After posting 21 points and 12 rebounds in a 97-71 win at State Farm Arena, Reese taunted Golden State players with a "too small" gesture.Atlanta had a 2-1 series lead, and Reese had combined for 51 points and 28 rebounds in consecutive victories.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.WNBA PLAYERS, COACHES REFUSE TO EXPLAIN NATIONAL ANTHEM ABSENCES AMID MOUNTING CRITICISMAngel Reese shifted from taunting Golden State to blaming officiating after back-to-back losses put the Atlanta Dream on the brink of elimination.
(Getty Images)By the end of Game 3, Reese had become the odds-on betting favorite to win Finals MVP.Two games later, it’s Reese who looks small.The 24-year-old forward combined for 15 points on 4-for-20 shooting in Games 4 and 5, both Atlanta losses.She committed nine turnovers, more than twice her four made field goals.
What had been a 2-1 series advantage is now a 3-2 deficit, leaving Reese and the Dream one loss from elimination.WNBA FINALS GAME 6, A POTENTIAL TITLE-CLINCHER, WILL BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON ON THURSDAYHer tone has changed, too.After explaining how she was getting into Golden State’s head, Reese is now complaining about the whistle.During Friday’s media availability before Game 4, Reese sounded like a player who believed she had the Valkyries figured out."They’re playing into my mental game where I can take their confidence and just try to do whatever to mess them up," Reese said.She wasn’t done."I’m really confident within myself.
Everybody knows that," Reese said.Angel Reese went from WNBA Finals MVP favorite to combining for 15 points on 4-for-20 shooting in Games 4 and 5 as the Atlanta Dream fell behind 3-2.(Getty Images)At the time, she had the performances to back it up.
Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Game 2, then followed w...