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In Wednesday night's WNBA semifinal, Angel Reese scored 23 points including six in overtime as the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 101-98 to take a 2-0 series lead. Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 35 points but missed the final play. Meanwhile, Veronica Burton hit a crucial three-pointer and made two free throws late in the game as the San Francisco Valkyries edged past Las Vegas Aces 83-81 for their second consecutive win in their playoff series, putting them one victory away from reaching the WNBA Finals.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-08,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The New York Liberty faced off against the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinals series on Sunday. The Liberty won two previous meetings during the regular season but were swept by the Dream, who won 92-82. Key players for Atlanta included Jordin Canada with 25 points and five steals, and DeWanna Bonner with 23 points. Allisha Gray was ruled out early due to a left hand injury. Despite New York's efforts, led by Sabrina Ionescu (27 points) and Breanna Stewart (19 points), the Dream's superior defense and ability to force turnovers won them the game. The series continues with Game 2 in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Written for “WNBA Liberty Vs Dream Semifinals” on 2026-10-08,
grounded in this article and the 18 other(s) covering the same event.
ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese scored 23 points, Naz Hillmon made the go-ahead layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 101-98 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals.
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Dream → score → semifinals
Reese scored six of her team’s 13 points in overtime.
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Reese → score → overtime
She made two free throws with 4.3 seconds left after Sabrina Ionescu overthrew a pass as Atlanta moved within one win of its first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013.
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Atlanta → make → 2013
Breanna Stewart scored 35 points for the Liberty, including 25 in the first half.
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Stewart → score → half
She missed a desperation attempt on the final play.
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She → miss → play
New York hosts Game 3 on Friday.
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York → host → Friday
VALKYRIES 83, ACES 81
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Veronica Burton hit a deep 3-pointer that put Golden State ahead with 41 seconds left and converted two free throws in the closing seconds, Tiffany Hayes had 21 points, and the Valkyries held off Las Vegas for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.
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Valkyries → hit → series
In a wild finish, Jackie Young missed the second of two free throws with six seconds left to give Las Vegas one last chance and Chelsea Gray grabbed the rebound and droved under the basket for a layup attempt.
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Gray → miss → attempt
Kiah Stokes blocked the shot and Burton corralled the ball.
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Burton → block → ball
Gabby Williams had 20 points and five rebounds and Kayla Thornton scored 16 points as the Valkyries moved one win away from reaching the WNBA Finals in just their second season.
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Valkyries → have → season
Golden State became the first expansion team in league history to make the playoffs in its inaugural season last year.
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State → become → season
A shot-clock violation gave Golden State the ball back with 1:01 to play and Burton delivered with her lone basket of the night.
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Burton → give → night
The series now shifts to Las Vegas for Game 3 on Friday with the defending champions trying to stave off elimination.
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champions → shift → elimination
Coach Becky Hammon said before Wednesday’s game how important it would be to go home with a split — but the Valkyries have been too good in front of their rocking home crowd and now Hammon’s team is on the brink of the season ending without a repeat title.
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season → say → title
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