WNBA 2026 Finals go open this Saturday, October 17, 2026, when Golden State Valkyries host Atlanta Dream for Game 1 at Chase Center in San Francisco. The Valkyries hold home-court advantage for the series opener.
Tip-off na 3:30 p.m., with 2:30 p.m. Central Time and 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time. National coverage dey on NBC for TV and Peacock for streaming. Game 2, Game 3 and Game 4 dey follow, and Game 5, Game 6 and Game 7 go come if necessary.
Both teams reach the Finals after dem sweep semifinal series 3-0. Golden State path no easy: dem edge Dallas Wings in a three-game quarterfinal series, after 108-100 road loss and 77-73 home close-out. For semifinal, Valkyries sweep Las Vegas Aces with 71-60 grind, 83-81 nail-biter, and 87-77 clincher in Las Vegas.
Atlanta Dream dispatch Washington Mystics in opening round with 92-77 and 93-75. Then dem overwhelm New York Liberty in three-game semifinal sweep: 92-82, 101-98 for Game 2, and 85-83 road escape in Game 3. Atlanta no just win; dem win close and dem win comfortable.
Dream finish top Eastern Conference at 30-14, trailing only Minnesota and Golden State for overall league table. Atlanta offense lead league with 4,019 points and +302 point differential. Golden State close Western Conference regular season at 32-12, second only to Minnesota Lynx, and Valkyries defense surrender just 3,305 points, stingiest for league, with +310 differential. The contrast clear: Atlanta firepower versus Golden State defense.
