Valkyries level WNBA finals with 67-62 win over Dream in Game 4
Golden State levelled the WNBA finals at 2-2 by beating Atlanta 67-62 in Game 4, with 17 points from Gabby Williams; Game 5 returns to California on Monday. Atlanta trimmed a 16-point deficit but could not close it.

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O Golden State empatou a final da WNBA em 2-2 ao vencer o Atlanta por 67 a 62 no jogo 4, neste sábado, com 17 pontos de Gabby Williams e a defesa sustentando o resto. O jogo 5 da série melhor de sete volta à Califórnia na segunda-feira.
Angel Reese, que vinha de médias de 25,5 pontos e 14 rebotes nas duas vitórias do Dream, ficou em oito pontos. Depois de duplos-duplos em todos os três primeiros jogos, ela acertou apenas dois de 12 arremessos e errou várias tentativas de perto no fim.
O Atlanta reduziu a desvantagem de 16 pontos do intervalo para 61 a 55 no meio do último quarto e colocou de pé uma torcida lotada de mais de 17 mil pessoas. Veronica Burton respondeu com uma bola de três; a jogada de três pontos de Rhyne Howard a 28 segundos do fim fez 66 a 62, Burton acertou um de dois lances livres, e o Dream não converteu do outro lado.
Howard terminou com 19 pelo Atlanta, que teve 33,3% de aproveitamento nos arremessos de quadra e acertou apenas quatro de 23 tentativas de três.
Depois de perder o jogo 3 por 26 pontos, as Valkyries disseram estar confiantes e que precisavam apenas ser mais físicas. Foram, nos dois lados: Kiah Stokes ditou o tom contra os arremessos do Atlanta e o Dream ficou sem segundas chances. Stokes teve três tocos, chegando a 14 na final em quatro jogos e superando o antigo recorde de 12, dividido por Brittney Griner e Sylvia Fowles.
O Golden State também protegeu melhor a bola e atacou o rebote ofensivo, com Stokes pegando oito dos seus 16 rebotes naquele lado.
Natalie Nakase mudou o cinco inicial, colocando Tiffany Hayes e Kaila Charles nos lugares de Kayla Thornton e Cecilia Zandalasini. A dupla acendeu a corrida do primeiro quarto que deu às Valkyries a primeira vantagem na série depois do jogo 2. O Atlanta então chegou a 24 a 20 com a única cesta de Reese no período, mas o Golden State fechou com uma parcial de 18 a 6.
A diferença de 42 a 26 no intervalo foi a maior que o Atlanta enfrentou nestes playoffs. Depois de superar o Golden State por 60 a 35 nos terceiros quartos ao longo dos três primeiros jogos, desta vez ficaram contidos.
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