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Angel Reese has a real DPOY case!!!
She’s averaging 12.4 rebounds and 1.8 steals a game, and Atlanta’s defense is nearly 13 points better per 100 possessions when she’s on the floor.
The biggest thing with Angel is she ends possessions. A stop isn’t a stop if you force a miss and give the offense another chance. Nobody controls the glass like she does. She already broke the single-season rebounding record and had a WNBA-record 26 rebounds in one game.
She can switch, create turnovers, defend bigger players and then actually finish the possession by getting the rebound.
DPOY shouldn’t just be about who blocks the most shots. If we’re talking overall defensive impact, Angel Reese belongs right in the middle of that conversation.
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Azzi Fudd BROKE A RECORD hitting 268 threes in 18 MINUTES today 🤯 @azzi_35 (via @Cbrickley603)
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Hannah Hidalgo: A true demon on the court.
“Just to be able to get that stop, it’s that feeling that you just took somebody’s heart away completely,” Hidalgo says. “It’s like a devious feeling, you know?”
Go read @CBB_Central's feature on Hannah Hidalgo
si.com/college-basketball/ha…
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Game 7 of the WNBA Finals tips off at 8pm et, Oct 31st
The first game of the NCAA season, Notre Dame vs Villanova tips off at 12pm et on Nov 1st
By the time the buzzer sounds on Game 7 the women’s basketball offseason will have lasted ~14 hours before it is over 😭😭
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WNBA Finals through 6 games — tied 3–3.
Atlanta has outscored Golden State 437–404, but this series comes down to Game 7.
ATLANTA DREAM
72.8 PPG | 67.3 allowed
37.2% FG | 28.5% 3PT | 78.1% FT
37.3 REB | 8.3 OREB
16.3 AST | 14.3 TO
7.0 STL | 5.0 BLK
94.0 ORtg | 88.0 DRtg | +6.0 Net
43.0% eFG | 49.6% TS
16.3% TOV | 23.8% OREB | 76.3% DREB
1.14 AST/TO | 70.0% assisted FGs
38.8% FT attempt rate | 40.2% 3PT attempt rate
47 kills | 278 stops
GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES
67.3 PPG | 72.8 allowed
34.5% FG | 26.4% 3PT | 77.8% FT
35.7 REB | 9.0 OREB
13.5 AST | 12.5 TO
8.0 STL | 6.5 BLK
88.0 ORtg | 94.0 DRtg | −6.0 Net
39.8% eFG | 44.4% TS
14.2% TOV | 23.7% OREB | 76.2% DREB
1.08 AST/TO | 57.0% assisted FGs
24.1% FT attempt rate | 39.7% 3PT attempt rate
42 kills | 266 stops
Both teams have made 43 threes. Atlanta has made 37 more free throws. Golden State has committed 11 fewer turnovers and blocked 9 more shots.
Atlanta’s efficiency and foul pressure vs. Golden State’s ball security and shot blocking.
#WNBAFinals
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History is waiting for Angel Reese.
2026 playoffs:
16.8 PPG | 10.9 RPG | 2.7 APG
1.5 STL | 1.6 BLK | +90
41.7 FG% | 38.5 3P% | 79.7 FT%
106.3 ORtg | 94.1 DRtg | +12.1 Net
WNBA Finals:
15.8 PPG | 13.0 RPG | 3.3 APG
1.3 STL | 1.2 BLK | +32
40.3 FG% | 38.5 3P% | 73.7 FT%
4 double-doubles in 6 games
Her 78 rebounds are already a WNBA Finals record. Now Angel enters the first Finals Game 7 in league history with a championship on the line.
#DoItForTheDream
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LISH WASN’T READY TO GO HOME.
GAME 6 LISH
Allisha Gray in Game 6:
23 PTS
6 REB
3 AST
2 STL
3 BLK
8/12 FG • 5/7 from three • +13
Elite shooting AND five stocks with Atlanta’s season on the line. Lish delivered on both ends to help force Game 7.
That’s how you answer an elimination game. 🔥
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Angel Reese must keep taking the open, in rhythm three in Game 7 even after a miss.
She’s 5-of-13 (38.5%) in the Finals, but the value goes beyond makes: it pulls her defender out, opens driving lanes and keeps Atlanta’s offense moving.
Those are game flow shots.
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Put together a video of Angel's 3pt attempts from this game. The only one I really dont like is the late shot clock but that wasnt her fault she had to shoot it.
I've looked at all the attempts and given a (subjective) grade based on shot quality
1. Open "hesistated" miss - A
2. Open rushed miss - B
3. Contested made - C (wow) 🔥🔥🔥🔥
4. Contested missed late shot clock - D (not her fault)
5. Open late contested - A
6. Open late contested - B (I think Rhyne coulda held LA a lil more by one more dribble) still good pass
7. Open made - A (maybe a play call?)
8. Open contested - B
All in all I'm not mad at her for shooting . Kiah Stokes only played 20 mins cause she tired today and couldn't get out quick enough to contest her 3s and defend the paint at the same time. Her shooting 3s creates opportunities for others throughout the game. Keep shooting Angel especially if you're open! Rest of the team should eat like today. Dream are still undefeated when you make a 3💯💯💯🫶
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Ball Knowers still exist…..
Let that mf fly 5!
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The pace split in these Finals is striking: Atlanta won the THREE fastest games. Golden State won the THREE slowest.
Possessions listed ATL–GSV:
G1: 77–76 | 76.5 pace
Valkyries won 68–64
G2: 81–80 | 80.5 pace
Dream won 79–65
G3: 82–82 | 82.0 pace
Dream won 97–71
G4: 74–73 | 73.5 pace
Valkyries won 67–62
G5: 71–70 | 70.5 pace
Valkyries won 64–55
G6: 80–78 | 79.0 pace
Dream won 80–69
Average pace in Atlanta’s wins: 80.5
Average pace in Golden State’s wins: 73.5
That’s a seven possession gap. It doesn’t prove pace alone decides the outcome, but creating more scoring opportunities has clearly accompanied Atlanta’s success.
#WNBAFINALS2026
The pace split in these Finals is striking: Atlanta won the THREE fastest games. Golden State won the THREE slowest.
Possessions listed ATL–GSV:
G1: 77–76 | 76.5 pace
Valkyries won 68–64
G2: 81–80 | 80.5 pace
Dream won 79–65
G3: 82–82 | 82.0 pace
Dream won 97–71
G4: 74–73 | 73.5 pace
Valkyries won 67–62
G5: 71–70 | 70.5 pace
Valkyries won 64–55
G6: 80–78 | 79.0 pace
Dream won 80–69
Average pace in Atlanta’s wins: 80.5
Average pace in Golden State’s wins: 73.5
That’s a seven possession gap. It doesn’t prove pace alone decides the outcome, but creating more scoring opportunities has clearly accompanied Atlanta’s success.
#WNBAFINALS2026
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Angel Reese on shots contested by Kiah Stokes:
G1: 0-of-3 (0% FG)
G2: 2-of-7 (28.6% FG)
G3: 1-of-4 (25% FG)
G4: 2-of-7 (28.6% FG)
G5: 1-of-4 (25% FG)
G6: 5-of-7 (71.4% FG)
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