WNBA Finals takeaways: Valkyries regain home-court advantage in defensive Game 4 battle

The WNBA Finals are going back to the Bay Area even at two games apiece.

On Saturday, the Golden State Valkyries snapped a two-game losing skid in a 67-62 win over the Atlanta Dream to head home two wins away from winning title No. 1 in only the franchise's second season.

Below, we break down the series-tying win with three takeaways from the low-scoring affair.

Valkyries take back home-court advantage

What a difference one game makes. Instead of taking a commanding 3-1 series lead and needing only a home win in Game 6 to secure a league championship, the Dream must instead win at least one (possibly two) games at the raucous "Ballhalla" environment inside the Chase Center.

Golden State is 5-1 at home these playoffs, its only loss coming in Game 2 of the Finals. After regaining home-court advantage, the Valkyries won't easily give it back up.

Golden State takes away Angel Reese

In her first WNBA postseason, Reese had become the story of the 2026 Finals by recording three consecutive double-doubles in Games 1-3. But on Saturday, Golden State gave the third-year pro fits, forcing the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year into her worst game of the playoffs.

Reese's streak of eight consecutive double-digit scoring games to start the playoffs came to a screeching halt as she finished the five-point loss with eight points on 2-of-12 shooting. Reese also had a series-low nine rebounds as veteran Valkyries center Kiah Stokes controlled the paint with a game-high 16 rebounds and three blocks. Per ESPN's Kendra Andrews, she held Reese to 20 percent shooting when her primary defender.