34That those rebounds
03:35Are going to come off long as well
03:37So the guards have to be ready
03:38To box out
03:38Those long opportunities
03:40On the glass
03:41Another early paint touch
03:43For Eriah Finn
03:44Comes up short
03:44It seems like she lost her footing there
03:48But also Stokes walled her up nicely
03:50With the principle of verticality in place
03:52Off-ball foul on the screen
03:54It's going to be Borton
03:56That picks it up
03:58Well Chrissy, these teams met just 12 days ago
04:01From that contest
04:02What are the keys for tonight?
04:04Well, they have to contest their threes
04:05With discipline, right?
04:07They take the most threes we said
04:08But they also make the most threes
04:09In the league
04:0930 and 10 respectively
04:11But they also need to finish
04:12Their second and third opportunities
04:13On the offensive glass
04:15In particular
04:16Last game
04:17They were getting to the glass
04:19But they weren't tying a bow
04:20On those efforts
04:21They've got to dig in
04:22And finish off of two feet
04:24In the paint
04:24Austin finishing off of one foot
04:26Or one
04:28But either way
04:29Stay aggressive
04:31Especially with your cup game
04:33And make sure that you are
04:35Putting pressure on the rim
04:37As often as you can
04:38Washington extending the perimeter
04:40Defensive pressure here
04:41They had a horn set
04:43But they were above that three-point line
04:44At the elbows extended
04:45So you have to come and meet them
04:47But again, you can't overhelp
04:48Or go under
04:50On those threes
04:51And they catch a break
04:52As Burton can't put it down
04:53Defense!
04:56Defense!
04:58Defense!
04:59Defense!
04:59Defense!
04:59Blitz of Tron on the screen
05:00Yeah, that jump switch
05:02And that hedge
05:03Defense!
05:04Amor catch and shoot
05:05Triple off the heel
05:06Got her own miss
05:08Austin threw traffic
05:10Off the mark
05:12Third chance coming for the Mystics
05:14Onyanwere
05:15Open in the corner
05:16Suchon finds her
05:19Iryafin
05:20The turn and score
05:21And that's another
05:22Second chance opportunity
05:23Or third, right?
05:24But you have to stay aggressive
05:25With that
05:26Nice finish in the paint
05:28By Kiki Iryafin
05:30Really good start for Washington
05:32They're out to an early
05:33Five-point lead
05:35Extra pass into the corner
05:36Thornton
05:37Back up top
05:38Stokes
05:39Too strong on the triple
05:43Really quality defensive stops
05:45Early in this game
05:46By Washington
05:46Yes, their offense is clicking
05:48But their defense
05:49No slouch on that side
05:51Sonny Citron said
05:52After the game against Portland
05:54We have to trust
05:55That our defense can travel
05:58Iryafin
05:58Through two defenders
05:59Blocked by Stokes
06:00Stokes
06:01Such a staunch defender
06:03Right there
06:04And rim protector
06:05For Golden State
06:08It's really good transition defense
06:10There by Amor
06:11On Burton
06:12Golden State
06:13They love to get out
06:14And run in transition
06:16Sandalacini cut off
06:18Thrown over to Cody McMahon
06:20On the Washington bench
06:21Cody McMahon
06:22Was in the World Cup
06:23Right there
06:23Put her foot on it
06:24Kicked it back out
06:26But the defense
06:27Right here
06:30Stokes was all in her face
06:32With the two high hands
06:33But it didn't matter
06:35Then Stokes said
06:36Well, last time you got by me
06:37This time, not so much
06:39So, Shakira Austin
06:40Laid the blueprint
06:41For how to play against a player
06:43Like Stokes
06:43Show her the basketball
06:44Pump fake
06:45And then get into her chest
06:46You mentioned the World Cup
06:47That score of the third place game
06:49Looking a lot like the score of this one
06:516-4 England
06:52Oh, wow
06:52Over France
06:53The World Cup final
06:54Coming up tomorrow
06:55It would be Spain
06:56Versus Argentina
06:58Bilal and Alex Ar
06:59Aren't very happy about that
07:00Right now
07:01Betts
07:03It was a good take
07:04Just couldn't finish
07:06Another opportunity
07:07In the paint
07:08You can see
07:10The intentionality
07:11Of attacking
07:11The painted area
07:12For Washington
07:13As they should
07:14Start inside out
07:15They're an inside out team
07:16And that's what
07:16Sidney Johnson
07:17Has been most proud of
07:19Sandalacini
07:20Misfires
07:21From the arc
07:22Betts
07:22Letts it bounce
07:23Harmlessly out of play
07:24And through the first five minutes
07:25Washington has controlled
07:27The pace
07:28And the scoring
07:29In this game
07:30Yeah, it's a 6-2 advantage
07:31In paint points
07:32So
07:33I think they're going to be looking
07:35To continue to attack
07:36In that way
07:38Especially
07:39When they're punishing
07:40The blitz
07:41That Golden State
07:43Is showing
07:43Especially when
07:44Sonja Citron
07:45Has the basketball
07:45In her hands
07:46So it's
07:47Behind the scenes
07:48In the scramble
07:49Like can you
07:50To really attack
07:51And punish
07:52The recovery
07:53Of that blitzing action
07:55And Iryafin
07:57In Washington's wins
07:59This year
07:59Has been absolutely tremendous
08:01Look at her
08:01Shooting percentage
08:0254%
08:04Highly efficient
08:05And effective
08:06In there
08:06And that glasswork
08:07Listen
08:08You're looking at
08:09Shakira Austin
08:10And Kiki Iryafin
08:11Combining for
08:1218 and a half rebounds
08:14Between the two of them
08:15This season
08:17Foul on the Mystics
08:19As Tiffany Hayes
08:20Makes her first
08:21Entrance felt
08:23Watch Tiffany Hayes
08:25Right here
08:25Just attacking
08:26At the nail
08:27Getting straight
08:28To the action
08:29And before
08:30Lauren Betts
08:31Could get there
08:32With the 6-7 frame
08:33Had already released
08:34That shot
08:34Float style
08:35Off the backboard
08:37It was Cass Prosper
08:38Who was tagged
08:39With the foul
08:40It is her first
08:41Team is second
08:42Of the quarter
08:43Just before the break
08:44Kiki Iryafin
08:45Picked up
08:46The moving screen
08:48Kiki Iryafin
08:49Just
08:50Two games removed
08:52From that 25.14
08:53Rebound
08:54Double-double
08:55At Toronto
08:57Kiki Iryafin
08:59Downhill
08:59Back inside
09:05Kiki Iryafin
09:06One and a half
09:07Floorth
09:07You gotta go
09:08Yep
09:08Didn't realize
09:09The shot clock
09:10Didn't reset
09:11Oh boy
09:13And that's why
09:13You're looking at
09:14The Golden State
09:15Valkyries defense
09:17That's why
09:18They won all five
09:19Of their road games
09:20In a row
09:21Most recently
09:22That won a big block
09:23Up top
09:24Iryafin
09:25Tried her best
09:27But was met
09:28At the apex
09:29And denied
09:30Golden State
09:31The first team
09:32Since the Seattle
09:33Storm back in
09:342021
09:34To sweep
09:36A road trip
09:37Of five games
09:38Or more
09:38They've moved all the way
09:39Into sole possession
09:40Of second place
09:41Yeah
09:41Eight and two
09:42In their last ten
09:43Been quite impressive
09:44But it's been
09:44Because of their defense
09:45Because of their defense
09:46And the bench unit
09:47Who's battling underneath
09:48Washington takes it away
09:50Yeah
09:51Forty-three points
09:52Off the bench
09:53For the Valkyries
09:54That has been
09:54Most impressive as well
09:55Prosper
09:56Just a little too strong
09:57On the three-point attempt
10:00First best
10:01Right
10:03You're looking at
10:04The bench production
10:06For Golden State
10:06I mean they come at you
10:07In waves
10:08They stay fresh
10:11Janelle Salon
10:11Has been leading
10:12That charge
10:12On the floor
10:13Now
10:13Number thirteen
10:14In black
10:15Yeah
10:15Thirteen a game
10:16Off the bench
10:16For her
10:18Tried to go into
10:19Her there
10:20Great hands
10:20By Citron
10:22Caitlin Chen
10:23Also has been
10:24Spectacular
10:25Off the bench
10:25For the Valkyries
10:26And we haven't even
10:27Seen her yet
10:27Tonight
10:28Florez
10:28Shaking loose
10:29For the lay-in
10:31As she should
10:32You know
10:33That help side
10:33Doesn't want to
10:34Come over
10:35And give up
10:35A big
10:36On the weak side
10:39Let her
10:39Just get right
10:40To the basket
10:41Florez
10:42Doesn't score
10:42In the same
10:43Capacity
10:43As Chen
10:44Or Salon
10:45But brings
10:45So many
10:45Intangibles
10:46Off of the bench
10:47For the Mystics
10:48Somebody who
10:49Can organize
10:49In the quarter
10:50For it
10:50For the team
10:51In the absence
10:52Of Georgia
10:52Amor
10:52When she
10:53Stubs in
10:53For her
10:53Play great
10:54Defense
10:54There
10:55Another
10:55Turnover
10:56Committed
10:56By the Valkyries
10:57She dug
10:58That one
10:58Out of the mud
10:58I love it
10:59Good defensive
11:00Attention
11:01To details
11:02By Florez
11:05Salon
11:05Got tangled
11:06Up on the interior
11:07With Iria Finn
11:08It'll be her first foul
11:10Let's take a look
11:11Right here
11:11The little vicious
11:12Crossover
11:13Clear the runway
11:15For Florez
11:16To get right
11:16Downstairs
11:17And a smooch
11:19For a deuce
11:21I guess she's pretty
11:22Excited about the
11:23World Cup finale
11:24Tomorrow as well
11:25Oh I'm sure
11:26She's so much fun
11:27To be around
11:28At practice
11:28You can tell
11:29Her teammates
11:30Have a lot of fun
11:31With her that way
11:32So she's an energy
11:33Giver
11:33On and off the floor
11:35Amor
11:35Cash is in
11:36For three
11:38And that's what
11:38Georgia Amor
11:39Can do
11:40Right
11:41It's been a little
11:41Inconsistent this season
11:43But definitely
11:43In her wheelhouse
11:45And skill set
11:46We've seen her
11:47Knock in four for four
11:48In a game from range
11:49So definitely something
11:50Worthy to watch
11:51For this one
11:52Caitlyn Chen
11:53On the floor
11:54Right now
11:54Kick out
11:55To the wing
11:56That triple try
11:57Left short
11:57McMahon tracks it down
12:00That was close
12:01To a double dribble
12:02It looked like
12:03Came to her belly button
12:04But she kept
12:05Control of it
12:06Just out of the
12:07Reach of Betts
12:08Well see
12:09That's when you have
12:10To go to the wing
12:11And end
12:11Lauren Betts
12:12Shoulders were facing
12:13Her teammate
12:14On the wing
12:15So you've got
12:16To feed the wing
12:16You have to recognize
12:17Not just where
12:18The post player is
12:19But how can we
12:21Best get it to her
12:23Third turnover
12:24Of the game
12:24By Washington
12:25Sydney Johnson
12:26Knows they're going
12:27To happen
12:27But emphasize
12:28Making them
12:28Dead ball
12:29Turnovers
12:31They had 20 turnovers
12:32In their last
12:33Contest set
12:35They got turned
12:36Into runouts
12:37On the other side
12:38Another late
12:38Shot clock
12:39Situation
12:40Zalon
12:41Over the
12:41Outstretched
12:42Hand
12:43Of Austin
12:44No way
12:45She could see
12:45That
12:45I mean
12:46Just great
12:47Stick arm
12:48Discipline
12:48Defense
12:49There
12:49But Zalon
12:50Not her first
12:52Rodeo
12:52She knew exactly
12:53Where the rim
12:53Was
12:54And dropped
12:55At home
12:55No
12:55John Cena
12:56You can't see me
12:57Yeah
12:59Back into Austin
13:01The turnaround
13:02Up
13:03In and out
13:12And the
13:12Chen
13:13Three
13:13No
13:14Tipped around
13:15Zalon
13:15Has it
13:16McMahon
13:17Giving chase
13:18And some more
13:20Things
13:21That is the one
13:22Thing you can say
13:23About Cody
13:24McMahon
13:24It is going to be
13:25Physical
13:25Every single time
13:27Look at this shot
13:29Zalon
13:29Get over here
13:31And Shakira
13:32Austin was right there
13:33In her face
13:34Well defended
13:36Just a better
13:37Offensive finish
13:38And fire after that
13:40By Zalon
13:41That was a tough bucket
13:43For sure
13:43Big time
13:44Chen
13:45Time winding down
13:47Chen
13:47With the left
13:48Off the rim
13:49Gotta take that paint
13:50Away and direct
13:51To the corner
13:52Georgia Amor
13:53Puts the defense
13:54In rotation there
13:57And Chen
13:58Gets a half step
13:59On her
13:59To drive to the basket
14:00McMahon
14:01Cut off
14:04Washington has been
14:05Doing a good job
14:06Being patient
14:07Out to Onyon
14:08Where
14:08That three ball
14:09Rattles home
14:10You love to see
14:12When she gets
14:12Activated from the
14:13Three point line
14:14Easy money
14:15From the outside
14:16For Mikayla
14:19Seven and a half
14:20Second difference
14:21Between shot clock
14:22And game clock
14:23Here in the first
14:25Salon avoids
14:26The defense
14:27Puts up a three
14:28And nails it
14:29Oh
14:29That was wicked
14:31A little sidestep
14:32Pump fake
14:33And then the sidestep
14:34Woo
14:36She has been
14:37So effective
14:38For Golden State
14:40This season
14:40Off the bench
14:4223 minutes of play
14:44Amor
14:45Downhill
14:45Onyonwere
14:46Before the buzzer
14:47No
14:48It was a good look
14:49Would not
14:50Go down
14:51But still a solid
14:52Opening 10 minutes
14:53For the mystics
14:54Out in California
14:56As they lead
14:57The Valkyries
14:58By five
15:19The Chase Center
15:20On December 20th
15:22That's right
15:22So mark your calendar
15:23Because tonight
15:24We have a very special
15:26Guest in the building
15:27Who will be leading
15:28Their team
15:29To the tournament
15:31Now
15:31Valhalla
15:32You already know
15:33How to welcome
15:34But I need y'all
15:35To get loud
15:35And give it up
15:37For a coach
15:37Who is fresh off
15:39Helping the USA
15:40Basketball
15:40U18
15:41Women's team
15:43To a gold medal
15:44In last month's
15:45FIBA
15:46AmeriCup
15:47And who led
15:47The Golden Bears
15:49To their second
15:50I said second
15:51Straight 21 plus
15:53Win season
15:54Cow head coach
15:55Sharma
15:57Loss against the fire
15:58Was two of ten
15:59From the floor
15:59Has had some
16:01Streaky games
16:02Coming off of that
16:03Career high
16:03Thirty points
16:04In the four
16:05Overtime victory
16:06Over the fire
16:07Which none of us
16:08Will ever forget
16:08Well when people know
16:09What your strengths are
16:11They take it away
16:12And you have to find
16:13Counters to the counter
16:14And yes
16:15She's a prolific
16:16Three point shooter
16:16So she's had to find
16:18Different ways to score
16:19After that gaudy
16:20Thirty
16:21A couple of games ago
16:24Amor downhill
16:25Flips it up
16:26And in
16:27Circus shot
16:28For the Aussie
16:34Sidney Johnson
16:35Has said as much
16:36About adjusting
16:36On both sides
16:37Of the ball
16:37Because the W
16:38Is so good
16:39Night in
16:40And night out
16:41Yeah you better be ready
16:42And there's no hesitancy
16:44On your decisions
16:45You gotta go
16:47Just make your move
16:48Nice wall up there
16:49By Shakira Austin
16:50Forcing a turnover
16:51With Chen
16:52Oh
16:58And right here
16:59Georgia Amor
17:00Clearing space
17:01And pulling this one
17:02Out of her back pocket
17:03And flipping that one
17:05Up acrobatically
17:06For the deuce
17:08Spinning and winning
17:09On that one
17:10Creating space
17:11And dropping it
17:13Through the net
17:13Nicely
17:16Tip Hayes
17:17Was the player
17:17That collided
17:18With Citron
17:18At the
17:19At the midcourt
17:20Picked up the foul
17:21There
17:25Sonny is yet
17:26To take a field goal
17:27But just
17:28Requires so much
17:29Attention
17:29When she's on the floor
17:30You just look at her
17:31I mean
17:32They are
17:34Staying locked
17:35Over top
17:37Top locking
17:38That
17:39Ball handoff
17:40In the corner
17:41The dribble handoff
17:43They're getting right up
17:45Into her space
17:46And maybe
17:47It would behoove
17:48Sonny Citron
17:50To back cut that
17:51Since they're playing
17:51So hard
17:52Up the ball line
17:53Back cut it
17:54And make them pay
17:55You talked about adjustments
17:56Adding to Sonny's game
17:58Has been an emphasis
17:59For Sidney Johnson
18:00Here in her sophomore season
18:01Just a few games
18:02Ahead of the all-star game
18:05Inside
18:05Paint touch
18:06Blocked
18:07Second chance
18:08A foul though
18:09On the Mystics
18:10Shakira Austin
18:11A big block
18:12Had two blocks
18:13Against Portland
18:14And you can see her
18:15Imploring her teammates
18:16Right there
18:17Come on
18:17Keep your foot
18:19On the gas
18:20Right here
18:21In terms of what
18:22We need to be doing
18:22Defensively
18:25She's such a toughie
18:26When it comes to
18:27Blocking shots
18:29Eight in a row
18:30With at least one
18:31And she's been better
18:32Than that
18:33In seven straight
18:34Nearly two and a half
18:35Blocks per game
18:36She's been beating
18:37Those shots back
18:39I mean
18:40If you don't pump
18:41Fake her
18:42She's gonna send it out
18:43And you better be ready
18:45For a battle
18:45Down inside
18:47With Shakira
18:51Washington's defense
18:52Has been the best
18:53In the league
18:53In terms of
18:54Field goal percentage
18:55Over the last five games
18:56Austin
18:57A huge piece of that
18:59In the last ten
19:00Washington has been
19:01The best
19:02In terms of
19:03Defensive rating
19:04In the league
19:04Just 96
19:06In those ten games
19:07But they have been
19:08Turning it over
19:09And that's been an issue
19:10Burton transition
19:11Triple
19:12Off the mark
19:14Dougalich
19:15Tried to track it down
19:16A Mihir
19:17Back out
19:18Three pointer
19:19Good
19:22Just had Washington
19:23In scramble mode
19:24On the back side
19:25There
19:26Couldn't recover
19:28And get established
19:29Defensively soon enough
19:31Those threes
19:31Are gonna come raining down
19:32And they show no mercy
19:34With launching them
19:35You gotta be ready
19:37Through the wickets
19:39To Dougalich
19:39The spin
19:40Off the mark
19:53Burton
19:54Out to the wing
19:56Straight line
19:57Drive
19:57Did Sony get a piece of that
19:59I love that recovery
20:01By Sonya Citron
20:02Right there
20:03Got up
20:03And gapped
20:04And recovered
20:06And beat that one
20:07To the glass
20:07Austin
20:08Off the heel
20:09Into the hands
20:09Of Amor
20:15Prosper will take
20:16The corner
20:17Three
20:17Won't get it
20:18Dougalich
20:20Couldn't bring it home
20:21Good fight
20:22And a good look
20:23By Cass Prosper
20:24In the corner
20:26Now a corner
20:27Attempt
20:27For the Valkyries
20:29That goes down
20:30Out of the hand
20:31Of Hayes
20:32And we are tied
20:32At 20
20:34And Tiffany Hayes
20:36The wily vet
20:38Knocking in 30%
20:39Of her triples
20:40This season
20:41Had retired
20:42A couple seasons ago
20:44Came back
20:44Sixth player of the year
20:46With the aces
20:49Citron
20:50From the mid-range
20:51Snaps a 7-0 run
20:52By the Valkyries
20:53And there she is
20:55Right there
20:55Step off that lane line
20:57And staying aggressive
21:00With her shot choices
21:02And decisions
21:04Let's take a look
21:05You see Ami here
21:07Battling on the glass
21:09Double teamed
21:10And then the spray out
21:11To Thornton
21:12With the rainbow
21:13Triple
21:14For the Valkyries
21:16And then off
21:17To the races
21:18Here come the Valkyries
21:20But another
21:21Corner pocket
21:22Cash in
21:23For Golden State
21:27Percentage isn't
21:28It's in the top half
21:29Of the W
21:30For the Valkyries
21:31Just a shade
21:31Under 35
21:32But they shoot
21:33So many
21:34The numbers
21:35Are going to be
21:35In their favor
21:36Game after game
21:37As they slip
21:37Onto the paint
21:38They won't get
21:39The and one
21:40But free throw
21:40Is coming
21:41But that's why
21:42Defensively
21:43You have to be
21:43Off and to the ball
21:44Right
21:45And I know
21:45That they shoot
21:46The threes
21:46But that's the dynamic
21:48And that's
21:49The decision
21:50That you have to make
21:50As a defender
21:51You have to trust
21:52Your speed
21:52How far over
21:53Can I go
21:54To the basket line
21:56And if I go
21:57All the way over
21:57Am I going to have
21:58Time to recover
21:59For a three
22:00But then those
22:01Weak side cuts
22:02Burton is just
22:03So crafty
22:04With her decisions
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22:27Schedule doesn't
22:28Get any easier
22:29With Paige Beckers
22:30And AZ Fudd
22:31Coming to town
22:31After the all-star
22:33Break two
22:33Here in California
22:35Before the mystics
22:36Post the aces
22:38Deep into the
22:39Shot clock
22:40Amor
22:40With three
22:41Amor
22:42The little
22:43Hesino
22:45Austin
22:46It'll be a
22:46Shot clock
22:47Violation
22:58Well Washington
22:59Trying to maintain
23:00Their momentum
23:01Sony Citron
23:03Defense on the back
23:04No problem
23:07With a call
23:09On the floor
23:09Austin's basket
23:10Going to be
23:11Waved off
23:12And Golden State
23:13Is starting to pick up
23:13The three-point pace
23:14Here in the quarter
23:15They're two of three
23:16That's raised the deficit
23:182-3 zone here
23:19By the mystics
23:21Defensively
23:21Just trying to
23:22Shore up that paint
23:24Thornton
23:25Three-pointer
23:25That one caroms off
23:26Right into the hands
23:27Of Austin
23:28And you can play a zone
23:29People are like
23:29Well they shoot
23:30So many threes
23:30Why are they zoning
23:31Well you can go wide
23:32In that zone
23:33And Washington's
23:33Long enough
23:34To do that
23:34Austin using
23:35Those long strides
23:36Wanted the foul
23:37Didn't get the call
23:44Got a big back line
23:45In this delicate
23:48Lauren Betts
23:49Right there
23:50Walling up
23:51Williams
23:51The midrange
23:53As the Valkyries
23:54Go in front
23:56And that
23:57And that
23:57And that
23:57And that
23:58Said that
23:58Gabby Williams
24:00Is just
24:01The personification
24:01Of the best
24:023-and-D player
24:04In the league
24:05She said
24:06But she is so
24:07Humble
24:10And graceful
24:11With how she
24:12Plays the game
24:12A little pitchback
24:13Action here
24:14Citron under the
24:15Screen and then
24:15Tries to chase
24:16Over top
24:17To no avail
24:17And pulled up
24:19For then
24:19Midi
24:19And then
24:20Sonia
24:21Citron right there
24:22Running into a wall
24:23With Thornton
24:25Trying to close her
24:27Off there
24:27On the baseline
24:28Onyunere
24:29Back on the floor
24:30She has
24:30Two of Washington's
24:31Three three-pointers
24:32Here in this first half
24:37Oh, Flora
24:38Trying to thread
24:39The needle
24:40To Eriefin
24:42And I think
24:43She just got
24:44Sped up
24:44Right there
24:45Because you can
24:45See the idea
24:46And look at
24:47Sidney Johnson
24:47He said
24:48Come on
24:48Let's talk
24:49About that
24:49For a second
24:51Take care
24:51Of the basketball
24:54We'll step away
24:55Under five
24:55Remaining
24:56In the second quarter
24:57We've got ourselves
24:58A game
25:01This is how we treat you
25:02MedStar Health
25:03It's how we treat people
25:07Golden State on a 13-4 run
25:09To take a one-point lead
25:10With under five to play
25:12In the second quarter
25:13They've taken care
25:14Of the basketball
25:15Chrissy
25:15And they've also
25:16Hit a couple of threes
25:17Right
25:17And they have to
25:19Really look to
25:21Get Washington going
25:23On the offensive side
25:25And I think
25:25Washington after that
25:26Timeout
25:27Needed a stop
25:27Right there
25:29And didn't get that
25:31Sandalicini
25:32A 12-2 run
25:33In the last
25:33Four minutes
25:34Washington
25:35Led by as many
25:36As eight
25:39Panenuere
25:40Out to the corner
25:41Floreth
25:42Catch and shoot
25:42Three off the mark
25:43Rebound
25:44Betts
25:45Good two-player spacing
25:47There with Citron
25:48And Betts
25:48Love the ball movement
25:51Floreth baseline
25:52The skip
25:53Look at this
25:54Onyanoere
25:55Three
25:56No
25:57But I like the extra
25:59One more pass
26:00They're running to close out
26:02That's the proper play
26:03To make
26:03Just gotta finish it
26:05With an exclamation point
26:06Williams miss fires
26:07Flying in is Floreth
26:09But she was on the baseline
26:10It had belonged to the Valkyries
26:13Oh the whirling derby
26:14Right there
26:15Just flying
26:16Trying to save the possession
26:19Shot goes up
26:20Floreth
26:21Comes flying in there
26:23With two high hands
26:25Tries to maintain
26:26The possession there
26:27On the baseline
26:36Largest lead of the game
26:37Now for Golden State
26:38As Williams gets downhill
26:40The kick
26:40To Burton
26:41From the wing
26:43Placed it
26:44They like to get a piece
26:45Of the paint
26:46For those spray out
26:47Opportunities
26:48And that's why you have
26:49To take those elbows away
26:50And send those drivers
26:51To the corners
26:53To be a better chance
26:55Spacing wise
26:56Defensively
26:57If you're the mistakes
26:57What's the best way
26:58For Washington to answer
27:00They have to try
27:01To attack the paint
27:02As well
27:02But look how crowded
27:03It is in there
27:04Get better spacing
27:05On the offensive end
27:06In the quarter court
27:07Floreth shakes loose
27:09And she was able
27:10To shake loose
27:11Because the players
27:12On her team
27:13Spaced out
27:14So now
27:15It afforded her
27:16The opportunity
27:17To see a sliver
27:18Of space
27:18Along that baseline
27:19To attack
27:20For the reverse
27:20And the finish
27:22Golden State
27:23Has been so good
27:24In second quarters
27:25This year
27:26They are plus
27:26Five and a half
27:27In point differential
27:29Active hands
27:30From Sajon
27:31Gave up the baseline
27:32Betts comes over
27:33For the wall up
27:35Zalad
27:35Before the buzzer
27:36Fell off the rim
27:43Williams snatches it away
27:45Well that was just
27:46A lollipop pass
27:47There by Citron
27:48Easy to steal that
27:50Telegraphed it inside
27:51Salon cut off
27:54Good job getting back
27:55In transition
27:56But Salon spots up
27:58And rolls in another
28:05International experience
28:06Shining through
28:07Right there
28:08Pace of play
28:09Is something the
28:09Valkyries have been
28:10Exceptional at doing
28:12Well this season
28:13Especially pulling up
28:14In transition
28:15Like that last one
28:17Another rebound
28:18Williams was towing
28:19The baseline
28:22Right now
28:22The Golden State bench
28:23Accounting for
28:24Fifteen of the
28:26Thirty-one points
28:28And that's what they do
28:29I mean they rely heavily
28:30Upon balance
28:31In their rotation
28:32Short
28:34Tracked down in the corner
28:35Sajon couldn't get there
28:36In time
28:36But it was last touch
28:38By the Valkyries
28:40Let's see if Washington
28:41Can build some momentum
28:42Here on the offensive side
28:45Get some passes
28:46And get some great spacing
28:49And get it to the
28:50Second side
28:58Without Sajon on the floor
29:00Who do you go to
29:01Right now
29:01If you're Washington
29:02I want to touch the paint
29:04And it could be an entry pass
29:06Or a two-player accident
29:08Trying to get that
29:10Kiki sitting down in there
29:11I would like to get a touchdown
29:13In there
29:13If you're the mystics
29:15Instead
29:15Amor fires up
29:17The three-long rebound
29:18Giving chase
29:19Burton gets there
29:20First
29:20The Valkyries
29:21With numbers
29:22Williams
29:22Lays it in
29:26It's their first transition
29:27Bucket of the night
29:28But
29:30You know those long rebounds
29:31Yet again
29:32Right
29:32Kind of led them
29:34Into that push ahead
29:35Action in the open floor
29:36For the easy do
29:37On the other side
29:38And they push the lead
29:39To nine points
29:40Largest of the game
29:44Deep in the shot clock
29:45Austin
29:45The step through
29:47Left at short
29:48Got her own miss
29:49She'll go to the line
29:50I'm not mad at that
29:54Put some aggression
29:55To the rim
29:56But the long rebound
29:58Right there
29:59After that triple
30:00Was missed by Amor
30:01Led to an easy deuce
30:02By Gabby Williams
30:04On the other side
30:05Veronica Burton
30:06With the awareness
30:07And the pitch ahead
30:09Easy money bucket
30:10There
30:10For Golden State
30:14This quarter
30:15Has been reminiscent
30:16Of what the Valkyries
30:17Were able to do
30:17To Washington
30:18In the second half
30:19Of the first meeting
30:20Where they were held
30:21To just 16 total points
30:25Earlier this season
30:26You saw the Valkyries
30:27Hold the Indiana Fever
30:29To just 30 first half
30:30Points as well
30:31So
30:33You know you saw
30:34What they were able
30:35To do last night
30:36With the Caitlin Clark
30:38With 45
30:38And Kelsey Mitchell
30:39With 30
30:40In their game
30:4145 and 10
30:42For Clark
30:4310 assists
30:44First woman
30:45To ever accomplish
30:46Not
30:46Mystics are not alone
30:47On that list
30:48Of what the Valkyries
30:48Have been able to do
30:49To other teams
30:50As Salon
30:51Well off of the mark
30:54Washington right here
30:56Need to have
30:57Some composure
30:58With exactly
31:00Where
31:00And when
31:02To attack
31:05Looks like
31:06A torn set here
31:07They're going to
31:07Utilize that
31:08Maybe for an
31:09ISO
31:09Down inside
31:11Area Finn
31:12Bullies her way
31:13Through the defense
31:13As she should
31:15And as she can
31:16Every single time
31:17She gets a touch
31:17And maybe that's
31:18What they need to do
31:19Rise up
31:19Get those posts
31:20Out of there
31:21Get that second post
31:22Defender
31:23Out of the way
31:23So you can have
31:24Straight line drives
31:25Like that
31:2720 seconds
31:28Left in the half
31:29Good D
31:29But the skip
31:30To Stokes
31:31Wing 3
31:31No
31:34Shot clock
31:35Is off
31:38Yep
31:38McMahon
31:39Corner
31:40Pocket
31:40Too strong
31:41Oñanwere
31:42There for the miss
31:43Got cut up
31:44Between two defenders
31:45The kick out
31:46With one second
31:47Amor
31:48No
31:50But Washington
31:51Putting together
31:52A little run
31:53Of their own
31:53Before the break
31:54To make it right
31:55To the basket
31:56Little whirling dervish
31:57Right there
31:58Little decel
31:58Spin to that
32:00Left side
32:01And then finish
32:02On the reverse
32:03Those drives
32:04Of the game
32:05Are brought to you
32:06By your Washington
32:07Area Honda
32:08Flores starting
32:09The second half
32:10On the bench
32:11Washington led
32:12By as many
32:12As eight
32:13In the opening
32:14Half
32:14But turned it
32:15Over in the
32:15Second quarter
32:16And they open
32:17With a turnover
32:17Here
32:19Thornton can't
32:20Capitalize
32:21But she'll head
32:21To the line
32:22For two
32:22We saw Washington
32:23Come out of the
32:24Locker room
32:24And they ran
32:25That Iverson
32:26Action
32:26Which is both
32:27Wings
32:27Just canceling
32:29Out each other
32:29In a circle
32:31Fashion
32:31And before the
32:33Guard could get
32:33Over there
32:34Georgia Amor
32:35Passed it
32:35You've got to
32:36Let the play
32:37Unfold
32:38And then
32:39Execute the play
32:40She rushed it
32:41A little bit
32:41And that's why
32:42That was a turnover
32:42Is the rushing
32:44More due to
32:45Golden State's
32:46Defense
32:46Or just the desire
32:47To go ahead
32:48And make the play
32:49Make the play
32:50I think
32:50I mean sometimes
32:51It's a little bit
32:52Of both
32:52But that time
32:53I think
32:54We've got to
32:54Put the ball
32:55Right here
32:55But it has to
32:56Happen
32:57When it's supposed
32:57To happen
32:58You cannot force it
32:59And I think
33:00On that last
33:00Possession
33:01For Washington
33:01Georgia Amor
33:02Forced that action
33:03Thornton
33:04The veteran
33:04Up to eight
33:06Points
33:06Tonight
33:06Only had two
33:07In the first
33:08Meeting
33:09Has been scoring
33:10The ball
33:10Well as of late
33:11Here they go again
33:12You see
33:13Some similance
33:14There of
33:14The Iverson
33:15Action
33:15They're now
33:17Trying to
33:17Recalibrate
33:20Another takeaway
33:21Nearly
33:21And it is
33:22A turnover
33:24I mean you've got to
33:25Fake a pass
33:26To make a pass
33:27Against this
33:27Voracious defense
33:28That Golden State
33:30Displays
33:30On every possession
33:31They don't take
33:32A possession
33:32Off defensively
33:34Mismatch
33:35It was Amor
33:36Trying to guard
33:37Stokes
33:37Amor picking up
33:38Her third foul
33:41And yes Golden State
33:43Is going to make you
33:44Play faster than you
33:45Want to play
33:45They're going to
33:46Make you
33:46Make those
33:47Quick decisions
33:48To your point
33:49But you have to
33:50Have the will
33:51To be able to
33:52Stay disciplined
33:53Against that
33:54And that's why
33:55Golden State's been
33:56Playing so well
33:57As of late
33:59Because of that
34:00Defensive pressure
34:01That they apply
34:02Amor applying
34:03Some pressure
34:03There from the
34:04Mid-range
34:05Airball
34:05Into the hands
34:06Of Austin
34:06That's her
34:07Tenth rebound
34:07Of the night
34:08No fast break
34:09Points
34:10In that first half
34:11For the Misfits
34:11To see if they
34:12Can get
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