Dream 92, Liberty 82. Valkyries 71, Aces 60. Both series 1-0.
WNBA semifinals, Game 1, Sunday 4 October. Game 2 is not final.
Why this match matters
Atlanta Dream beat New York Liberty 92-82 on Sunday 4 October and lead the best-of-five semifinal 1-0. Golden State Valkyries beat Las Vegas Aces 71-60 the same afternoon at Chase Center and also lead 1-0. Game 2 is not a result on this desk. Regular-season records stay where StatMuse left them: Lynx 33-11, Valkyries 32-12, Aces 31-13, Dream 30-14.
What actually happened
ESPN recap, game 401918295: quarters Liberty 24-16-15-27, Dream 21-16-32-23. The Liberty led by 3 at half. Atlanta won the third quarter 32-15. Jordin Canada scored 25, with 20 in the second half, and had 5 steals. DeWanna Bonner scored 23. The AJC had Angel Reese on 17 points and 7 rebounds, and Rhyne Howard on 16. Sabrina Ionescu scored 27 and Breanna Stewart 19. Allisha Gray left in the second quarter with a left-hand injury. Game 2 is Wednesday in Atlanta.
What it changes
ESPN box 401918296 and NBC Bay Area: quarters Aces 18-13-17-12, Valkyries 22-12-22-15. Gabby Williams had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. NBC: Kiah Stokes 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. A’ja Wilson scored 24 in 35 minutes, 8 of 21 from the field, 8 of 11 at the line, and 4 rebounds. Chelsea Gray scored 16. Jewell Loyd left early in the third with a left-leg injury and was being evaluated.
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