With his first win in the record book, Golden State Volcaries will go for their first revenge victory, when they face Los Angeles Sparks in their first WNBA Road Game on Friday night.
Sparks on Friday spoiled the inauguration-night extravaganza of the expanded Vulcuris, with 37 points of 37 points in San Francisco to win 84–67 in the Nuclear Kelsey Plum.
The teams have since crossed the road in standing as they are in opposite directions.
While Vulkiriz defeated Washington Mistics 76-74 on Wednesday night for his inaugural victory, Sparks on Saturday made Minnesota Links of his home to the opener of his home on Saturday against Finix Mercury against Finix Mercury before falling from 89-86 for Minnesota Links.
Genel Salon had a WNBA debut in a difference between the first two outings of Vulciris. The French silver medalist contributed 10 points, four rebounds and a theft in 28 minutes in his first action after wrapping the MVP honor in the Italian League playoff last week.
Valkyries coach Natalie Nakez was immediately affected.
“Just another person who can handle pick-ends, just gives them too much freedom,” Nakez said about his team’s aggressive flow. “It is difficult to try to get into the paint. It puts pressure on other players.”
The Golden State lost Tiffany Hayes to a nose injury in another quarter of victory, which immediately moved her to the locker room, helping to prevent bleeding with a towel.
The top artist of the club did not return to the opener with 19 points, and the club has not announced its possible availability for the LA game, but Nakez indicated that the diagnosis of long -term disease is good.
“We are just waiting to see how she feels,” said Nakez. “I went to the locker room (after winning), and she was the first to open her arms and hug me a big hug.”
With or without Hayes, Volcaries will have to deal with the plum, whose 37-point explosion in the opener was the second largest scoring day of his eight-year WNBA career. She was 40 for the Las Vegas Aces in a game in Minnesota in 2023.
The 30-year-old, acquired in an offsen trade, scored 18 points in the loss of Sparks, then recorded his 500th career 3-pointer between 25 points against mercury.
Sparks was without another leading player in Phoenix, Rickia Jackson was forced to sit out while living in the convention protocol. Jackson was injured in the Minnesota game after contributing 13 points to the victory in the Golden State.
Jackson’s uncertain condition has only added the list of sparks bruises, with already Cameron Brink (recovery from torn ACL) and Rai Burel (Knee), who suffered injuries to the Vulcaries game. The situation has become so strict, the club had to request a difficulty exception to sign Liatu King.
On the positive side, an enlarged opportunity has helped Azura Stevens to explode from its 11-point, five-rebound efforts for 21 points at night at night and six rebounds against links and then 23 points and 17 rebounds in Phoenix.
“Just incredible,” Sparks coach Lynn Roberts tickled the mercury after damage. “I really proud to him. She is finding out it.”
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