{"id":939939,"date":"2026-10-25T02:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T02:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939939\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T02:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T02:58:15","slug":"golden-state-valkyries-square-wnba-finals-with-67-62-game-4-win-over-atlanta-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/939939\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Valkyries square WNBA Finals with 67-62 Game 4 win over Atlanta Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gabby Williams scored 17 points on Saturday (Sunday AEST) to help the visiting Golden State Valkyries post a 67-62 victory over the Atlanta Dream and even the WNBA Finals at two games apiece.<\/p>\n

Tiffany Hayes and Veronica Burton each scored 13 points for Golden State, which won despite making just four of its 25 3-point attempts. Cecilia Zandalasini had 10 points and Kiah Stokes pulled down 16 rebounds for the Valkyries, who return home for Game 5 \u200con Monday.<\/p>\n

WNBA Finals<\/p>\n

Golden State Valkyries vs Atlanta Dream<\/p>\n

Game 1: Golden State wins 68-64Game 2: Atlanta wins 79-65Game 3: Atlanta wins 97-71Game 4: Golden State wins 67-62Game 5: Tuesday Oct 27, 11am AEDTGame 6: Friday Oct 30, 11am AEDTGame 7 (if required): Sunday Nov 1, 11am AEDT<\/p>\n

Series tied 2-2<\/p>\n

Rhyne Howard led Atlanta with 19 points while Jordin Canada and Australia’s Izzy Borlase chipped in 10 apiece. Angel Reese (eight points) and Allisha Gray (five points) shot a combined 3-for-19 from the field.<\/p>\n

Atlanta sliced its 16-point \u200chalf-time deficit to 46-40 when Borlase made a 3-pointer with 4:27 left in the third \u2060quarter.<\/p>\n

Hayes scored four straight points to extend the visitors’ lead to \u200c11 before two Canada free throws narrowed the margin to 54-45 after \u200cthe third.<\/p>\n

Consecutive baskets by Howard and Borlase pulled the Dream to within six, but Burton responded with a 3-pointer to make it 64-55 at the 4:23 mark of the fourth.<\/p>\n

From there, two Howard foul shots and Reese’s lay-up cut the deficit to five with 1:36 left. Atlanta had \u200cchances to inch closer, but Gray and Borlase missed 3-point attempts before Burton hit a runner on the other end to give the Valkyries a 66-59 advantage with 34.6 \u2060seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

Howard converted a 3-point play, but Burton \u200csplit a pair of free \u200cthrows to give Golden State a 67-62 lead.<\/p>\n

Howard and Canada missed 3-point tries on the next possession \u200cto seal the Valkyries’ massive win.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

Australia’s Izzy Borlase had 10 points for Atlanta in Game 4. (Getty Images: Colin Hubbard)<\/p>\n

Borlase made a driving lay-up to give the Dream a 7-2 edge just over four minutes in. Golden State scored the next \u200c12 points and grabbed a 14-7 \u2060lead on Zandalasini’s 3-pointer with 2:09 left in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n

Aussie Borlase having dream WNBA Finals<\/a><\/p>\n

Australian basketballer Izzy Borlase is one step closer to a WNBA title as her Atlanta Dream side beats Golden State Valkyries to lead 2-1 in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals.<\/p>\n

The Valkyries held a 16-11 advantage entering the second quarter despite missing nine of their 10 3-point attempts.<\/p>\n

After Reese’s basket pulled the Dream within four, Golden State rattled off a 9-0 run \u2060to extend the lead to 33-20 on Burton’s bank with 2:46 left in the half.<\/p>\n

Kayla Thornton drilled a 3-pointer to push \u200cthe lead to \u200c16. Williams closed the first half with a lay-up to put the Valkyries up 42-26.<\/p>\n

Golden State attempted 40 first-half field goals to Atlanta’s 19 as the Valkyries forced the Dream into 14 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

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