Dream force Game 7 with Game 6 win over Valkyries

Atlanta defeated Golden State 80-69 on Thursday, extending the WNBA Finals to a decisive Game 7 in San Francisco on Saturday.

• The Dream built the largest first-quarter lead in WNBA Finals history and led 46-26 at halftime before holding off a late Valkyries rally.
• Allisha Gray scored a team-high 23 points with five 3-pointers, while Angel Reese recorded her fourth double-double of the series with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
• Golden State's Gabby Williams scored a game-high 26 points, but the Valkyries shot 31.4% from the field overall.
• Rhyne Howard said before the elimination game that "it's do or die, it's win or go home," and the Dream played before a sellout crowd of 17,099.