Ballhalla quite literally didn't know what to say as Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams stepped up to take two free throws with 1:40 left in the most important game in the franchise's short history. While half of the raucous Chase Center crowd chanted, "GAB-BY! GAB-BY!" the other half chanted back, "M-V-P! M-V-P!"
Perhaps the confusion came from reality setting in that their ambitious owner's five-year championship plan was coming to fruition three years early. Perhaps it was that the fatigue from emptying the emotional tank for seven mentally taxing WNBA Finals games. More likely, it was because their minds could just not comprehend what they had seen in just under 19 minutes of basketball, and their mouths followed suit.
Williams etched herself into the annals of Bay Area sports history on Saturday with a Game 7 performance that will be remembered for generations. The final score, 68-63, that secured the Valkyries' championship almost feels like a superfluous detail to the evening. The fact of the matter is the victory would not have happened if it weren't for the 28-point offensive explosion (30 points for the night) that the team's lone All-Star single-handedly cultivated from Golden State's first possession to start the second half.
"I just want to say: I'm super impressed by Gabby, I'm very, very proud of her and I'm just glad that tonight she showed who she really can be because she's been our leader, she's been our offense, like the head of it, all season," Valkyries center Kiah Stokes said after the championship clincher. "And for her to just come out tonight, Game 7, do-or-die, everything on the line, and she showed up and showed out. I just want to tell you I'm super proud of you and I'm glad to call you my teammate and that we did this. We could...
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