WNBA Finals 2026: Valkyries vs. Dream schedule, scores, more

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And then there were two. After a pair of sweeps in the semifinals, the No. 2 seed Golden State Valkyries and No. 4 Atlanta Dream will play in the WNBA Finals, a best-of-seven series that tips off Saturday at Chase Center in San Francisco.

As the higher seed, Golden State will host Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, 5 and 7 in a 2-2-1-1-1 format.

The Dream announced Tuesday that they will host Games 3 and 4 at State Farm Arena, the home of the Atlanta Hawks. As part of the change, Game 3 also moved from Oct. 22 to Oct. 21.

The Dream's home arena, Gateway Center Arena, holds just 3,500 fans. Six of the Dream's regular-season games this season, and all three playoff games, have been played at State Farm, which seats more than 17,000 fans.

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WNBA Finals

Best-of-seven series

(2) Golden State Valkyries vs. (4) Atlanta Dream

Saturday, Oct. 17
Game 1: Atlanta at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock

Monday, Oct. 19
Game 2: Atlanta at Golden State, 8 p.m. ET, USA/Peacock/CNBC

Wednesday, Oct. 21
Game 3: Golden State at Atlanta, 8 p.m. ET, USA/Peacock/CNBC

Saturday, Oct. 24
Game 4: Golden State at Atlanta, 1 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock

Monday, Oct. 26
Game 5*: Atlanta at Golden State, 8 p.m. ET, USA/Peacock/CNBC

Thursday, Oct. 29
Game 6*: Golden State at Atlanta, 8 p.m. ET, USA/Peacock/CNBC

Saturday, Oct. 31
Game 7*: Atlanta at Golden State, 8 p.m. ET, USA/Peacock/CNBC

* If necessary

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