Video: WNBA (official channel)
The full highlights of Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Golden State Valkyries compress an 83–81 classic into its essential shots — including the one that decided it: Veronica Burton’s go-ahead three-pointer with 41 seconds left, sealing a 2–0 series lead for an expansion team that has stopped acting like one.
Watch the shape of the game in miniature. Las Vegas runs through A’ja Wilson, who finished with 24 points and bent Golden State’s defence toward her all night. The Valkyries answer with distribution instead of dominance: Tiffany Hayes (21 points), Courtney Williams (20) and Kayla Thornton (16) take turns carrying the offence, so the highlights keep changing protagonists — the signature of a team winning by committee against a team built around a superstar.
That contrast is the series in a sentence, and the reel makes it visible: Wilson’s power finishes against Golden State’s ball movement; the Aces’ championship habits against an expansion crowd treating a semifinal like a coronation. The closing minute, and Burton’s shot over it, is the sequence that will define this round whatever happens next.
The video above comes from the WNBA’s official channel. For the full written breakdown of how Golden State got here — and what Las Vegas must now do to survive — see our news report on the game.
Credit: WNBA, via its official YouTube channel.
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