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Dream, Valkyries tied 8-8 early in WNBA Finals Game 5
Golden State beat Atlanta sixty-seven to sixty-two in Game Four to level the best-of-seven series at two games each; nobody has cracked the tie since.
Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson on this story, from BBN Tonight at 8:32 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by ESPN: “Follow live: Dream, Valkyries battle for series control in Game 5”, with reporting from Globe Live News and NBC Sports.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 8:32 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: WNBA Finals Game, Valkyries, Atlanta Dream.
- BBN covered this story before: WNBA Finals Game 6 moved to Thursday matinee in Atlanta (October 26).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- ESPNFollow live: Dream, Valkyries battle for series control in Game 5
- Globe Live NewsDream vs. Valkyries: Prediction, How to Watch Game 5 for Free October 26, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC SportsHow to watch Atlanta Dream vs Golden State Valkyries: TV/live stream for WNBA Finals Game 5 - NBC Sports October 25, 2025 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorGame Five of the WNBA Finals is tied eight-eight with two-fifty left in the first quarter, and the series is level at two games each.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistEight-eight. That's a pressure system sitting right over the arena and refusing to move.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorKiah Stokes has blocked fourteen shots through four games, a Finals record, and she still can't block a tie.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, I'm telling you, that's the one shot you want rejected.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIs that a lot, fourteen?

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorIt's a record, Brock. And this is the first time the best-of-seven Finals, which started last year, has ever reached a Game Five.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThen it's a cold front meeting a warm front, and neither one's blinking. Give me a high-five on that.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorDone. Atlanta gave it away eighteen times in Game Four, Golden State won sixty-seven to sixty-two, and that's a family in crisis.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistOver in the NBA, Celtics fifty-four, Bulls forty-four with three twenty-six left in the second, and Mavericks thirty-six, Heat forty-six.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistWorld Series Game Three, Brewers and Rays, scoreless in the bottom of the first.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorFourteen blocks, Brock, and the only thing still standing is the tie. Your pressure system won.

Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorGloria, you're in the game! Go, go, go!
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