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A packed State Farm Arena awaits as the Dream host their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years

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Feinberg, D. (2026, October 21). A packed State Farm Arena awaits as the Dream host their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/a-packed-state-farm-arena-awaits-as-the-dream-host-their-first-wnba-finals-game-in-13-years/article_2903b4c2-499c-5ace-9696-d6dd89d6e946.html

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Who wrote this

Doug Feinberg

23 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 So I definitely will miss it.

2026-10-21 · assertive framing · A packed State Farm Arena awaits as the Dream host their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years

🔮 Engelbert described traits that would help her successor.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · WNBA's Cathy Engelbert says a search firm is vetting candidates to replace her

🔮 The WNBA will crown a first-time champion with the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream playing for the title in the best-of-seven series that starts Saturday.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · A first-time WNBA champion awaits as the Valkyries and Dream open the Finals

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2026-10-13 · assertive framing · WNBA moves up Game 3 of Finals by a day to allow Atlanta Dream to host Valkyries at State Farm Arena

🔮 New York will be making its third appearance in the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs in the past four years when the Liberty play the Atlanta Dream on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five series.

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🔮 Minnesota couldn’t get closer than seven points the rest of the way.

2026-09-30 · assertive framing · No. 8-seeded Liberty sweep top-seeded Lynx 87-71 in quarterfinals, advance to WNBA semifinals

🔮 Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers are set to make their WNBA postseason debuts while Caitlin Clark returns to the playoffs after missing last season because of injury.

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🔮 “I know the betting people will have favorites and that sort of thing.

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ATLANTA Dream Game 2 Game 3 WNBA Finals

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ATLANTA GPE · 5× Reese PERSON · 4× Dream ORG · 3× Angel Reese PERSON · 1× California GPE · 1× Golden State GPE · 1× State Farm Arena ORG · 1× Valkyries ORG · 1× the Atlanta Hawks ORG · 1×

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“It’s really good to be back home in front of our fans and to get 17,000 people here tonight,” said Reese, who was instrumental in tying up the best-of-7 series at 1-1 with her 30-point, 16-rebound effort in Game 2.

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🔮 So I definitely will miss it.

2026-10-21 · Toronto Star

A packed State Farm Arena awaits as the Dream host their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years · assertive framing

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ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese is excited to see Atlanta show up for the Dream’s first home WNBA Finals game in 13 years. asserted

Atlanta → see → years

Game 3 Wednesday night is sold out, as is Game 4 on Saturday. asserted

Game → sell → Saturday

Both games are being played at State Farm Arena, which seats over 17,000 fans. asserted

which → play → fans

who → ’ → Game

The game was originally scheduled to be played on Thursday at the Gateway Center Arena, where the Dream play most of their home games. asserted

Dream → schedule → games

The league was able to work with the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena to play the next two games of the championship series there. asserted

league → work → series

“It means a lot. asserted

It → mean → lot

I really enjoy Gateway, it’s very intimate,” Reese said. asserted

Reese → enjoy → Gateway

“A lot of people were able to just to feel each other. asserted

lot → feel → other

So I definitely will miss it. asserted

I → miss → it

But it is good to see the game growing and continue to be supported here in Atlanta. asserted

game → see → Atlanta

People are paying attention to this series. asserted

People → pay → series

Both games in Golden State were sold out and the ratings for Game 1 were the highest ever for an opening WNBA Finals game in league history, with an average of 2.1 million people tuning in. asserted

average → sell → people

“I just love that when people watch, they get to to witness so many different things and being able to support so many different stories,” Reese said. asserted

Reese → love → stories

Atlanta made the right adjustments in Game 2, with Reese being a big reason why they were able to even the series. asserted

they → make → series

The Dream won Game 2 79-65 using a smothering defense that flustered the Valkyries into committing 19 turnovers that led to 24 points for Atlanta. asserted

that → win → Atlanta

Both teams flew across the country from California on Tuesday. asserted

teams → fly → Tuesday

A packed State Farm Arena awaits as the Dream host their first WNBA Finals game in 13 years

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