Valkyries beat Dream in Game 7 to win WNBA Finals

The Golden State Valkyries defeated the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 of the 2026 WNBA Finals, ending Atlanta’s championship bid after the Dream had led the series 2-1. Angel Reese finished the deciding game with eight points on 3-of-7 shooting and 12 rebounds. The loss capped a postseason in which Reese averaged 16.1 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.4 steals per game, while shooting 41.7% from the field and 37.9% from three-point range, according to reported playoff statistics. She also blocked two shots in Game 7. Reese’s strongest Finals performances came early in the series. She scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Atlanta’s Game 2 victory, then recorded 21 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3. The Dream took a 2-1 lead before Golden State won three of the final four games. Atlanta had forced Game 7 with an 80-69 win in Game 6. Reese received the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award on October 1, becoming the first Atlanta player to win it. During the Finals, she surpassed Sylvia Fowles’s previous series mark of 75 rebounds, reaching 78 through the first six games, according to a report on her postseason records. That report also said Reese...