Angel Reese, Dream Beat Valkyries in WNBA Finals Game 2, Box Score Stats, Highlights for Top Players

Home-court advantage in the 2026 WNBA Finals now belongs to the Atlanta Dream.

Angel Reese and the Dream came into the Chase Center on Monday and left with a commanding 79-65 victory over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 2 to tie the series at one apiece.

The Dream have plenty of momentum as the series shifts to Atlanta in large part because of Reese's individual brilliance during a historic performance. She was unguardable down low, dominant on the boards and her usual self on defense, while Allisha Gray provided important scoring as well.

Golden State was unable to overcome Gabby Williams' shooting struggles (3-of-15 from the field) and had no answer for the visitors.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
Angel Reese (ATL)	30	16	3	2	1
Allisha Gray (ATL)	18	5	1	0	1
Jordin Canada (ATL)	13	7	10	0	1
Gabby Williams (GS)	14	2	1	0	4
Tiffany Hayes (GS)	14	2	3	0	1
Veronica Burton (GS)	11	7	2	1	2

Game 1 was a defensive battle with the Valkyries taking over in crunch time and limiting the Dream to a mere eight points in the fourth quarter. That put the Atlanta offense firmly under the spotlight for Game 2 since it could have stolen one on the road with even an average offensive performance at the end of that first contest.

And the visitors responded in the early going by taking a two-point halftime lead.

Reese matched those eight points in the first quarter by herself and had 15 at intermission by doing a little bit of everything. She got out in transition, created opportunities in half-court sets with her rim-running and finished through contact all while battling for boards and protecting the rim on the defensive side.

Her initial impact was particularly important because Rhyne Howard picked up her fourth foul in the second quarter. That put more of the onus on everyone else, and Gray also helped carry the offense by hitting from the outside when defenders collapsed on Reese in the paint.

Still, Golden State was well within striking distance with Tiffany Hayes providing a spark off the bench to help make up for Williams' shooting woes as the star did much of her scoring from the free-throw line.

But striking distance disappeared during the first real separation of the game when Atlanta closed the third quarter on a 15-2 run.

Reese was the driving force behind the spurt with six of the points, an assist and a steal, but it was Jordin Canada who added the exclamation mark by banking in a long-range three as time expired.

Atlanta's defense was also not to be overlooked, as it held the Valkyries to a paltry nine points in the quarter. Williams couldn't get anything going after playing so well in Game 1, which stifled nearly everything Golden State tried on the offensive side.

The fourth quarter was largely a formality with the Dream in full control, although it was fitting it was Reese who hit a three with fewer than five minutes remaining to push the advantage back to 19 after Golden State built slight momentum.

She was the best player on the floor and took over whenever needed for a team that will now return home for an important Game 3 on Wednesday.