SAN JOSE – Once Lynx guard Courtney Williams rose through the electrified playoff air at SAP Center late in the fourth quarter, nothing the Valkyries did mattered in the WNBA playoff game.

Natalie Nakase’s tactical brilliance? Negated.

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The delirious crowd who had migrated 47 miles from San Francisco to San Jose? Helplessly watching.

The league-leading Golden State defense who had held teams to a WNBA-low 76.3 points per game? Unable to do a darn thing against the best team in the league in a 75-74 season-ending victory.

“That’s just her money shot,” Minnesota’s Kayla McBride said. “That’s just who Courtney is … she made a big time play.”

Because that is what stars do. They make plays out of nothing, win games with individual brilliance, deliver in key moments against

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