{"id":1180,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1180","headline":"Valkyries even WNBA Finals with grinding Game 4 win over Dream","dek":"Golden State shook up its starting lineup and ground out a 67-62 win to tie the series at 2-all.","body":"Golden State needed a change after falling behind 2-1 in the series, so coaches inserted veteran Tiffany Hayes and Kaila Charles into the starting lineup for Game 4. The move added enough disruption to slow Atlanta down, and the Valkyries ground out a 67-62 win to level the WNBA Finals at two games apiece.\n\nThe win came against an Atlanta team that had been leaning hard on Angel Reese's dominance inside, a problem Golden State spent the days before the game trying to solve. Rather than chasing a track meet, the Valkyries opted for chaos and physicality, making the game uglier and slower, which suited their personnel better than Atlanta's.\n\nWith the series now tied, the two teams head back to San Francisco for the next game. Golden State proved it can win low-scoring, defensive-minded games, while Atlanta will need to find answers for the lineup tweak that threw off its rhythm. The Finals are now a best-of-three, with home court shifting back to the Valkyries.","published_at":"2026-10-24T21:21:43.533400+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Valkyries switch things up, grind out Game 4 win to even WNBA Finals with Dream","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7720875/2026/10/24/valkyries-dream-wnba-finals-game-4-score-result/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Valkyries change lineup before Finals Game 4, hoping Hayes, Charles provide a spark","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/valkyries-change-lineup-finals-game-175453755.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Game 4 feels like a must-win for Valkyries -- but can they generate enough offense?","url":"https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/50253380/finals-game-4-preview-atlanta-valkyries-win-reese"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Ahead of a must-win Game 4 in the WNBA Finals, the Golden State Valkyries need to answer these four rotation questions","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ahead-must-win-game-4-130000919.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"“Karl Saw That Her Potential Isn’t Only In The Paint” – WNBA Fans Erupt As Angel Reese Hones 3-Pt Shot Amid Shooting Breakthrough","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/karl-saw-her-potential-isn-041254037.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"3 adjustments Valkyries must make to bounce back in WNBA Finals Game 4 vs. Dream","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/3-adjustments-valkyries-must-bounce-043700575.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Where to watch Dream vs. Valkyries Game 4: Channel, time, TV schedule, live stream for WNBA Finals","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/where-watch-dream-vs-valkyries-080002087.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"WNBA Finals Game 4 discussion: Can the Golden State Valkyries overcome the mental edge established by Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wnba-finals-game-4-discussion-113000848.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Golden State Valkyries trail Atlanta Dream 2-1 heading into pivotal WNBA Finals Game 4","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/golden-state-valkyries-trail-atlanta-143627754.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How to watch the Valkyries vs Dream Game 4 without cable today","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-valkyries-vs-dream-game-154600231.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"How to watch Dream vs Valkyries Game 4: WNBA Finals, live stream, TV channel","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/watch-dream-vs-valkyries-game-160000157.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Valkyries switch things up, grind out Game 4 win to even WNBA Finals with Dream","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/valkyries-switch-things-grind-game-194603702.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Valkyries even Finals with Game 4 win in Atlanta, stymie Dream and Angel Reese","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/valkyries-even-finals-game-4-203955052.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Valkyries suffocate Dream to set up massive Game 5 WNBA Finals showdown","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/valkyries-take-game-4-of-wnba-finals-to-tie-up-series/"}],"image":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/lo/mysterio/api/e66e581af11973659560678f199509e3f489ab276fbd771fd735c44e7acaca90/lightyear_networkapi/resizefill_w1200_h675%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsan_francisco_chronicle_hearst_178%2F83db79ddb1993380fe2b0d94927376e5.jpg","credit":"Yahoo Sports","width":1200},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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