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Winning the first WNBA title in Golden State Valkyries history on Halloween night sounds like the recipe for a rager of an afterparty. But for Valkyries MVP Gabby Williams, it was time to celebrate with a treasured loved one in a far quieter way. 

Game 7 at Chase Center on Saturday night lived up to the hype, with the Atlanta Dream and Valkyries going toe-to-toe all four quarters. The game might have gone to the away team, though, if not for the heroic efforts of Williams, who put up 28 points in the second half to seal the 68-63 victory.

“I’m very, very proud of her and I’m just glad that tonight she showed who she really can be, because she’s been our leader, she’s been our offense, like the head of it, all season,” Valkyries center Kiah Stokes said after the game.

Williams’ record-setting night — she scored the most points ever in the second half of a WNBA postseason game — won her the Finals MVP trophy. “All we heard last year, ‘We don’t have no stars, we don’t have no talent.’ Yeah, right,” Williams said on the USA Network broadcast. “We’ve got good people. We’ve got winners. We have people who are ready to put their bodies on the floor to win a game.”

To celebrate, she came home to her beloved 10-year-old rescue cat, Halle Berry, and snapped a photo of the cat giving the MVP trophy a sniff. Named for the Catwoman actor, HB is a constant presence in Williams’ busy life. 

“She comes with me everywhere,” Williams said in a recent Instagram video.

HB even has a kitty passport for international travel.