{"slug": "valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream", "title": "Valkyries instant analysis: Golden State gets hot, defeats Angel Reese-led Dream", "summary": "The Golden State Valkyries defeated the Atlanta Dream 77-66 at home, snapping a two-game losing streak. Gabby Williams scored 23 points and Kayla Thornton added 17, while the Valkyries held Angel Reese to 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting. Golden State hit 15 three-pointers and recorded 20 assists on 27 made shots.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...SAN FRANCISCO — After a couple of rough shooting nights against Minnesota and Las Vegas, the Valkyries found their groove.\n\nAnd it couldn’t come at a better time.\n\nPlaying the Atlanta Dream, the Eastern Conference’s top team, Golden State hit 15 3-pointers to cruise to a 77-66 win at home.\n\nThe Valkyries shot 47% from the 3-point line and 45% from the field. Despite being the much smaller team, the Valkyries only lost the rebounding battle 34-32.\n\nGabby Williams led the way with 23 points while Kayla Thornton added 17.\n\nThe Valkyries held Angel Reese, the league leader in rebounds per game, to just 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting from the field.\n\nGolden State moved the ball well, recording 20 assists on 27 made shots.\n\nThe Valkyries built on a solid first quarter by outscoring the Dream 22-9 to go into halftime with a 17-point lead.\n\nGolden State continued its momentum into the third quarter, ballooning its lead to as large as 26 late in the third.\n\nAtlanta opened the fourth quarter on an 11-0 run and cut the deficit to as little as 11. But despite a somewhat cold final 10 minutes, the Valkyries’ cushion was just too big for the Dream to overcome.\n\nGolden State snapped its two-game losing streak as it goes into another matchup with Atlanta on Friday.\n\n**Thornton shines on both ends**\n\nThe Valkyries’ first-ever All-Star played lights out on both ends.\n\nAlong with her 17 points, Thornton was key in keeping Reese and the rest of the daunted Atlanta front court at bay.\n\nReese, Naz Hilman and Madina Okot were held to 28 points combined with Okot scoring 16 – mostly in the fourth quarter.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/24/valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream/", "published_at": "2026-06-25 04:18:41+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 04:44:45.110835+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Golden State Valkyries", "Atlanta Dream", "Gabby Williams", "Kayla Thornton", "Angel Reese", "Naz Hilman", "Madina Okot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/valkyries-instant-analysis-golden-state-gets-hot-defeats-angel-reese-led-dream.jsonld"}}