Oct 5, 2026 · 45 min · 10 segments
Quita breaks down what we learned from Game 1 of the WNBA Semifinals, with the Aces and Liberty both under the microscope. She walks through the key takeaways from the opener and what it means for the…
All right, guys, let's get straight into it.
Um, y'all saw...
Well, if y'all didn't see the games, I'll recap them for you.
Um, good morning, happy Monday, everybody.
And to me, this photo is the epitome b- uh, of the semifinals so far [laughs].
Uh, game one, hey, it, it showed us, if it showed us anything, it showed us that defense matters a whole lot, um, and that not having, not having your best player on the floor doesn't necessarily mean that your team has to lose.
And also, it doesn't mean that your team will win just because they have the best player on the floor, because here's the thing, A'ja Wilson was A'ja Wilson.
None of that mattered because those players' teams end up losing.
Y'all, the final score of that game was 92 to 82.
Very nice 10-point lead and win.
And then we saw, after that we saw the Golden State Valkyries take down the Las Vegas Aces.
And that final score was 71 to 60.
And in both games, I walked away was like, and thinking like, hey, depth matters.
Physicality matters.
Execution on the offensive end matters.
Rebounding matters.
And it's about who wants it more, right? At this point in the postseason, you gotta have more than one or two players capable of saving you from yourselves and from your ultimate defeat.
So, uh, let's first start off talking about, um, this game, and this was the, the Las Vegas Aces versus the Golden State Valkyries.
Uh, this is my favorite photo [laughs].
This is my favorite photo because we saw, we saw the two shorties go against each other.
All right, guys, let's get straight into it.
Um, y'all saw...
Well, if y'all didn't see the games, I'll recap them for you.
Um, good morning, happy Monday, everybody.
And to me, this photo is the epitome b- uh, of the semifinals so far [laughs].
Uh, game one, hey, it, it showed us, if it showed us anything, it showed us that defense matters a whole lot, um, and that not having, not having your best player on the floor doesn't necessarily mean that your team has to lose.
And also, it doesn't mean that your team will win just because they have the best player on the floor, because here's the thing, A'ja Wilson was A'ja Wilson.
None of that mattered because those players' teams end up losing.
Y'all, the final score of that game was 92 to 82.
Very nice 10-point lead and win.
And then we saw, after that we saw the Golden State Valkyries take down the Las Vegas Aces.
And that final score was 71 to 60.
And in both games, I walked away was like, and thinking like, hey, depth matters.
Physicality matters.
Execution on the offensive end matters.
Rebounding matters.
And it's about who wants it more, right? At this point in the postseason, you gotta have more than one or two players capable of saving you from yourselves and from your ultimate defeat.
So, uh, let's first start off talking about, um, this game, and this was the, the Las Vegas Aces versus the Golden State Valkyries.
Uh, this is my favorite photo [laughs].
This is my favorite photo because we saw, we saw the two shorties go against each other.
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