Kayla Thornton earned some high praise from Kate Martin after she poured in 29 points to lead the Valkyries to victory over the Sky

She led the Valkyries with 15 points in the first half. Backup point guard Kaitlyn Chen gave the Valkyries a boost, scoring seven off the bench. Golden State led by as much as nine in the second quarter and took a 39-34 lead at halftime. The Valkyries will finish their five-game on Sunday when they play the Seattle Storm.

It didn’t matter that Johannès was still there, hands up in Martin’s face. What mattered to the Golden State guard was that her team needed a bucket, and she was the one to get it. And when she drilled it,