FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Atlanta Dream
vs Golden State Valkyries
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 18 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 66 |
| GS | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 77 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Atlanta Dream, 77-66, a 11-point margin. The first-half totals were 27 for Atlanta Dream and 44 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 39 and 33. The combined final of 143 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: ATL 18-GS 22, 18-22 cumulative; 2Q: ATL 9-GS 22, 27-44 cumulative; 3Q: ATL 13-GS 19, 40-63 cumulative; 4Q: ATL 26-GS 14, 66-77 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Atlanta Dream's highest-scoring period was 26 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 22; the final separation was 11 points.
The first-half margin was 17 points, compared with 6 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Atlanta Dream recorded 39% from the field, 22% from three and 55% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 45%, 47% and 67%. Rebounds finished 34-32, assists 16-20 and turnovers 11-12. The same team box reports a 42-22 split in paint points and 12-6 in offensive rebounds.
Madina Okot led Atlanta Dream with 16 points. Angel Reese supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Angel Reese led with 4 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Gabby Williams with 23 points, Gabby Williams with 5 rebounds and Veronica Burton with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from ATL and 10 from GS. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games behind the conference leader. Golden State Valkyries are 19-9, No. 3 overall and No. 3 in the West, 4 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +116 and +147.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Atlanta Dream stood at 12-5 across 17 games and Golden State Valkyries at 11-7 across 18. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 483-438 for the away team and 394-377 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Atlanta Dream recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 1; aggregate scoring was 66-77. The teams are separated by 2 places in the overall order and by 1 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | ATL | GS |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 45 |
| 3P% | 22 | 47 |
| FT% | 55 | 67 |
| Rebounds | 34 | 32 |
| Assists | 16 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 12 |
| Paint points | 42 | 22 |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyne Howard * | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5-11 | -23 |
| Jordin Canada * | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2-10 | -6 |
| Angel Reese * | 27 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3-12 | -14 |
| Allisha Gray * | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | -22 |
| Naz Hillmon * | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | -13 |
| Madina Okot | 19 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7-9 | -1 |
| Isobel Borlase | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Sika Kone | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 14 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | -3 |
| Indya Nivar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 14 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 35 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3-5 | 13 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 32 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 6-12 | 15 |
| Gabby Williams * | 32 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 9-16 | 17 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 24 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0-1 | -6 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 21 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 12 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | -1 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2-5 | 12 |
| Janelle Salaun | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 1 |
| Kaila Charles | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | -6 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |