Golden State Valkyries

Aces without Smith, Talbot; Loyd leg injury unresolved

Golden State held Las Vegas to a season-low 60 points in Game 1 and won the glass 52-25, with Kiah Stokes shadowing A'ja Wilson into 8-of-21 shooting and a minus-12. The Aces are down NaLyssa Smith for the season, played the opener without Stephanie Talbot and lost Jewell Loyd to a left leg injury early in the third quarter, so the rotation Becky Hammon can call on Wednesday is thinner than the one that swept all three regular-season meetings. At -1.5 with a 17-5 home record the price is close to fair; the small push above the market is the Loyd and Talbot availability, not the Game 1 scoreline.