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Valkyries beat the Dream 67-62 in Game 4 to tie the Finals 2-2: the series math before Game 5 on Monday

By McKinley Malbrough III, J.D., MS-HRM · Certified WNBA player agent · Former certified NBA agent

Published October 25, 2026. Last updated October 25, 2026.

The Valkyries led by 16 at halftime in Atlanta and held on to win Game 4, 67-62, per the WNBA game recap. This post covers the four scores and what changed. For where Bay Area families can watch and how girls can start the pathway, see the earlier post on the tied series. This post reports nothing after October 24.

What are the scores so far?

Each team has won twice, and the margins swung sharply, per CBS Sports:

Across the four games the Valkyries scored 271 points and allowed 302, so the series is level on wins despite Atlanta's two large margins.

What changed in Game 4?

Golden State led 42-26 at halftime, the largest deficit Atlanta faced in these playoffs, per the WNBA recap. Atlanta shot 33.3 percent overall and 4 of 23 from three-point range, per the same recap. Gabby Williams scored 17 points for Golden State and Tiffany Hayes added 13, all in the second half, per the recap.

Angel Reese scored 8 points on 2-of-12 shooting, per the recap, and Rhyne Howard led Atlanta with 19. Kiah Stokes had 16 rebounds, 8 of them offensive, and 3 blocks, per the same page.

Atlanta cut the lead to 61-55 in the fourth quarter, and Howard's three-point play with 28 seconds left made it 66-62, per NBC Bay Area. Atlanta did not score again after a Veronica Burton free throw for Golden State, per the same report.

When is Game 5, and what comes after?

Game 5 is Monday, October 26 at 8 p.m. Eastern in San Francisco, with the Valkyries as hosts, on USA and fubo, per CBS Sports. KQED lists the same Monday game at 5 p.m. Pacific, per KQED.

Game 6 is Thursday, October 29 and Game 7 is Saturday, October 31, both at 8 p.m. Eastern and both only if needed, per CBS Sports. CBS did not confirm the Game 6 venue, and KQED lists it in Atlanta. NBC Bay Area reported that the Game 4 win regained home-court advantage as the series returned to California.

What does a 2-2 series mean?

The first team to win four games takes the title, per NBC Bay Area. At 2-2, Game 5 puts one team a win away from the championship. A Game 5 result will be covered in a separate post. Pay in the league is covered in the WNBA salaries guide.

The Valkyries' path to this point is in the guide to Valkyries franchise value.