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Atlanta Dream takes 2-1 WNBA Finals lead with 97-71 win over Golden State Valkyries
October 22, 2026 at 03:56 AM · Updated 5h ago
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Welcome to the trap: swaggering Atlanta Dream turn WNBA finals into a hometown spectacle | Andrew Lawrence
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Angel Reese shines again as Dream down Valkyries to lead WNBA Finals
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Atlanta’s dream of a WNBA title might be coming soon. A guardian Angel leads the way
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Reese keeps Dream rolling in Game 3 to take series lead in WNBA Finals
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Enes Kanter Freedom claims he was ejected from WNBA finals game in Atlanta
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TGThe Guardian
Angel Reese stars again as Atlanta Dream thrash Valkyries to seize WNBA finals lead
(opens the publisher’s site)Atlanta Dream beat Golden State Valkyries 97-71 in Game 3 at State Farm Arena to take a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals.
- Angel Reese recorded 21 points and 12 rebounds, following her 30-point, 16-rebound Game 2, becoming the youngest WNBA player to reach 30 and 15 in a postseason game.
- Game 3 drew a sold-out crowd of more than 17,000 after the series was moved from the Dream's 3,500-seat home to State Farm Arena.
- Atlanta announced State Farm Arena will become the Dream's permanent home starting in 2027.
- Game 1 on NBC averaged 2.1 million viewers, the most ever for a WNBA Finals opener.
- Rhyne Howard scored 16 points and Naz Hillmon added 15 for Atlanta in Wednesday's win.
- The Dream will host the Valkyries in Game 4 on Saturday at State Farm Arena.
- Angel Reese recorded a double-double in each of the first three WNBA Finals games, the first such streak in league Finals history.
- Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Game 3 after refusing to watch from a private suite arranged for his stated safety concerns.