WNBA Finals Game 2: Golden State 65, Atlanta 79
By the Numbers
- Golden State drew its 51st-consecutive sellout crowd of 18,064. The Valkyries have sold out every regular and postseason game in team history.
- Tiffany Hayes scored 14 points off the bench for Golden State, shooting 5-11 (45.5 percent) from the floor.
- Gabby Williams also scored 14 points, and was a perfect 7-7 from the line, while adding four steals which is a postseason career high.
- Kiah Stokes had 11 rebounds and four blocks, her fifth game of three-or-more blocks this postseason which is tied for the second most in a single postseason (A’ja Wilson - 6 (2022 and 2025), Lisa Leslie - 6 (2003)).
- Stokes joins Brittney Griner (2014) as the only players in WNBA history to record 4+ blocks in consecutive finals games.
- Veronica Burton posted 11 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
- The Valkyries bench outscored Atlanta’s 33 to 11.
Quotes
HEAD COACH NATALIE NAKASE:
ON PREPARING FOR GAME THREE:
“Rest and recovery right away is going to be important, because this turnaround is pretty quick. So it's [about] really being disciplined.”
ON ATLANTA’S DEFENSE:
“I thought they really started to shift into those driving lanes that we were talking about…I thought they were out hustling us to get to those spots. So we just have to make sure we stay composed. If we can't punch first, stay composed and get back to our spacing.”
GOLDEN STATE GUARD VERONICA BURTON AND CENTER KIAH STOKES
ON WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO WIN IN ATLANTA:
Burton: “It takes composure. And we say it all the time, I believe we are a very composed team, and it just comes down to sticking together. It’s going to be loud, it’s going to be rowdy, but that’s exciting. This is Finals basketball; it’s where we want to be, so I’m excited for that.”
Up Next: The Valkyries hit the road for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals in Atlanta on Wednesday, October 21 at 5 pm PT, airing on 95.7 The Game and the Audacy App.
