Golden State wins first WNBA title in franchise history
Summary
The Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 to win their first WNBA championship, in their second season as a team. The league said the 2026 season set attendance and viewership records.Key Facts
- The Valkyries won the deciding game 68-63 on Saturday.
- This was the first WNBA Finals series to be decided in a Game 7.
- The Atlanta Dream have lost all four of their WNBA Finals appearances.
- The Valkyries finished the regular season 32-12.
- Golden State signed Gabby Williams in the offseason; she scored 26 points in the team’s Game 1 win.
- The Dream reached the Finals without losing a playoff game, sweeping the Washington Mystics and New York Liberty.
- The WNBA reported that 3.8 million fans attended 330 regular-season games, with average attendance up 21% from the previous year.
- The WNBA said ESPN, ABC and CBS each had their most-watched seasons for league games.
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