SportsFriday, October 30
The Dream beat the Valkyries 80-69 and forced a Game 7 for the WNBA title
The Morning Marietta team
If you sneaked away for the Dream on Thursday, you had company. WSB-TV reported 17,000-plus fans as Atlanta beat Golden State 80-69 to force the first-ever Game 7 in the WNBA Finals, per the Albany Herald. Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard added 21.
The Dream beat the Valkyries to tie the Finals 3-3
- Golden State Valkyries69Atlanta Dream80 (won)
Sources: CBS Atlanta, Albany Herald
- Game 7: Sat., Oct. 31, 8 p.m., at Chase Center in San Francisco
- Game 6 tip: 12:30 p.m., a Thursday matinee
- Sold out: Games 3, 4 and 6 at State Farm Arena
It got tense. The lead shrank from 19 to eight with a minute to play, then Gray hit a corner 3 with 56 seconds left. Angel Reese had 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Coach Karl Smesko said, “We’ve got one more game. We expect to go out there and play great.” Mayor Andre Dickens, per Atlanta News First, asked educators and employers to “extend grace” to people watching during work hours.
The Dream won with a fast start and 13 threes
| Atlanta Dream | Measure | Golden State Valkyries |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | First-quarter points | 15 |
| 46 | Halftime points | 26 |
| 13 | 3-pointers made | 7 |
Source: CBS Atlanta