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WNBA Playoffs

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ballhalla, as was proven Wednesday night, is not a location. It’s an energy. One not confined by brick and mortar, yet significant enough to swell any Bay Area edifice.

Its energy took over SAP Center, the staged house borrowed by the Valkyries for their first-ever home WNBA playoff game. Thanks to the previously scheduled and complexly structured Laver Cup tennis event, this historic WNBA moment was relocated to the home of the San Jose Sharks. Still, Golden State sold out the larger venue, filled it with violet T-shirts and the fervent roar conceived in Chase Center.

“It was still amazing,” Golden State forward Janelle Salaün said. “You felt it. We felt the energy. Especially at the beginning of the game.”