Alexa Philippou

All remaining tickets are on the secondary market

M-V-P chants breaking out postgame for Kiah Stokes, who has certainly played like it this series

The Golden State Valkyries take Game 5, 64-55, and are one victory away from winning a WNBA championship in only their second season. Valks held Dream to a season-low 29.2% FG. Game 6 back in Atlanta Thursday afternoon with the Dream's season on the line.

Kiah Stokes has three 3-pointers tonight. She made three or fewer 3s in six of her 11 seasons in the league.

Game 5 on tap:

According to the Dream, 10,000 tickets were sold in the first hour and a half of ticket sales for Game 6. Total capacity for State Farm Arena is about 17,000

Schedule update:

BREAKING: Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will be held Thursday at 12:30pm ET at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. It will be a double-header with the Atlanta Hawks’ game, which will be moved to 8pm.

One proposal would move Game 6 to Friday, Oct. 30 and Game 7, if necessary, from Saturday, Oct. 31 to Tuesday, Nov. 3. That would mean three days between each of Games 5/6 and 6/7. The WNBA would support that proposal, but only if both teams agree to it, sources said.

There will be a Game 6 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta. But nobody knows yet where or even when the game will be played despite a furious round of negotiations spilling into Sunday between the WNBA, NBA, Valks, Dream and Hawks. What we know, with @ramonaespn.bsky.social www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Valks take Game 4, 67-62. This thing is headed back to the Bay tied at 2-2. And we have a guaranteed Game 6 back in Atlanta next week.

Atlanta has dominated this series in terms of time led: -29:24 in Game 1 -20:17 in Game 2 -37:43 in Game 3 Will that change today? Via ESPN Research

All-WNBA selections have been announced. First team: Olivia Miles, Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson. Second team: Paige Bueckers, Jackie Young, Rhyne Howard, Angel Reese, Shakira Austin

*The expectation as of now is that Stephanie White will remain head coach of the Fever, sources told ESPN. *When she returned to the Fever organization in 2024, Kelly Krauskopf never intended to stay in the role long-term, sources said, and anticipated staying on for only two or three years max.

Can confirm Indiana Fever GM Amber Cox has been fired. (Confirming @AnnieCostabile). More TK.

Angel Reese joins A'ja Wilson as the only players with consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound games within a single WNBA Finals.

FINAL: Dream 95, Valkyries 69. Atlanta leads 2-1 and has all the momentum in this series after blowing things open once the game was tied in the 3rd. Angel Reese was once more the hero with 21 points, 12 rebounds, but contributions across the board made this ATL's most convincing win of the series.

More history for Angel Reese: She is the youngest player (24 years & 168 days) in WNBA Finals history with three straight double-doubles. Just remarkable.

46-40, Atlanta, at the half. Angel Reese is once more willing her team with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. That's her third-straight half of the WNBA Finals with that many points. GS's bench is keeping them in this between Janelle Salaun (11 points) and Tip Hayes (10)

The Valkyries' 4:53 scoring drought to start Game 3 was the second-longest drought to open a WNBA Finals game all-time, according to Elias.

And away we go

It's no coincidence the Atlanta Dream have won 10 of 11 games since the FIBA break. The bulk of that stretch follows a team trip to Boca Raton, FL, where DeWanna Bonner was integrated into the team & the group came together before the most important part of the season: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Game 3 🔜

Tonight’s Finals Game 3 at State Farm Arena is officially a sellout, a source confirmed to ESPN (Front Office Sports first), and that’s for the entire arena, roughly 17k seats. A huge win for the Atlanta Dream org and WNBA after figuring out a way to get Games 3 & 4 moved to the bigger venue

ESPN’s @alexaphilippou.bsky.social joins me to discuss the WNBA Finals. We talk about the Golden State Valkyries’ game 1 win over the Atlanta Dream, what Angel Reese and company need to do to win game 2 & how things might shift when the series heads to Atlanta. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Valkyries (est. 2025): 1 Finals appearance, 1 Finals win Dream (est. 2008): 4 Finals appearances, 0 Finals wins

On the day of the double-header, the arena will change out the court from the Dream one to the Hawks one. Koonin told ESPN it will take 3+ hours to flip the building, from changing the court & cameras to resetting the seats, etc. They'll do practice sessions to see if they can speed up the process

Koonin told ESPN that for Game 6 of the Finals -- the same day the Hawks are supposed to host the Cavs -- "the same team is working on figuring that one out." "A lot of people worked really hard to make this work, and those same people and that same energy will go if there is a Game 6."

"Everyone had major conviction: let's do everything we can to make it happen," Hawks CEO Steve Koonin told ESPN. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Inside the abrupt ending to A'ja Wilson's historic MVP season, via @katiebarnes.bsky.social www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

The Dream’s stunning sweep of the Liberty laid bare questions about New York’s future — not just what roster changes they need to get back to the top, but whether Chris DeMarco can get them there. Thoughts from Stewie, Sabrina, Jonquel and Leo: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

The two teams that combined to win the past four WNBA titles got swept in the semifinals. Two teams that have never before won a WNBA title -- one of which is an expansion team in Year 2 -- will meet in the Finals. The 2026 WNBA season. Just as we all drew up.

Chris DeMarco said it is his expectation that he will return as New York Liberty coach next year

Breanna Stewart left the floor at Barclays with a towel around her head. This is the first time in her career she has been swept in the WNBA playoffs.

The Atlanta Dream are heading to the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2013 following a semifinal sweep of the New York Liberty. The quest for their first-ever championship remains alive. ATL has won 10 straight dating back to the regular season

Angel Reese registered her first career postseason quarter with 10+ points, thanks in large part to a pair of 3-pointers. Atlanta is 12-0 this season when Reese has made a 3 in a game.

A statement via a WNBA spokesperson:

Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko said Allisha Gray is progressing but “in the interest of caution” she’s been ruled out for today

Breanna Stewart re: Reset Timeout Gate: "In order to have respect, you need to build trust. And building trust comes with being honest. Putting me in a position to question my integrity is really disappointing." www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...