In the immortal words of Atlanta legend Zaza Pachulia, “Let’s go to Game 7, baby! Game 7!” The Atlanta Dream kept their season alive with an 80-69 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 of the 2026 Finals on Thursday afternoon to tie the series at 3-3 and force Game 7, the first Game 7 in WNBA history, back in San Francisco on Saturday. of the first quarter. They led by as much as 25 points early in the second quarter, and it looked like they were going to take the Valkyries out of the gym. However, the second half wasn’t as pretty as the first, and while the Dream never looked like they were really in danger of losing, they had to hold off a late attack by the Valkyries, who cut the deficit to eight at the end of the fourth quarter. Allisha Gray, who hit a three-pointer from the corner to officially close out the game, finished with 23 points, while Rhyne Howard added 21 in what was the highest-scoring game of the Finals for both members of the Dream backcourt. stars. Angel Reese had another tough shooting night, but had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, while the Dream as a team shot 13 of 30 (43.3%) from 3-point range in their best shooting game of the Finals. Gabby Williams scored 26 points in the loss for the Valkyries, who also got 15 points from Tiffany Hayes, but no one else reached double figures. CBS Sports will have more on this game soon.
