The Golden State Valkyries beat Atlanta 68-63 on Saturday night at Chase Center, winning the best-of-seven WNBA Finals 4-3 to claim the franchise’s first championship.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.Reese finished with eight points on 3-for-7 shooting, 12 rebounds and four turnovers.It was her fourth consecutive game with more turnovers than made field goals.
Across those four games, she shot 12-for-45 (26.7%) and committed 19 turnovers.USA SPORTS, NBC CLAIM RECORD WNBA FINALS RATINGS, BUT COMPARISONS LEAVE OUT IMPORTANT CONTEXTAngel Reese scored just one fourth-quarter point in Game 7 as Gabby Williams erupted for 30 points to lead the Golden State Valkyries to a title.(Getty Images)Golden State guard Gabby Williams delivered the performance Atlanta needed from its star.
She was named Finals MVP after scoring 30 points, including 28 in the second half, and blocking four shots in the clincher.Her 31-foot three-pointer with 2:18 remaining broke a 57-57 tie and put Golden State ahead for good.Reese’s only point in the final period came on a free throw with 18.6 seconds remaining.Before tipoff, both teams again left the court for the national anthem, completing the seven-game series without appearing on the floor for any of the performances.WNBA FINALS TEAMS END SEASON WITH ONE FINAL NATIONAL ANTHEM SNUB AS DREAM, VALKYRIES LEAVE COURTReese’s Finals had looked much different when Atlanta held a 2-1 series lead.She combined for 51 points and 28 rebounds in Games 2 and 3, then explained how she believed she was getting into Golden State’s head."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 before Game 4.Angel Reese of the Atlanta Dream reacts during Game 7 of the 2026 WNBA Finals against the Golden...