Overview
- The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 on Thursday to force the WNBA Finals’ first Game 7 after building a large first-half lead at State Farm Arena.
- Angel Reese had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in Game 6 and reached 78 rebounds for the series, the most ever by an individual player in a WNBA Finals.
- Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard added 21 as Atlanta’s supporting scorers combined to break out of earlier slumps and sustain the team’s offensive push.
- The league moved Game 6 to a 12:30 p.m. ET start because of arena scheduling, yet State Farm sold out and the loud home crowd helped Atlanta seize momentum.
- Game 7 is scheduled for Saturday night at Chase Center in San Francisco where Golden State will have home-court advantage and historical precedent favors the home team in deciding Finals games.