{"id":1509,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1509","headline":"Dream rout Valkyries in Game 6 to even the WNBA Finals","dek":"Atlanta jumped out to a 17-point first quarter lead behind Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray and Angel Reese to stay alive in the series.","body":"The Atlanta Dream are not done yet. Facing elimination at home in a midday Game 6 after dropping Game 5 and falling behind 3-2 in the series, Atlanta flipped the script almost immediately, building a 17-point first quarter lead and never letting the Golden State Valkyries back in the game.\n\nThe same trio that has carried Atlanta all season did it again. Rhyne Howard, Allisha Gray and Angel Reese led the charge, with Howard emerging as a decisive factor after a rough shooting stretch for most of the playoffs. She has found her rhythm over the last three games, following up a 19-point outing in Game 4 and a 20-point performance in Game 5 with another strong showing in Game 6.\n\nIt is a sharp turnaround from Game 5, when Reese struggled to find the basket, Kiah Stokes was knocking down threes for Golden State, and the Valkyries looked ready to close out the series. Instead, these Finals remain as unpredictable as they have been throughout, and the Dream have forced the series to continue.","published_at":"2026-10-29T22:47:52.137548+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"SB Nation","publisher":"SB Nation","title":"The Atlanta Dream are still alive, and there’s 3 reasons why","url":"https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1131596/atlanta-dream-rhyne-howard-allisha-gray-angel-reese"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"The Atlanta Dream are still alive, and there’s 3 reasons why","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/atlanta-dream-still-alive-3-204955246.html"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Dream staying focused and confident ahead of WNBA Finals Game 6 despite scheduling madness","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/wnba-finals-game-6-dream-focused-confident-valkyries/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Angel Reese wastes no time talking trash to Valkyries’ bench as Dream race out to huge Game 6 lead","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/angel-reese-wastes-no-time-181850617.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Atlanta Dream force first WNBA Finals Game 7 by decimating Golden State Valkyries","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/atlanta-dream-force-first-wnba-190106342.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"The Atlanta Dream forced the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history by dominating the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/atlanta-dream-forced-first-game-192000227.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dream's Angel Reese sets Finals record to ensure WNBA’s first Game 7","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dreams-angel-reese-sets-finals-191352775.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"'We got our swagger back:' Dream force WNBA Finals Game 7 in rout, but can they maintain shooting rhythm?","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/wnba/article/we-got-our-swagger-back-dream-force-wnba-finals-game-7-in-rout-but-can-they-maintain-shooting-rhythm-224024202.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}