Claims extracted
28
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
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Outlets on this story
19
Sports
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
The Atlanta Dream had no intention of letting a matinee become their curtain call.
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matinee → have → intention
Facing elimination at a lunchtime tipoff, the Dream overwhelmed the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 on Thursday afternoon to force a decisive seventh game in the WNBA finals, rediscovering their offensive touch just as their championship hopes were threatening to slip away.
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hopes → face → touch
Atlanta buried six three-pointers and shot 73.3% from the floor in a blistering opening quarter at State Farm Arena, built a lead that ballooned to 25 points before half-time and held on to send a series that had swung sharply towards Golden State back to San Francisco for Saturday night’s winner-take-all finale.
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that → bury → finale
Both teams are seeking their first championship.
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teams → seek → championship
Allisha Gray scored a team-high 23 points including five threes, Rhyne Howard added 21 while Angel Reese notched her fourth double-double of the series with 15 points and 14 rebounds to go with six assists.
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Reese → score → assists
Gabby Williams finished with a game-high 26 points for the Valkyries after being held to four in the first half.
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Williams → finish → half
Tiffany Hayes added 15, but Golden State shot just 31.4% from the field and 25.9% from three-point range.
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State → add → range
“Championship mentality,” Reese said.
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Reese → say → ?
“We just wanted to get this one, one at a time, and being able to go out and take our chances and go on the road and win one.
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one → want → one
We needed the opportunity.
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We → need → opportunity
That’s all we needed, and we maximized it today.
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we → ’ → it
I’m just really proud of this group.
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I → ’m → group
The job is not done, and I’m looking forward to it.
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I → do → it
Job’s not done.”
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Job → do → ?
The Dream had managed only 62 and 55 points in back-to-back defeats that erased their 2-1 series lead.
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that → manage → lead
On Thursday, they scored 32 in the first quarter alone, making 11 of their first 15 shots and moving the ball with a fluidity Golden State had largely disrupted over the previous two contests.
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State → score → contests
The shell-shocked Valkyries found their footing and got as close as eight 77-69 in the dying minutes of the fourth quarter, but the Dream were never seriously threatened.
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Dream → find → quarter
The performance came amid the controversy surrounding a 12.30pm tipoff, a scheduling compromise that placed the biggest home game of Atlanta’s season in the middle of a work day.
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that → come → day
The Dream nevertheless announced a sellout crowd of 17,099 on Wednesday.
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Dream → announce → Wednesday
For Golden State, the start was equivalent to 9.30am on their normal California clock, although Nakase dismissed concerns beforehand.
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Nakase → dismiss → concerns
“We prepared for this,” she said.
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she → prepare → this
“We knew when they announced it.
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they → know → it
We’re good.”
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We → ’re → ?
The WNBA adopted a best-of-seven finals last year, only for the series to end in a four-game sweep.
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series → adopt → sweep
This time, the extended format has delivered the ultimate decider.
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format → deliver → decider
Six games have left nothing to separate the Dream and Valkyries.
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games → leave → Dream
On Halloween night, the first Game 7 in WNBA history will decide it all.
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7 → decide → it
This is a developing story.
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This → develop → ?
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