FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Golden State Valkyries
vs Atlanta Dream
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 19 | 23 | 15 | 31 | 88 |
| ATL | 22 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 83 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Golden State Valkyries finished ahead of Atlanta Dream, 88-83, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 42 for Golden State Valkyries and 35 for Atlanta Dream; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 48. The combined final of 171 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: GS 19-ATL 22, 19-22 cumulative; 2Q: GS 23-ATL 13, 42-35 cumulative; 3Q: GS 15-ATL 24, 57-59 cumulative; 4Q: GS 31-ATL 24, 88-83 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Golden State Valkyries's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Atlanta Dream's high was 24; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 7 points, compared with 2 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
Golden State Valkyries recorded 46% from the field, 38% from three and 76% at the line; Atlanta Dream posted 39%, 31% and 70%. Rebounds finished 30-37, assists 19-18 and turnovers 14-17. The same team box reports a 34-36 split in paint points and 8-12 in offensive rebounds.
Veronica Burton led Golden State Valkyries with 21 points. Kaila Charles supplied a team-high 8 rebounds, while Kaila Charles led with 5 assists. For Atlanta Dream, the corresponding leaders were Allisha Gray with 22 points, Angel Reese with 13 rebounds and Jordin Canada with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from GS and 10 from ATL. 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, Golden State Valkyries are 19-9, No. 3 overall and No. 3 in the West, 4 games behind the conference leader. Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +147 and +116.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Golden State Valkyries stood at 14-7 across 21 games and Atlanta Dream at 12-9 across 21. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 392-383 for the away team and 390-429 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Golden State Valkyries recorded 3 wins and Atlanta Dream 0; aggregate scoring was 243-224. 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 | GS | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 46 | 39 |
| 3P% | 38 | 31 |
| FT% | 76 | 70 |
| Rebounds | 30 | 37 |
| Assists | 19 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 17 |
| Paint points | 34 | 36 |
Golden State Valkyries
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Burton * | 31 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 13 |
| Gabby Williams * | 27 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 0 |
| Kayla Thornton * | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-7 | 18 |
| Cecilia Zandalasini * | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 2 |
| Kiah Stokes * | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Janelle Salaun | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | -12 |
| Kaila Charles | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2-6 | 11 |
| Laeticia Amihere | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Tiffany Hayes | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | -3 |
| Kaitlyn Chen | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Nadia Fingall | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Juste Jocyte | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyne Howard * | 37 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6-15 | -4 |
| Allisha Gray * | 36 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 5-17 | -13 |
| Angel Reese * | 35 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 6-13 | -9 |
| Jordin Canada * | 35 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3-9 | 1 |
| Isobel Borlase * | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | -7 |
| Naz Hillmon | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Madina Okot | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Sika Kone | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Indya Nivar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Brionna Jones | RIGHT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Aaliyah Nye | LEFT KNEE | – | – | – | –-– | – |