The Atlanta Dream had a three-point lead with just over three minutes left in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday.
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They didn't score again.
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They → score → ?
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Gabby Williams finished with 26 points and made six free throws in the final 2:15 as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Dream, 68–64, at Chase Center.
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Golden State closed on a 7–0 run to take a 1–0 series lead after trailing by seven earlier in the fourth quarter.
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State → close → quarter
Atlanta scored just eight points in the final frame and didn't make a field goal after Jordin Canada's jumper with 4:23 remaining.
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Atlanta → score → 4:23
The Dream had opportunities to steal the opener on the road.
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Dream → have → road
They spent the closing minutes missing one after another.
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They → spend → another
Golden State's defense produced one of the biggest sequences with the Valkyries trailing 62–59.
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Valkyries → produce → 62–59
Veronica Burton blocked Canada's layup attempt, and Kiah Stokes rejected Angel Reese on the same possession.
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Stokes → block → possession
Tiffany Hayes grabbed the rebound and found Williams for a running layup that cut the deficit to one with 3:22 left.
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that → grab → 3:22
Stokes finished with five blocks.
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Stokes → finish → blocks
That one helped turn a potential five-point deficit into a one-point game.
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one → turn → game
Rhyne Howard pushed Atlanta's lead back to three with two free throws, but Williams answered with four straight at the line.
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Williams → push → line
Her second pair put Golden State ahead 65–64 with 1:18 remaining.
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pair → put → 1:18
Reese twice stole the ball from Williams in the final 1:41, giving Atlanta chances to change the ending.
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Reese → steal → ending
Neither possession produced a point.
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possession → produce → point
Allisha Gray missed a layup after the first steal, and Naz Hillmon missed a three after the second.
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Hillmon → miss → second
Stokes split two free throws with 23.8 seconds left to make it 66–64.
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Gray then missed a potential go-ahead three, and Williams made two more free throws with 4.1 seconds remaining to put the game out of reach.
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Williams → miss → reach
Fans let the officials hear it during the closing minutes
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officials → let → minutes
The Chase Center crowd made its feelings about the officiating clear with repeated, loud chants of "Refs you suck."
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Through three quarters, Atlanta had attempted 17 free throws to Golden State's 5.
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Atlanta → attempt → 5
The Dream finished 18-for-21 at the line, compared with 11-for-16 for the Valkyries.
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Dream → finish → Valkyries
One of the most notable sequences came with 3:12 remaining, when Howard drove to the basket and Burton was called for a foul.
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Burton went down holding her face and remained on the floor for a while.
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Officials reviewed the play for a possible hostile act by Howard, but assessed no foul on the Atlanta guard.
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Howard made both free throws to give the Dream their 64–61 lead.
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Those turned out to be Atlanta's final points.
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Less than a minute later, Hayes went down holding her face after attempting a steal, just before Burton blocked Gray's shot.
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Burton → go → shot
There was no foul call or review on that sequence, and another loud chant followed from the crowd.
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Reese starts fast before Williams leads Golden State back
These teams account for six of the 10 players named to the WNBA's All-Defensive teams, but the first half produced 81 combined points.
Reese did much of the early damage.
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Reese → start → damage
She scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting in the first quarter, including nine during Atlanta's 11–0 run to close the period.
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She → score → period
The Dream turned a 14–11 deficit into a 22–14 lead, with Reese supplying half their points.
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Reese → turn → points
But she didn't make another field goal.
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she → make → goal
Reese finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds, scoring all three of her remaining points on second-quarter free throws.
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Reese → finish → throws
Williams took over in the second quarter, scoring all 16 of her first-half points in that period.
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Williams → take → period
She shot 6-for-9 and hit three 3-pointers as Golden State outscored Atlanta 28–17 to take a 42–39 halftime lead.
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State → shoot → lead
…and 9 more, not listed.
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