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Gabby Williams scored 17 points as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 67–62 on 24 October, drawing level at 2–2 in the WNBA Finals.

Golden State led 42–26 at half-time at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The Dream cut the gap to four points with 30 seconds left, but missed their last two three-point attempts, according to the Valkyries’ game report.

Tiffany Hayes scored all 13 of her points in the second half. The win ends Golden State’s two-game losing run in the best-of-seven series, after Atlanta’s 97–71 victory in Game 3.

The team’s July All-Star coverage identified Liberty guard Marine Johannes as Williams’ partner, and quoted Williams calling her an “All-Star in her life”.

The teams next play on 26 October at Chase Center in San Francisco. Tip-off is 5pm Pacific time, 8am on 27 October in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei.