Angel Reese manifests Dream's Game 6 WNBA Finals win after gutsy prediction

Later in the first half, Reese drilled a corner three to the Dream up by 23, which is when officials should have sent everyone home. As ESPN noted following the game on social media, Atlanta is 16-0 this season (including playoffs) in games when Reese makes a three-point field goal.

Gray and Rhyne Howard, the Dream's 2026 All-Star guards, did even more to support their star forward's pre-game talk. While Reese shot an inefficient 5-of-18, Gray and Howard filled the gaps with each's best shooting performance of the series. The duo combined for 44 points on 14-of-23 shooting, including 9-of-13 from beyond the arc.

And even without her shot falling consistently, Reese was a willing facilitator, finishing with a playoff career-high six assists, half coming on Gray three-pointers, including one with under a minute remaining in regulation after Golden State had trimmed the deficit to single digits. (h/t Her Hoop Stats)

For Gray, Thursday's performance was particularly needed. She had struggled upon a return from a hand procedure, averaging 12 points on 28.1 percent shooting (19.2 percent from beyond the arc) in Games 1-5.

"I told them that s--- was coming. It don't rain forever," Reese told McPeak of the pair's breakout Game 6.

"Rhyne and Allisha are both MVP-caliber players, All-Star players. We don't win without them," she added.

The Dream won't be lacking confidence heading into Saturday's do-or-die Game 7. Reese helped instill enough of it before Thursday.