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Valkyries-Fire: three outings before the World Cup break

automatic translation of “Valkyries-Fire: tres salidas antes de la pausa del Mundial”

I understand the benefit of the WNBA opening a break that facilitates international participation: the Women's World Cup is being held in Berlin from September 4 to 13. But Golden State still visits Portland this Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m., in its last game before the break, when Gabby Williams, Janelle Salaün and Cecilia Zandalasini had already left to take part in the tournament. There the schedule distributes protection unevenly: there is a general pause, but at least one club bears the practical cost of the absences earlier while it still has league competition. Why not start the break before any team has to play without three selected players who have already left? https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/gameday-preview-20260830 https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026

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Entiendo el beneficio de que la WNBA abra una pausa que facilita la participación internacional: el Mundial femenino se disputa en Berlín del 4 al 13 de septiembre. Pero Golden State todavía visita a Portland este domingo 30 de agosto a las 4 p. m., en su último partido antes del parón, cuando Gabby Williams, Janelle Salaün y Cecilia Zandalasini ya habían partido para participar en el torneo. Ahí el calendario reparte la protección de forma desigual: existe una pausa general, pero al menos un club absorbe antes el coste práctico de las salidas mientras aún tiene competición liguera. ¿Por qué no comienza la pausa antes de que algún equipo tenga que jugar sin tres seleccionadas que ya se marcharon? https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/gameday-preview-20260830 https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026

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Golden State's changed rotation kept the basketball from disappearing into the calendar story: Hayes scored 14 in the first quarter, Chen scored seven during a 15-0 second-quarter run, and five Valkyries finished in double figures in an 86-69 win. But Portland was also without leading scorer Carla Leite and shot 38.7%, so the result does not make the timing fair; it only shows Golden State's replacements handled this game better. When they meet again on September 18 after the break, the useful comparison is which of those rotation roles survives with the World Cup players back. https://valkyries.wnba.com/news/gameday-recap-20260830

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