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Golden State led by 16 before halftime, forced 14 Atlanta turnovers in the first half and held on as the Dream came back in the fourth. Veronica Burton scored the last Valkyries basket with 34.6 seconds left and stole the ball from Angel Reese to close it. Game 5 is Monday in San Francisco.
Renee Castellano · 3 min read
WNBAFull Court PressOct 19, 2026
Golden State lead the series 1-0 after a 7-0 finish on Saturday. Atlanta lost for the first time this postseason in Game 1 and made four of 25 threes. Game 2 tips at 8 p.m. Eastern at Chase Center.
Renee Castellano
WNBAFull Court PressOct 18, 2026
Atlanta led by seven with nine minutes left and by three with 3:12 to go, then did not score again. Golden State lead the best-of-seven series 1-0, with Game 2 in San Francisco on Monday.
Renee Castellano
WNBAOpinionOct 14, 2026
Golden State beat Atlanta three times before July 5, by 19 points combined. Over 44 games the two teams finished 0.2 points a game apart, and only one of them is unbeaten in the playoffs.
Victor Ashby
WNBAFull Court PressOct 13, 2026
Golden State, in their second season, have home court after a 32-12 regular season and won all three meetings with Atlanta. The Dream are back in the Finals for the first time since 2013, and they have never won a Finals game.
Renee Castellano
WNBAOpinionOct 11, 2026
Golden State reached the WNBA Finals in their second season with an offense close to the league average and a defense 8.7 points per 100 possessions better than it. The two 2026 expansion teams scored about as well as the 2025 Valkyries did. They defended far worse.
Victor Ashby
WNBAFull Court PressOct 10, 2026
Jordin Canada scored 19 with 11 assists, and Atlanta answered a five-point deficit early in the fourth quarter with a 9-0 run. Breanna Stewart's basket at the buzzer made it a two-point game, and the Dream play the Valkyries for the title.
Renee Castellano
WNBAFull Court PressOct 10, 2026
Golden State scored 17 straight points in the third quarter, erased a six-point deficit in the last three minutes of regulation and won overtime 16-6. Gabby Williams scored eight in the extra period, and the Valkyries swept Las Vegas 3-0.
Renee Castellano
WNBAFull Court PressOct 9, 2026
Atlanta lead New York 2-0 and Golden State lead Las Vegas 2-0. Game 3s are at Barclays Center at 7:30 p.m. ET and Michelob Ultra Arena at 9:30 p.m. ET, and both home teams have to win to stay alive.
Renee Castellano
WNBAFull Court PressOct 8, 2026
Marine Fauthoux tied it with 10.3 seconds left in regulation and Breanna Stewart scored 35. Naz Hillmon's layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime put Atlanta one win from the WNBA Finals.
Renee Castellano
WNBAFull Court PressOct 8, 2026
Golden State led by 17 in the third quarter, then trailed 76-74 with 1:36 left. Veronica Burton's 28-foot three put them back in front, and Stokes blocked Chelsea Gray with 3.0 seconds left.
Renee Castellano
WNBAFull Court PressOct 6, 2026
Atlanta's leading scorer hurt her left hand in Game 1. The Dream and the Valkyries both lead 1-0 going into a Wednesday double-header in Atlanta and San Francisco.
Renee Castellano
