WNBA Finals: Dream Feast on Valkyries Errors to Force Game 7
Allisha Gray scored 23 points as Atlanta used a hot start and 44% shooting from deep to extend the series.
- On Thursday, the Atlanta Dream defeated the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 at State Farm Arena in Game 6, forcing the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history.
- Feeding off a sold-out crowd of 16,888, the Dream shot 73% from the field and raced to a 32-15 first-quarter lead. The Valkyries trailed by 20 points at halftime.
- Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard added 21 to lead the Dream's offense. Gabby Williams led Golden State with 26 points, though the Valkyries' late rally fell short.
- The series shifts to Chase Center on Saturday as both teams seek their first WNBA championship. Golden State, in its second season, aims to secure the title on home court.
- This Game 7 marks the first time in WNBA Finals history a series has extended to seven games. The matchup follows a dramatic postseason that saw both teams emerge as defensive powerhouses.
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By Kyle Feldscher, CNN The WNBA Finals are heading for a seventh and decisive match this Saturday night, following the Atlanta Dream's strong victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday. The Dreams dominated the Valkyries from the very beginning of the sixth match, achieving the biggest lead in a first quarter in the history of the WNBA Finals and maintaining control for much of the rest of the match, although the situation became somewh…
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Atlanta Dream secured a much-needed win in Thursday’s game
In this way the title of the female NBA will be defined for the first time in a seventh game, which the Valkyries will host on Saturday in San Francisco, California. Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard combined this Thursday for 44 points in the indispensable win at home in Atlanta, which was against the wall after suffering two consecutive defeats in the series. Gray (23 points) and Howard (21) joined the contribution of the pivot Angel Reese, one of…
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