Bay to Bend is expanding.

Covering the Valkyries from Ballhalla and Notre Dame. Now adding Bay FC — the Bay Area’s NWSL side.

Real numbers, dry wit, local voice. Pitch at PayPal Park to hardwood at Chase.

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First Finals in year 2.

Swept the defending champions.

Valkyries 87, Aces 77 (OT).

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SWEEP.

Defending champs are out.

Valkyries are going to the Finals.

87-77 in OT.

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WE WON.

Valkyries 87, Aces 77 (OT).

Series sweep. 3-0.

First Finals in franchise history.

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Game 3 is in the books. Valkyries still control the series.

They don’t need to outscore the Aces every night. They just need to keep winning the glass. Stokes set the tone. The rest followed.

A second-year team is one win from the Finals.

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Valks up 81-73 in OT with under a minute left. Gabby Williams just buried an 18-footer to stretch the lead as Golden State eyes the sweep. #BayToBend #Valkyries #WNBA #GSvsLV #Game3 #WNBAPlayoffs

Halftime in Vegas: Aces 45, Valkyries 36.

Glass edge to the Aces. Valkyries 40% FG / 31% from deep; Aces cooking in Q2 (Gray 15 on high efficiency). Stokes 4 reb, Charles 7 off the bench.

Series 2-0 for GS — second half boards + efficiency decide if we close it out.

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Valkyries take the lead.

53-52, late third.

Down 9 at the half. Now in front.

Series still 2-0. One more.

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Valkyries just flipped it in Vegas. GS 53, Aces 52 with under a minute left in the 3rd after a 14-0 run. Series still 2-0.

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Halftime: Aces 45, Valkyries 36.

Las Vegas shot 54% and hit 42% from three. Golden State at 40%/31%.

Rebounds even at 16 apiece — the glass edge from Games 1 and 2 is gone for now.

Chelsea Gray with 15. Series still 2-0 Golden State.

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Halftime: Aces 45, Valkyries 36. LV efficient (53.6% FG) while GS sits at 40%. Glass even (~16-16). Gray cooking (15). Series still 2-0 GS — one more win for Finals. #BayToBend #Valkyries #WNBA

Playoff minutes: 20, 25, 35, 27. Roughly 13.5 rebounds per 36 in the postseason. The Aces know what’s coming. Stokes already told them she hated being on the other end of it at Chase. Now they know why.

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Kiah Stokes took 3 shots in Game 1 of the WNBA semis and missed all of them. Finished with zero points.

She also had 14 rebounds (7 offensive). Valkyries beat the Aces 71-60.

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End of Q1 in Vegas: Aces 19, Valkyries 16. A'ja already with 7. Chen's late pull-up keeps it tight. One win from the Finals. #BayToBend #Valkyries #WNBA #GSvsLV #Game3 #WNBAPlayoffs