Ahead of one of the more unlikely WNBA Finals in recent memory, here's our first look at some of the key factors that could decide who comes out on top.
Rhyne Howard is over the moon after the Atlanta Dream punched their ticket to the WNBA Finals following their 85-83 win over the New York Liberty in Game 3 of the semifinals on Friday night.
The New York Liberty will look for answers after falling 92-82 to the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of their WNBA playoff semifinal series. The Dream’s defense suffocated the Liberty throughout the game, forcing 21 turnovers that Atlanta turned into 32 points.
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The Atlanta Dream are due to return to playoff action on Wednesday evening, aiming to take another step towards this year’s WNBA Finals. After seeing off the Washington Mystics in the first round, the Dream secured a 92-82 win over the New York Liberty in the first game of their series over the weekend.
The WNBA's semifinals began on Sunday with the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries securing Game 1 wins in their respective series.
Ahead of the second round, we break down Dream-Liberty and Valkyries-Aces with keys to each series below.
ATLANTA – There could be several arguments about the reason the Atlanta Dream signed DeWanna Bonner toward the end of the season, and they’d all be valid.
Rhyne Howard scored 26 points and went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line to help the Atlanta Dream rally for a 92-77 victory over the visiting Washington Mystics in the opening game of a best-of-three first-round series on Sunday night.
The Las Vegas Aces, New York Liberty, Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries were all Game 1 winners to get the upper hand in their first-round series.
Kelsey Mitchell and the Indiana Fever suffered their second loss in three games on Thursday. She also saw her streak of consecutive regular-season games with 20-plus points end.
Kelsey Mitchell made WNBA history that surpassed one of Rhyne Howard’s records in the Indiana Fever’s season finale against the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday night.
Rhyne Howard etched her name into the history books this week when the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty. The Dream played their final regular season game of the year on Wednesday and earned themselves a comfortable 83-65 win.
The Atlanta Dream are still jockeying for playoff positioning with the Las Vegas Aces, as they can still finish with the three-seed with the 2026 WNBA regular season winding down.
Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are coming off their third consecutive win on Saturday. They defeated the Chicago Sky at home 106-81 and the star forward made history again.
Rhyne Howard made WNBA history during the Atlanta Dream’s recent dominant victory over the Connecticut Sun. The Dream, who are looking to clinch a place in the top four of the table ahead of the Indiana Fever, secured an impressive 103-59 win on Thursday, during which Howard etched her name into the history books.
Despite a less than stellar night from beyond the arch, Rhyne Howard still did enough to make WNBA history.
Atlanta Dream wing Rhyne Howard made WNBA history Thursday night, setting a new single-season record for 3-pointers during a 103-59 rout of the Connecticut Sun.
Angel Reese scored 19 of her game-high 30 points in the first half to help the Atlanta Dream earn a 103-59 victory over the visiting Connecticut Sun.
Rhyne Howard scored 26 points and Angel Reese added 20 points with 10 rebounds as the visiting Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a game with a convincing 124-88 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday.
Angel Reese made WNBA history Thursday night with a stat line unlike anything the league had seen. Facing the Los Angeles Sparks, the Atlanta Dream forward
Rhyne Howard scored 23 points while leading the Atlanta Dream to a crucial 97-82 road victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday night. With the win, Atlanta is one game back of Las Vegas in the WNBA standings.
Atlanta Dream stars Rhyne Howard and Angel Reese shined in Monday's 107-95 win over the Toronto Tempo.
During the Dream and Sky game, Howard received a technical foul after arguing with the officials. She was upset because she believed Reese had been wrongly fouled while going for a rebound with Elizabeth Williams, but the officials instead called the foul on Reese.
The Dream have been among the WNBA's top teams this season, but you won't know that looking at the league's 2026 All-Star starters.
The WNBA veterans may have tried to send a message to Caitlin Clark during her rookie season, but it's clear she's not backing down in year two.
The USA men's and women's 3x3 Olympic basketball teams dropped to 0-2 following losses to Serbia (22-14) and Germany (17-3) on Wednesday. With both now in danger of failing to make it out of pool play, many have wondered how they got here.
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