Transcript: Atlanta Dream 80, Golden State Valkyries 69. Dream hold serve at home, edge Valkyries 80-69. Gabby Williams led everyone with 26 points.
The story
Atlanta's offense was a blur in the opening quarter. The Dream scored 32 points and went on a 13-0 run, building early command. By halftime, they led 46-26. Golden State tightened the grip in the second half, winning the 3rd quarter 21-17 and the 4th 22-17, but Atlanta's cushion held. Allisha Gray led with 23 points. Rhyne Howard added 21. Angel Reese grabbed 14 rebounds and dished 6 assists while scoring 15. For Golden State, Gabby Williams had the game high with 26 points, but it wasn't enough. The Dream trailed by as many as 2 and still won.
2Reese was everywhere: 14 rebounds, 6 assists, 15 points. She moved the ball and cleaned the glass, the kind of all-around work that shows up in the final margin.
The stat line
The stat line
| Atlanta Dream | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allisha Gray | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Rhyne Howard | 21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Angel Reese | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jordin Canada | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Naz Hillmon | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Isobel Borlase | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golden State Valkyries | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabby Williams | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veronica Burton | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaila Charles | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayla Thornton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kiah Stokes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
