Atlanta Dream fans flooded downtown streets with excitement after the team won Game 6 of the WNBA Finals, keeping its championship hopes alive and forcing a decisive Game 7.
The Dream will play in front of a sellout crowd Thursday in a must-win Game 6 against the Golden State Valkyries, who can clinch their first WNBA title with a victory.
Something amazing is going to happen on Thursday. Either the Golden State Valkyries will win a WNBA championship in just their second year of existence, or the Atlanta Dream will force the first Game 7 in league history.
The WNBA has moved Game 6 of the Finals between the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries to a 12:30 p.m. EDT tipoff Thursday at the home area of the Atlanta Hawks so that the NBA can keep its previously scheduled primetime contest that day.
Game 6 is set for Thursday, Oct. 29, currently slated for Gateway Center Arena in College Park, the Dream’s regular-season home and the smallest arena in the WNBA.
Downtown Atlanta became the center of the city’s sports world Saturday, with the Atlanta Dream, Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta United all playing home games at two nearby venues.
Three years after barely averaging 3,000 fans for the 2023 season — and ranking near the bottom of the league in home attendance numbers since then — the Dream are the hottest ticket in town.
The Atlanta Dream are back home with a chance to take the lead in the WNBA Finals as they host the Golden State Valkyries in Game 3 on Wednesday night at State Farm Arena.
Now that her team has finally won its first Finals game after an 0-10 showing, which spanned three previous berths, Angel Reese has set her eyes on a WNBA championship.
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Late in games, Gabby Williams starts counting. She constantly computes math in her head, all while handling the pressure of being the one to regularly take big shots for the Golden State Valkyries.
With the Atlanta Dream back in the WNBA Finals, longtime fans are excited for the team’s championship run as demand for home-game tickets makes it difficult for some supporters to get into the arena.
The Atlanta Dream are headed to San Francisco with a trip to the WNBA Finals on the line, but before hitting the road, the city of College Park gave them a special send-off.
Reese, who was the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, came to Atlanta this offseason in a trade and proved to be a key reason the Dream advanced to the championship round.
Atlanta general manager Dan Padover built the Dream into a title contender through shrewd trades, a little bit of luck and patience from the team’s ownership group.
Jordin Canada scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half and had five steals to help the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 92-82 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five WNBA semifinals series.