Claims extracted
22
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese blamed herself for a poor performance in Game 4 on Saturday after opening the WNBA Finals with three consecutive double-doubles.
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Reese → blame → doubles
Reese was held to eight points, making only 2 of 12 shots from the field, and grabbed nine rebounds in the Atlanta Dream’s 67-62 loss to the Golden State Valkyries that evened the series at 2-2.
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that → hold → 2
“I think it was me, I think I rushed a lot on my shots and I didn’t take my time and finish around the basket like I’ve been doing the last three games,” Reese said.
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Reese → think → games
“It happens and I’m just looking forward to the next game and just do it.”
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I → happen → it
Reese blocked three shots but had six of Atlanta’s 17 turnovers.
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Reese → block → turnovers
Center Kiah Stokes led Golden State’s defense against Reese.
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Stokes → lead → Reese
“She’s been the head of their snake all series, so for me it was just trying to make every look that she had of the basket difficult,” Stokes said.
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Stokes → try → basket
“It’s a tough job, but I think being our best defensive big, I’ve got to own up to that challenge.
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I → ’ → challenge
Like I said, it was trying to just make her take difficult shots.
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her → say → shots
While leading Atlanta to wins in Games 2 and 3, Reese became only the second player, following A’Ja Wilson, to have at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in consecutive games in the WNBA Finals.
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Reese → lead → Finals
While Reese blamed herself, Gabby Williams gave credit to Golden State’s defense.
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Williams → blame → defense
“I’m sorry if I sound redundant, but we just picked up our ball pressure,” Williams said when asked the key to the Valkyries’ success against Reese and the Dream.
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Williams → ’m → Reese
“I think we’re a bit more connected today, and that gives us our energy.”
Atlanta’s three lowest-scoring games of the season have come against Golden State, including twice in this series.
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games → think → series
Reese said the Dream will focus on “just getting back to who we are, our identity, being the enforcers and just knowing who we are” heading into Game 5 on Monday.
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we → say → Monday
Reese said being outscored 26-15 in the second quarter was devastating for Atlanta.
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outscored → say → Atlanta
The Dream tried to rally and won the fourth quarter 17-13, but it was too late.
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it → try → quarter
“We applied a lot of pressure, but we can’t wait until the second half to do it,” Reese said.
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Reese → apply → it
Rhyne Howard led Atlanta with 19 points.
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Howard → lead → points
Jordin Canada and Isobel Borlase each had 10.
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Canada → have → 10
“We knew they were going to come out aggressive, we know they were going to come out with a different mentality,” Howard said.
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Howard → know → mentality
“If you’re asking us what they did, I would say it was about the lack of effort on our part.”
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it → ask → part
The Valkyries took a 72-54 advantage in shots from the field.
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Valkyries → take → field