The Golden State Valkyries trail the Atlanta Dream 2-1 in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals after a 97-71 loss in Game 3. Game 4 is Saturday, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m. PT in Atlanta, on NBC Bay Area and Peacock.
Why it matters: A win evens the series 2-2. A loss would leave the second-year expansion team one game from elimination and give Atlanta its first title, NBC Bay Area reported.
Series so far
- Game 1: Valkyries 68, Dream 64
- Game 2: Dream 79, Valkyries 65
- Game 3: Dream 97, Valkyries 71
Remaining schedule (Pacific time)
- Game 4: Valkyries at Dream, Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m., NBC and Peacock
- Game 5: Dream at Valkyries, Monday, Oct. 26, 5 p.m., Peacock and USA Network
- Game 6 (if necessary): Valkyries at Dream, Thursday, Oct. 29, 5 p.m., Peacock and USA Network
- Game 7 (if necessary): Dream at Valkyries, Saturday, Oct. 31, 5 p.m., Peacock and USA Network
What Golden State is up against
Dream star Angel Reese has three double-doubles in three games, the San Francisco Standard reported. The Standard notes every WNBA champion of the past decade had a frontcourt scorer averaging at least 13 points in the playoffs, something the deep, wing-heavy Valkyries lack.
The Valkyries won 32 games this season. Janelle Salaün, who did not start a game, became the league's first unanimous Sixth Player of the Year.
"It's very important to zig when others are zagging," owner Joe Lacob told the Standard, comparing the roster-building to his Warriors.