WNBA Finals Game 7: Golden State beats Atlanta 68–63 to win title
Gabby Williams scores 30 points as the Valkyries win the championship series 4–3 and end Atlanta’s title bid.
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Gabby Williams scores 30 points as the Valkyries win the championship series 4–3 and end Atlanta’s title bid.
The Golden State Valkyries won the 2026 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship by beating the Atlanta Dream 68–63 in Game 7 on Saturday at Chase Center in San Francisco. Golden State won the Finals series 4–3.
France 24 said France international Gabby Williams scored 30 points in the deciding game. Her move to Golden State on a multiyear contract was announced on 12 April 2026.
Atlanta led 37–28 in the third quarter before Williams scored eight consecutive points to put Golden State ahead 45–44 entering the fourth. She later hit a 31-foot 3-pointer with 2:19 remaining to give the Valkyries a 60–57 lead.
Williams scored 28 points in the second half, which Atlanta said was a WNBA Finals record for points in a half. She was named Finals Most Valuable Player.
The defeat ended Atlanta’s fourth unsuccessful Finals appearance. Golden State said championship parade details would be announced the morning after its championship announcement.
Golden State won the series 4–3 and its first championship in its second season. Finals MVP Gabby Williams scored 30 points, reportedly tying Penny Taylor’s 2007 winner-take-all Finals scoring record.
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Allisha Gray scored 23 points and Rhyne Howard had 21 as Atlanta levelled the series. The first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history is set for Saturday in San Francisco.
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