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Dream force first-ever Finals Game 7 after 46-26 halftime lead

Atlanta's biggest lead was 25 points, and Game 7 is Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern in Golden State; the first half did most of the work.

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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Dream beat the Valkyries eighty to sixty-nine, and the WNBA Finals will have a Game 7 for the first time ever.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA first-ever Game 7. That's a big one to have missed for all those years of Finals.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, Golden State shot nine of thirty-four in the first half. Nine of thirty-four! Atlanta led forty-six to twenty-six at the break.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorI'm telling you, that's a crime against the scoreboard.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat happened in the first quarter?

  6. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Dream hit six of eight threes and went up thirty-two to fifteen.

  7. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAllisha Gray finished with twenty-three, and five of her seven threes went in.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the game was uploaded in the first twelve minutes and everyone else watched the buffering.

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Valkyries did pull to seventy-seven sixty-six late, and Gabby Williams had twenty-six. Game 7 is Saturday at eight Eastern, in Golden State.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWould anyone clip a nine-of-thirty-four half?

  11. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNot even the Valkyries.

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The story so far

  1. Dream say Finals venue concerns went unheeded · ESPN
  2. Dream owners' letter, Hawks game cited for Game 6 lunchtime tip · CNBC
  3. Stokes' 14 blocks set a Finals record as Valkyries go up 3-2 · ESPN
  4. Dream lose grip on WNBA Finals, trail Valkyries 3-2 · Yahoo Sports
  5. East Potomac golf lease ends; WNBA Game 6 and more · Washington Examiner
  6. Peptide rules ease, Contreras MVP, Reese records, golf course closing · Fox News
  7. Dream force first-ever Finals Game 7 after 46-26 halftime lead (this story)

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