SportsWNBA FINALS
Dream smother Valkyries, take 2-1 WNBA Finals lead
Atlanta scored forty-four points in the paint to Golden State's twenty, and Game 4 is Saturday in Atlanta; the Valkyries gave away seventeen turnovers.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from The Five O'Clock at 4:32 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Yahoo Sports's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Atlanta Dream smother Golden State, riding a bruising defense to a 2-1 WNBA Finals lead”, with reporting from WNBA.com, CBS Sports and NBC Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 4:32 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: Golden State, Atlanta, Valkyries, WNBA Finals.
- BBN covered this story before: Atlanta Dream dominate Game 3 of WNBA Finals in front of sold-out… (October 22).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- Yahoo SportsAtlanta Dream smother Golden State, riding a bruising defense to a 2-1 WNBA Finals lead
- Yahoo SportsCan the Valkyries come back against the Dream? What’s gone wrong for Golden State in the WNBA Finals
- WNBA.comGame Recap: Golden State vs. Atlanta (Finals, Game 3) October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- CBS Sports2026 WNBA playoffs bracket, WNBA Finals schedule: Dream take Game 3 vs. Valkyries - CBS Sports October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC SportsANGEL REESE AND ATLANTA DREAM HOST GABBY WILLIAMS AND GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES IN PIVOTAL GAME 4 OF 2026 WNBA FINALS THIS SATURDAY, OCT. 24, AT 1 P.M. ET ON NBC A October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Atlanta Dream beat Golden State ninety-seven to seventy-one on Wednesday and lead the WNBA Finals two games to one.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt was a twenty-six point beatdown.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty-six points. Is that a lot, or is that basketball?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's a lot. Golden State turned it over seventeen times, and Atlanta turned those into twenty-two points.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Dream gave it away ten times and allowed seven.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the Valkyries are just handing out free samples.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFree samples, and a paint war crime! Atlanta won the paint forty-four to twenty.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorReese led the Dream with twenty-one points and twelve boards, and five Atlanta players finished in double figures.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwenty points in the paint. They were basically renting the lane.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorGame four is Saturday in Atlanta. Golden State's coach says the defensive problems are all on her.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWait, a turnover is when you get another turn, right?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorNot for the Valkyries.
More Shorts
All videos →The story so far
- Angel Reese's post after Dream's Game 2 win goes viral · Yahoo Sports
- Midterms in Kansas, Dream level the Finals, OpenAI bug case · Fox News
- Alanis Morissette sings anthem at WNBA Finals as teams leave court · E! News
- WNBA Finals Game 1 sets viewership record; Oosthuizen quits LIV · Yahoo Sports
- Follow live: Dream, Valkyries face off in Game 3 of WNBA Finals · ESPN
- Atlanta Dream dominate Game 3 of WNBA Finals in front of sold-out… · Yahoo Sports
- Dream smother Valkyries, take 2-1 WNBA Finals lead (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Thursday, October 22, 2026 · the Sports archive · all months

Photo: Erik Drost · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
Photo: albinfo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
Photo: Denverjeffrey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo: Andrés Nieto Porras from Palma de Mallorca, España · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Denverjeffrey · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN