WNBA Finals Game 6 winners and losers: Allisha Gray — and the Atlanta fans — step up as Dream force Game 7

In the immortal words of Atlanta legend Zaza Pachulia, "We're going to Game 7, baby! Game 7!" The Atlanta Dream kept their season alive with an 80-69 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 6 of the 2026 Finals on Thursday afternoon to even the series at 3-3 and force Game 7 — the first in WNBA history — back in San Francisco on Saturday.In front of a sold-out crowd that showed up ready to rock despite the early start time, the Dream went on a 13-0 run almost immediately and built a 17-point lead at the end of the first quarter. They led by as many as 25 early in the second quarter, and seemed as though they would run the Valkyries out of the gym.

The second half was not as pretty as the first, however, and though it never felt like the Dream were actually in danger of losing, they did have to hold off a late surge from the Valkyries, who cut the deficit down to eight late in the fourth quarter.Allisha Gray, who made a 3-pointer from the corner to officially put the game away, finished with 23 points, while Rhyne Howard added 21…

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