Golden State Valkyries
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Las Vegas Aces in Game 2, 83–81
The Valkyries won Game 2 by 2 and lead the best-of-five series 2–0.
Game story
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Las Vegas Aces 83–81 on Wednesday, October 7. Tiffany Hayes led the Valkyries with 21 points; A'ja Wilson had 24 for the Aces. Game 2 of the semifinals: the Valkyries lead the best-of-five series 2–0 and are one win from advancing, while the Aces now face elimination.
Who stood out
Tiffany Hayes (Valkyries): 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting (1-of-2 from three), 8-of-8 at the line in 17 minutes, a +4 in her minutes. She came in averaging 9 points over 42 games of the 2026 regular season.
Gabby Williams (Valkyries): 20 points on 7-of-17 shooting (3-of-8 from three), 3-of-4 at the line in 30 minutes, a -6 in her minutes.
A'ja Wilson (Aces): 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting (0-of-1 from three), 6-of-6 at the line in 36 minutes, a +1 in her minutes.
Tiffany Hayes: Game 2 against her baselines
This game · her last 10 before it · her regular season entering it
Baselines are her regular-season games before this one (PropSports game log). Playoff games are never mixed into them.
PropSports box score (game 401918298) and PropSports game log values as of Oct 7, 2026 payload eb5f762608e9e573
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| Game 2 · 1 game | Last 10 · 10 G | Season · 42 G | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 21 | 11 | 9 |
| Rebounds | 2 | 3.1 | 2 |
| Assists | 2 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Minutes | 17 | 19.2 | 17 |
How it happened
The first quarter was the swing — the Valkyries won it 19–11 — and they led 42–31 at halftime. The game had two lead changes; the Valkyries’ largest lead was 17.
The Valkyries’ bench outscored the Aces’, 34–14.
The Valkyries made 24-58 from the field (41%) and 10-29 from three; the Aces 25-57 (44%). Turnovers ran 15–12, and points off turnovers 13–16 in the Aces’ favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 30–25, points in the paint 20–24.
Where the game separated
The 5 team stats with the widest gaps
Selected by the size of each difference relative to a typical game-to-game gap for that stat. Descriptive, not a causal breakdown of the margin.
PropSports box score and linescore (game 401918298) values as of Oct 7, 2026 payload 8b1e8928f6b79dde
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| Valkyries | Aces | |
|---|---|---|
| Bench points | 34 | 14 |
| Fast-break points | 8 | 0 |
| Assists | 12 | 19 |
| Offensive rebounds | 10 | 6 |
| 3-point % | 34% | 42% |
What it means
A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Valkyries gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 16–13. One game is still one game.
The Valkyries came into the series as the No. 2 seed and the Aces as the No. 3; the higher seed held serve.
Next up: Game 3, GS at LV on Oct 9 (no market capture yet) — and the Aces allow 85.8 a game, 10th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.
Semifinals series
Valkyries lead the series 2–0
- W+11
- W+2
Each final game of the best-of-5 series through this one, from the Valkyries side; the number is the final margin.
PropBetEdge playoff bracket (final scores) values as of Oct 7, 2026 payload 8da04964fe712526
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| Team | Game | Result | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkyries | Game 1 vs LV (71–60) | W | +11 |
| Valkyries | Game 2 vs LV (83–81) | W | +2 |
Betting relevance
On the spread: DraftKings’ line, had the Valkyries favored by 1.5; the 2-point margin put the Valkyries on the right side of the spread.
The 164 combined points went over the 157.5 total.
Tiffany Hayes (21 points against 9 entering the game and 11 over her previous 10) is the line the next prop market has to price.
Markets touched: Spread · Total · Moneyline
Market evidence
Market reference: DraftKings (a single sportsbook). PropBetEdge also holds a pre-tip capture from Oct 7.
Unknowns
How the market prices both teams on the next slate beyond the stored captures.
Evidence & methodology4 cited records · how this story was built
Records cited
- PropSports box score + play-by-play + shot locations · source ↗
- PropSports team schedules (records after the game, scoring entering it) · source ↗
- PropSports standings (standings as of Oct 8) · source ↗
- DraftKings line
How this story was built
Generated by PropBetEdge’s deterministic newsroom (wnba-articles/1.7.0 · Full story, wnba-depth/1.1.0) and checked by the publication gate before release; betting relevance: actionable.
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