Valkyries fall to Dream 80-69 in Game 6, forcing a Game 7 at Chase Center
Atlanta led by as many as 25 points. Gabby Williams scored 26 for Golden State.
ATLANTA - The Golden State Valkyries lost Game 6 of the WNBA Finals to the Atlanta Dream 80-69 on Thursday at State Farm Arena, according to the official box score on WNBA.com. The series is tied 3-3.
Atlanta broke away from a 6-5 lead with a 13-0 run, the Associated Press reported, and led 32-15 after the first quarter, the box score shows. The Dream led by as many as 25 points, the team said, and were ahead 46-26 at halftime.
Allisha Gray scored 23 points for Atlanta, making five of seven 3-pointers. Rhyne Howard had 21 points, and Angel Reese had 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Gabby Williams led Golden State with 26 points, 21 of them in the second half, the team said. Tiffany Hayes added 15 and Laeticia Amihere had 10 rebounds. The Valkyries pulled within 77-69 late before Gray hit a 3-pointer, the AP reported.
Hayes, who played 10 seasons for Atlanta, was called for her fifth foul in a collision for a loose ball with 5:01 left and left the court slowly after a trainer checked on her, the AP reported in its recap on WNBA.com. The Valkyries' recap did not give an update on her.
Golden State went 32-12 in the regular season and Atlanta went 30-14. A sellout crowd of 17,099 attended the 12:30 p.m. Eastern tipoff, the box score shows.
Game 7 is at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Chase Center in San Francisco, the team said. Neither franchise has won a WNBA title.
Source: WNBA.com official box score, Game 6; Associated Press game recap on WNBA.com; Golden State Valkyries game recap; Basketball-Reference 2026 standings