ATLANTA — Veronica Burton scored 21 points and Gabby Williams had 14 of her 19 points in the second half to help the Golden State Valkyries complete a season sweep of the Atlanta Dream with an 88-83 victory on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Burton made 6 of 9 shots, with two 3-pointers and 7 of 8 free throws for Golden State (14-7) in its fourth straight victory. Williams sank 7 of 14 shots, including four 3-pointers, to help the Valkyries hand Atlanta (12-9) its fifth straight loss. Reserve Janelle Salaun had three 3s and scored 14 points.<\/p>\n
Allisha Gray led the Dream with 22 points and Angel Reese had 17 points and 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season. Rhyne Howard hit four 3-pointers and scored 19 points, while reserve Madina Okot added 11.<\/p>\n
Reese scored five straight points to give Atlanta a 77-74 lead with 3:16 remaining.<\/p>\n
Williams had with a three-point play, Burton hit a go-ahead jumper and Kaila Charles buried a 3-pointer in an 8-0 run and the Valkyries stayed in front over the final 1:38.<\/p>\n
Golden State jumped out to a 12-2 lead that Atlanta quickly erased with an 11-0 run in a game that saw 22 lead changes and 14 ties.<\/p>\n
Golden State finished with a season-high 15 steals after handing Atlanta back-to-back losses to start the Dream’s 0-4 road trip.<\/p>\n
Golden State: At Washington Mystics on Monday.<\/p>\n
Atlanta: Hosts Seattle Storm on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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