SportsHOT TAKE OR NOT
Dream lose grip on WNBA Finals, trail Valkyries 3-2
Golden State leads the series 3-2 after winning Games 4 and 5, and Game 6 tips Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern in Atlanta; lunch is now a deadline.

At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “The Atlanta Dream Had A WNBA Championship Within Reach And Watched It Slip Away”, with reporting from ESPN and Associated Press via WNBA.com.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 1:18 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Vera Bullock, Dale Bearman and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Valkyries, Atlanta Dream, WNBA Finals.
- BBN covered this story before: Stokes' 14 blocks set a Finals record as Valkyries go up 3-2 (October 28).
The real story
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- Yahoo SportsThe Atlanta Dream Had A WNBA Championship Within Reach And Watched It Slip Away
- ESPNHow the Valkyries stole Game 4 on the road to even WNBA Finals at 2-2 October 27, 2026 · facts used on air
- Associated Press via WNBA.comGame Recap: Atlanta Dream vs. Golden State Valkyries (Finals, Game 5) facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAtlanta led the Finals two games to one, and Golden State has since won Game 4, sixty-seven to sixty-two, and Game 5, sixty-four to fifty-five.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorGame 6 is Thursday at twelve-thirty Eastern.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHot take. Fourteen first-half turnovers in Game 4, and Golden State turned them into sixteen points, according to ESPN.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGolden State turned sixteen points out of fourteen turnovers. Those are free points, and that's a problem for Atlanta.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHOT. The ball kept leaving and somebody kept receiving it.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHot take. Angel Reese had thirty in Game 2 and eight in Game 4, two for twelve.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's a creator who got shadowbanned by one team's defense.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorShadowbanned.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNOT. Veronica Burton had four blocks in Game 5. That's a defense, Kenji, not an algorithm.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorVerdicts are in: Dale HOT, Kenji NOT.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMy own final take is that Atlanta wins Game 6 by thirty and it's all because of the lunch tip.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentClip it. Nobody on this desk is awake at twelve-thirty.
The story so far
- How Katy Perry Ended Up in Teenage Dream Love With Justin Trudeau · E! News
- Dream, Valkyries tied 8-8 early in WNBA Finals Game 5 · ESPN
- Valkyries beat Dream 64-55 to lead WNBA Finals 3-2 · Yahoo Sports
- Dream say Finals venue concerns went unheeded · ESPN
- Dream owners' letter, Hawks game cited for Game 6 lunchtime tip · CNBC
- Stokes' 14 blocks set a Finals record as Valkyries go up 3-2 · ESPN
- Dream lose grip on WNBA Finals, trail Valkyries 3-2 (this story)
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