History arrives on Saturday night. For the first time in WNBA history, the Finals will go to a Game 7. The Atlanta Dream kept their season alive with an 80 to 69 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 on Thursday, October 29, tying the best of seven series at three games each. The deciding game is set for Saturday, October 31, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time at Chase Center in San Francisco, on USA Network, CNBC and Peacock. Both teams are chasing the first championship in franchise history.
Atlanta took control early and never let it go. The Dream built a 46 to 26 halftime lead and held off a second half push from Golden State. Allisha Gray led Atlanta with 23 points, including five three pointers, while Rhyne Howard added 21 points. Gabby Williams led Golden 
State with 26 points, but the Valkyries could not close out the series on Atlanta floor. Game 6 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta sold out, with more than 10,000 tickets purchased in the first 90 minutes, according to Ebony.
State with 26 points, but the Valkyries could not close out the series on Atlanta floor. Game 6 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta sold out, with more than 10,000 tickets purchased in the first 90 minutes, according to Ebony.Angel Reese delivered when Atlanta needed her most. Reese finished Game 6 with 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists, her fourth double double of the series. She also set a new WNBA Finals record for most rebounds in a single Finals series, with 78 rebounds and counting, surpassing the mark Sylvia Fowles had held since 2017. Reese has averaged 15.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in the Finals, and she has posted at least three assists in every Finals game since Game 2.
This series has already changed what a WNBA Finals can look like. The league moved from a best of five championship series to best of seven in 2025, and the new format has now produced the first Game 7 in league history. Atlanta arrives in San Francisco as a team that has found its shooting touch at the right time, while Golden State returns home to a building its fans call Ballhalla, ready to back a team in just its second season.
One game decides it all. One team lifts a first championship trophy. One night, one winner, and a place in history for whoever holds their nerve when the ball goes up on Saturday.
