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 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 75 |
| GS | 20 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 78 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Atlanta Dream, 78-75, a 3-point margin. The first-half totals were 35 for Atlanta Dream and 32 for Golden State Valkyries; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 40 and 46. The combined final of 153 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: ATL 21-GS 20, 21-20 cumulative; 2Q: ATL 14-GS 12, 35-32 cumulative; 3Q: ATL 20-GS 19, 55-51 cumulative; 4Q: ATL 20-GS 27, 75-78 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Atlanta Dream's highest-scoring period was 21 points, while Golden State Valkyries's high was 27; the final separation was 3 points.
The first-half margin was 3 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 34% from the field, 30% from three and 85% at the line; Golden State Valkyries posted 44%, 23% and 76%. Rebounds finished 27-32, assists 10-14 and turnovers 14-18. The same team box reports a 34-38 split in paint points and 7-6 in offensive rebounds.
Jordin Canada led Atlanta Dream with 23 points. Angel Reese supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Jordin Canada led with 2 assists. For Golden State Valkyries, the corresponding leaders were Gabby Williams with 16 points, Janelle Salaun with 7 rebounds and Tiffany Hayes with 5 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 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 12-6 across 18 games and Golden State Valkyries at 12-7 across 19. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 456-439 for the away team and 394-394 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Atlanta Dream recorded 0 wins and Golden State Valkyries 2; aggregate scoring was 141-155. 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% | 34 | 44 |
| 3P% | 30 | 23 |
| FT% | 85 | 76 |
| Rebounds | 27 | 32 |
| Assists | 10 | 14 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 18 |
| Paint points | 34 | 38 |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allisha Gray * | 36 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | -5 |
| Rhyne Howard * | 36 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2-16 | -6 |
| Jordin Canada * | 35 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7-11 | -3 |
| Naz Hillmon * | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | -8 |
| Angel Reese * | 29 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4-11 | -3 |
| Isobel Borlase | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 6 |
| Madina Okot | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Indya Nivar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sika Kone | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiah Stokes * | 30 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5-7 | 7 |
| Gabby Williams * | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5-11 | 7 |
| Veronica Burton * | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 5 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | 4 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-4 | -1 |
| Janelle Salaun | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2-7 | 0 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Kaila Charles | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | -4 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 18 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5-9 | -2 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |