Overview
- On Monday, Angel Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Atlanta Dream to a 79-65 victory over the Golden State Valkyries, marking Atlanta’s first win in a WNBA Finals appearance and tying the series 1-1.
- Reese’s game included four offensive rebounds, 9-of-11 free throws and a 10-of-16 shooting night that sustained Atlanta’s late third-quarter run and kept Golden State off balance.
- Atlanta’s win was driven by transition offense, pressure defense and free-throw advantage, as the Dream outscored the Valkyries heavily in fast-break points, converted turnovers into 24 points and shot 30-for-35 from the line as a team.
- Broadcasts captured Reese’s vocal leadership and trash talk during Game 2, and her postgame social post quickly went viral while her commercial profile grew with a Reebok x Reese’s colorway of her signature shoe released during the Finals.
- Reese, the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, has anchored Atlanta’s postseason run and now returns home with the series tied and Game 3 scheduled in Atlanta on Wednesday on a quick turnaround that favors the Dream’s current momentum.