The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA Finals at Chase Center in San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 26, and now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2.

Why it matters: The Valkyries are one win away from their first championship.

Who led the way

  • Kiah Stokes: 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three 3-pointers, according to the team's recap. The team says her three 3-pointers were a playoff career high.
  • Veronica Burton: 13 points, eight rebounds and a playoff career-high four blocks.
  • Tiffany Hayes and Cecilia Zandalasini: 12 points each.
  • Atlanta: Rhyne Howard led the Dream with 20 points and five rebounds, per WNBA.com.

The series so far

Per Basketball-Reference: Golden State won Game 1 68-64, Atlanta won Games 2 (79-65) and 3 (97-71), and Golden State won Game 4 67-62 and Game 5 64-55.

What's next

WNBA.com lists Game 6 for Thursday, Oct. 29 at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT) in Atlanta. See our earlier Game 6 time and venue story and where to watch in SF.