Golden State occupies seventh place in the WNBA standings with a one-game lead over ninth-place Los Angeles, a tiebreaker over eighth-place Indiana, and a half-game gap to sixth-place Seattle. Injuries have affected both the Valkyries and several rivals, yet Golden State has remained competitive to preserve its position. The remaining schedule ranks as the toughest in the league and includes matchups with top-seeded Minnesota and the New York Liberty. With seven games remaining, each contest carries significant playoff implications, and beating Indiana or top teams could determine final seeding.
The Valkyries are right in the thick of the playoff race. After Sunday's win against the Dallas Wings , the expansion team sits in seventh place with a one-game lead over the ninth-place Los Angeles Sparks and owns the tiebreaker over the eighth-place Indiana Fever. Golden State is a half-game behind the Seattle Storm for the sixth seed. The Valkyries have been hit with the injury bug but stayed competitive over the last few weeks to keep their spot in the standings.
The Valkyries already locked up the season series against Indiana, but Sunday's game will be vitally important with both teams having identical records as of Sunday night. Much like the Valkyries, the Fever have been ravaged by injuries to their star players. Superstar point guard Caitlin Clark has participated in team shootarounds, but has yet to practice with the team.
They have the toughest remaining schedule, per the Elias Sports Bureau, with games against the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx and the uber talented New York Liberty. But the Valkyries are treating every game as a must win with not much room separating the bottom half of the standings. "It's coming down to playoff basketball," Valkyries point guard Veronica Burton said. "So every win really matters and every game is super important, and I think we understand that."
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