Atlanta Dream v Golden State Valkyries

WNBAFINAL

Final

Atlanta Dream

80–69

Golden State Valkyries

Match events

Atlanta DreamGolden State Valkyries

	1	2	3	4	T
Atlanta Dream	32	14	17	17	80
Golden State Valkyries	15	11	21	22	69

1Lead changes

0Times tied

25Biggest leadAtlanta Dream

1st quarter

Lead changeAllisha Gray23ft three · ast Reese
9:043–2
13–0 run
4:1019–5
End of quarter32–15

2nd quarter

Half-time46–26

3rd quarter

End of quarter63–47

4th quarter

Full-time80–69

Player stats

Valkyries69

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
G. WilliamsF	35	26	8-22	3-9	7-8	3	1	3	3	1	0	3	3	-15
K. StokesC	20	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	0	2	5	1	-25
T. HayesG	28	15	6-10	1-4

Highlights

1:07Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries - Game HighlightsESPN 0:24Angel Reese powers in an and-1 bucket for the DreamESPN 0:09Rhyne Howard drills a 3 for the DreamESPN 0:09Cecilia Zandalasini drains a nice bank shot for the ValkyriesESPN 0:11Cecilia Zandalasini splashes a step-back 3 for the ValkyriesESPN

Compare these twoAll-time head to head, form, this season's numbers and our analyst's verdict

News and reaction

Match reportHow the Atlanta Dream turned their franchise around in just five yearsFive years ago, the Dream were the second-worst team in the WNBA -- making their Finals run all the more remarkable.ESPN5d ago

Match reportWNBA Finals saw surge in attendance, record ratingsThe WNBA Finals were the most watched since 1999, with an average of 1.88 million people viewing the seven-game series that Golden State won over Atlanta in a decisiveESPN5d ago

Match reportUnrivaled reveals Season 3 rosters as Breanna Stewart back for champion MistBack for its third season, Unrivaled unveiled its rosters Tuesday night, with Breanna Stewart, Arike Ogunbowale and Veronica Burton returning for defending champion Mist BC.

Interviews and press

Run Back the Dream and Valkyries' Game 1 Warmups Ahead of the WNBA Finals Opener 🏀WNBA5d agoYouTube

Inside the Valkyries' Locker Room With Coach Natalie Nakase After the Game 1 Win 🎙️WNBA5d agoYouTube

The Loop | Izzy Borlase on her Dream rookie season & looming Bendigo returnWNBL2d agoYouTube

Valkyries Take Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, 68-64 ⚔️WNBA5d agoYouTube

Run Back the First Valkyries Charge of the 2026 WNBA Finals ⚔WNBA5d agoYouTube

Where to watch

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Usual broadcasters for this competition in Australia.

Match details

Date: Friday 30 October 2026
Started: 3:30 am Sydney time
Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta
Competition: WNBA, FINAL
Officials: Fatou Cissoko-Stephens (Referee), Ryan Sassano (Referee), Ashley Gloss (Referee)
Crowd: 17,099

Form and ladder

Atlanta DreamGolden State Valkyries

4thLadder2nd

30W 14LRecord32W 12L

LWLLWLast 5WLWWL

Team lists

Team lists aren’t available for this game.

Updated 11 Nov, 3:01 am

Dream80

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
Starters
N. HillmonF	30	7	3-4	1-1	0-0	5	3	3	1	1	1	4	5	+15
A. ReeseF	35	15	5-18	2-8	3-5	14	6	6	1	1	2	12	5	+10
A. GrayG	32	23	8-12	5-7	2-3	6	3	1	2	3	0	6	3	+13
J. CanadaG	34	10	4-13	1-6	1-1	4	2	3	2	1	1	3	2	+7
R. HowardG	38	21	6-11	4-6	5-5	4	4	1	0	1	1	3	6	+8
Bench
D. BonnerF	19	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
I. BorlaseG	12	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	+2
Team		80	27-62	13-30	13-16	35	19	15	6	8	5	30	21

Didn't play: B. Jones (Left leg injury), S. Kone (Coach's decision), M. Okot (Coach's decision), S. Walker-Kimbrough (Coach's decision), T. Paopao (Left leg injury), I. Nivar (Coach's decision)