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WNBA Finals Go to First Ever Game 7 Between Valkyries and Dream

The winner will claim its first WNBA title after Atlanta’s rescheduled midday Game 6 set a Finals rebounding record, drawing roughly 1.5 million viewers.

Overview

  • The series is tied 3–3 and will be decided tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET at Chase Center in San Francisco with USA Network, CNBC and Peacock carrying the game.
  • Atlanta forced the winner-take-all game with an 80–69 victory in a rescheduled 12:30 p.m. ET Game 6 at State Farm Arena that the Dream announced as a sellout.
  • Angel Reese set the WNBA Finals single-series rebounding record during the rescheduled Game 6, anchoring Atlanta’s inside play and contributing 15 points and 14 rebounds in that win.
  • Television and streaming numbers held up despite the unusual timing and heavy sports competition, with Game 6 averaging about 1.5 million viewers and Game 5 about 1.4 million across linear and Peacock metrics.
  • The scheduling clash that moved multiple Dream home games into State Farm Arena exposed limits of shared NBA venues and leaves the league facing questions about future playoff windows, arena availability and TV timing.