WNBA Finals Will See Its First Game 7

Atlanta's WNBA team isn't done quite yet. The Dream blew open the WNBA Finals on Thursday, routing the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in Atlanta to force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Saturday in the Bay Area, reports the Athletic. Atlanta led by 20 at halftime and by as many as 25 at one point, torching Golden State's usually tough defense with 70%-plus shooting in the first quarter and a 13-of-30 mark from deep during the game as a whole. Allisha Gray paced the Dream with 23 points, while Rhyne Howard added 21, shooting at 54% from the field.

Meanwhile, defensive player of the year Angel Reese delivered 15 points, 14 rebounds, six assists, and two 3-pointers—pushing Atlanta to a 16-0 win stat when she hits at least once from long range. "As long as we came out with the win, I just wanted to do whatever it took," Reese said, per the AP. "It's Game 6—win or go home," Gray told ESPN. "I didn't want to go home." The series, the first best-of-seven WNBA Finals to reach a Game 7, will give one of these franchises its first title in the league's 30th season, per the Athletic. (Game 6 had its very own controversy, related to scheduling.)