Winners and losers from WNBA Finals Game 4: Valkyries even series, Angel Reese and Dream go cold

The Golden State Valkyries hung on in the fourth quarter to secure a 67-62 win in Game 4 of the 2026 WNBA Finals and even the series at 2-2. The action will now shift back to the Bay Area for a pivotal Game 5 on Monday night.The Valkyries switched up their starting lineup for this game, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes for Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini in an effort to generate more offense. And Hayes did come up huge with 13 points, all in the second half.But it was their defense that stole the show. The Valkyries held the Dream to 62 points on 18 of 54 (33.3%) shooting and forced 18 turnovers, which they turned into 16 points on the other end. Most notably, Angel Reese, who dominated Games 2 and 3, managed just eight points on 2 of 12 shooting and had three times as many turnovers (six) as made baskets.Gabby Williams led the Valkyries in the scoring department with 17 points, but shot just 7 of 21 from the field. Likewise, Veronica Burton added 13 points on 4 of 17 shooting. Burton did have a few massive buckets in the fourth quarter to ensure the…

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