Valkyries vs. Dream, WNBA Finals Game 5: what to know before tonight's tipoff
The Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream are tied 2-2 in the WNBA Finals. Game 5 is tonight at 5 p.m. PT at Chase Center, after Golden State won Game 4, 67-62, and held Angel Reese to 8 points.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
Glass facade and sign of Chase Center in San Francisco's Mission Bay. Photo: Missvain / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
The WNBA Finals are tied 2-2, and Game 5 is tonight at Chase Center in San Francisco.
How to watch
Tipoff is 5 p.m. PT on Monday, Oct. 26.
TV and streaming: USA and Peacock.
Radio: 95.7 The Game, ESPN 1320 and the Audacy app.
Last time out
Golden State beat Atlanta 67-62 in Game 4 on Saturday at State Farm Arena.
Gabby Williams led the Valkyries with 17 points.
Kiah Stokes set a WNBA Finals record with 14 blocks in the series.
The Valkyries forced 18 Atlanta turnovers, a series high.
The key matchup
On NPR, WNBA writer Jordan Robinson said both teams were top-three defenses this season and the series has been low-scoring. Golden State held Angel Reese to 8 points on 2-of-12 shooting in Game 4. Robinson said she had been averaging 20 points a game in the series.
Sources
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After back-to-back blowout losses, the Golden State Valkyries trail the Atlanta Dream 2-1 in the WNBA Finals. Game 4 is Saturday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. PT in Atlanta on NBC and Peacock; Game 5 returns to the Bay Area on Monday.
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-64 at Chase Center on Saturday, Oct. 17, for the first WNBA Finals win in franchise history. Gabby Williams scored 26 points despite a late knee knock. Game 2 is Monday at Chase Center.
