The Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream will meet in the WNBA Finals, a best-of-seven series after both teams won their semifinals by sweep. The No. 2 seed Valkyries and No. 4 seed Dream will play the opening game Saturday at Chase Center in San Francisco.
As the higher seed, Golden State will host Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, Games 5 and 7 in a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The Dream announced Tuesday that they will host Games 3 and 4 at State Farm Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks. The change was made because the Dream's home arena, Gateway Center Arena, holds just 3,500 fans, while State Farm seats more than 17,000. Game 3 has also moved from Oct. 22 to Oct. 21.
Six of the Dream's regular-season games this season, and all three of their playoff games, have been played at State Farm Arena. The series will be broadcast on NBC, USA, CNBC and Peacock, depending on the game.
The schedule runs from Saturday, Oct. 17 through Saturday, Oct. 31, with Game 1 tipping off at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC/Peacock. Games 5, 6 and 7 are scheduled only if the series goes that long. Fans can also find coverage of the Dream's Gray, who has a minor procedure and is listed as day-to-day, along with a first look at how the two teams match up.
Source: ESPN General · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing