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Welcome to the Valkyries Courtside Report podcast, your postgame Valkyries analysis from beat reporters Marisa Ingemi, Jane Kenny, Kenzo Fukuda and Joseph Dycus. Tune in after every Valkyries game (or during the week!) for exclusive breakdowns around the Bay Area’s WNBA team.

The Valkyries won Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs, earning their first-ever playoff win while scoring a franchise-high 104 points behind an all-time 3-point shooting night. The crew breaks down the win and looks ahead to Game 2 in Dallas on Wednesday, where Marisa, Jane and Kenzo will be on site.

Postgame reading:

‘Look how fun!’: Why Natalie Nakase is losing the Valkyries’ celebration fight - Jane Kenny

Total domination: Valkyries open playoffs with obliteration of Bueckers-led Wings - Joseph Dycus

How Natalie Nakase’s Tokyo Apache coaching roots developed her Valkyries coaching philosophy - Kenzo Fukuda

Valkyries ‘not satisfied’ just to be in WNBA playoffs for second year in a row - Marisa Ingemi