Angel Reese delivered 21 points and 12 rebounds to power the Atlanta Dream to a 97-71 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, taking a 2-1 series lead. Rhyne Howard added 16 points and Naz Hillmon contributed 15 for Atlanta, who will host Game 4 on Saturday. With the score tied at 49 in the third quarter, the Dream scored eight straight points, including four from Reese, building a lead they never relinquished.
Atlanta dominated the third quarter throughout the best-of-seven series, outscoring Golden State 63-35 combined in three games. With Atlanta up 17 in the fourth, Jordin Canada overthrew Reese on a break, but she saved the ball by throwing it over her head to Howard, who was fouled. Golden State could not recover.
Gabby Williams led the Valkyries with 15 points, while Tiffany Hayes added 14. The game was moved from Gateway Center Arena to State Farm Arena due to crowd demand, with Wednesday's contest selling out and Game 4 also sold out. The crowd included Ludacris.
Atlanta led 9-1 early before Golden State's Aminata Gueye scored the first basket. The Dream led 23-15 after one quarter and built a 37-26 halftime lead. Gold Star players Cecilia Zandalasini and Janelle Salaun each scored 13 for Golden State.
Games 1 and 2 set viewership records, averaging 2.1 million and 1.33 million viewers respectively.
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