Dream fall to 3-2 as Reese and Smesko question the officiating
The Atlanta Dream lost Game 5 64-55 and now trail 3-2 in the 2026 WNBA Finals, one defeat from elimination. After the home loss, Angel Reese and coach Karl Smesko criticised the officiating and the physicality they have to play through.
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Dias depois de liderar por 2 a 1 nas Finais da WNBA de 2026 com a chance de abrir 3 a 1 em casa, o Atlanta está a uma derrota da eliminação. A derrota por 64 a 55 no Jogo 5 de segunda-feira, uma das piores exibições ofensivas da história das Finais, deixou o Dream atrás por 3 a 2 — e levou Angel Reese e o técnico Karl Smesko a criticar a arbitragem.
“Ainda estou tentando descobrir como jogar apesar da intensidade física. Quero dizer, muitas de nós estamos sofrendo faltas e eles não marcam, ou falamos com o árbitro depois e eles dizem: ‘Ah, a gente compensa na próxima’. Então é um pouco frustrante no momento”, disse Reese. “Estou meio acostumada, porque isso vinha acontecendo durante toda a temporada, então só tenho que continuar jogando apesar disso.”
Reese havia dominado os Jogos 2 e 3, tornando-se a terceira jogadora da história a registrar um jogo de 30 pontos e 15 rebotes nas Finais e se juntando a A’ja Wilson como as únicas com jogos consecutivos de 20 pontos e 10 rebotes nas Finais.
Os dois últimos jogos foram no sentido oposto. Ela anotou oito pontos com 2 de 12 arremessos no Jogo 4 e sete com 2 de 8 no Jogo 5 — a primeira vez na carreira que acerta dois ou menos arremessos em jogos consecutivos, e a primeira vez que fica em dígito único em jogos seguidos desde o início da temporada de novata. Os lances livres também secaram.
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