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Eighth graders from Kalida Local Schools in Kalida, Ohio take a photo with their feet up, leaning on the Washington Monument, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
An ice cream vendor peers from his food truck where horse-drawn carriages wait for passengers at the entrance to Central Park, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Two girls look at a cellphone screen while sitting in Cathedral Square in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
An Israeli soldier sits on a bench holding a baby in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A girl poses for a photo with fallen leaves in the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Children play outside a health center amidst an outbreak of the Ebola virus, in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
A tourist stands on a walkway overlooking Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Dogs frolic near members of the National Prefecture Band in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, before the start of a Mass celebrating the late Catholic priest Carlos Mugica, widely seen as the father of the "curas villeros" or shanty town priests movement, who was assassinated in 1974. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People wait for a bus at a bus stop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Flying Men of Papantla perform the "Danza de los Voladores" on the beach as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
People, mostly young Israelis, dance at a street party in downtown Jerusalem Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A groom leans toward his bride to speak during a mass wedding organized by the Popular Mobilization Forces for children of fallen and wounded fighters and couples from low-income families in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Survivors of the flash floods in August this year in Nepal, gather at their temporary shelter in a holding center in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Sep. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A woman in a wheelchair is pushed around the Gelsenkirchen city coat of arms, fashioned from flowers, in a park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on a sunny autumn day Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A health worker fumigates a market to control mosquitoes and prevent the spread of malaria following reports of several cases in Panama City, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A car drives through a foggy landscape in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Ava Conda, 6, of Minneapolis, blows bubbles during the annual Harvest Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, in Stillwater, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
Eighth graders from Kalida Local Schools in Kalida, Ohio take a photo with their feet up, leaning on the Washington Monument, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
An ice cream vendor peers from his food truck where horse-drawn carriages wait for passengers at the entrance to Central Park, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Two girls look at a cellphone screen while sitting in Cathedral Square in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
An Israeli soldier sits on a bench holding a baby in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A girl poses for a photo with fallen leaves in the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Children play outside a health center amidst an outbreak of the Ebola virus, in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
A tourist stands on a walkway overlooking Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Dogs frolic near members of the National Prefecture Band in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, before the start of a Mass celebrating the late Catholic priest Carlos Mugica, widely seen as the father of the "curas villeros" or shanty town priests movement, who was assassinated in 1974. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People wait for a bus at a bus stop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The Flying Men of Papantla perform the "Danza de los Voladores" on the beach as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
People, mostly young Israelis, dance at a street party in downtown Jerusalem Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A groom leans toward his bride to speak during a mass wedding organized by the Popular Mobilization Forces for children of fallen and wounded fighters and couples from low-income families in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Survivors of the flash floods in August this year in Nepal, gather at their temporary shelter in a holding center in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Sep. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A woman in a wheelchair is pushed around the Gelsenkirchen city coat of arms, fashioned from flowers, in a park in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on a sunny autumn day Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A health worker fumigates a market to control mosquitoes and prevent the spread of malaria following reports of several cases in Panama City, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A car drives through a foggy landscape in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Ava Conda, 6, of Minneapolis, blows bubbles during the annual Harvest Festival, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, in Stillwater, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams converted two free throws with 1:18 left to put Golden State ahead, two more with 4.1 seconds to go and finished with 26 points facing constant pressure from Atlanta's stingy defense, and the Valkyries held off the Dream 68-64 in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday.
Williams scored 16 of her points in the second quarter and no other Valkyries reached double figures as they shot 32.1% and 7 of 33 from 3-point range.
“We always knew we were going to find a way somehow,” Williams said on the microphone postgame as fans chanted “Gabby! Gabby!”
Rhyne Howard missed a 3-point try with 1:09 left but Angel Reese made a steal moments later. Naz Hillmon missed from deep. Kiah Stokes missed the first of two free throws with 23.8 seconds left. Then Allisha Gray missed a 3 with 9 seconds left.
Williams then hit the free throws a few seconds later to seal the victory.
Game 2 in the best-of-seven series is Monday night back at Chase Center, where the ear-piercing noise from a raucous “Ballhalla” crowd made for the exact hostile environment Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase requested from the home fans.
One of these two franchises will capture its first championship, and if the first game is any indication it’s going to be an all-out defensive fight.
Gray returned from injury to score 19 points, Reese added 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Jordin Canada contributed eight points, seven assists and five rebounds for the Dream, hitting a timely 13-foot jumper with 4:23 remaining.
Williams’ driving layup with 3:22 to play pulled Golden State within 62-61. Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.
Gray was in the starting lineup and had gone through a light practice Friday after missing the last two games of Atlanta’s sweep of the New York Liberty in the best-of-three semifinal series with an injured left ring finger — on her shooting hand.
Golden State guard Tiffany Hayes hit her face hard on the floor trying to make a steal in the closing minutes and was down with 2:38 remaining before walking off the court on her own to the locker room.
See AP’s full WNBA coverage here
Golden State Valkyries guard Kaitlyn Chen (2) and teammates celebrate after a 3-point basket made by Veronica Burton during the first half against the Atlanta Dream in Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams (1) reaches for the ball against Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams (1) shoots against Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada (3) during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams, left, reaches for the ball against Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries forward Laeticia Amihere, middle, drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon, left, and guard Jordin Canada during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Fans cheer after Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams (1) scored against the Atlanta Dream during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams (1) runs toward the ball against Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams, center, runs a drill during a media day in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, ahead of Saturday's Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals against the Atlanta Dream. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray (15) is fouled by New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu, right, during the first half in Game 1 of the WNBA basketball semifinalsSunday, Oct, 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)
Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray, left, fights for possession with New York Liberty guard Pauline Astier, right, during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball semifinals Sunday, Oct, 4, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Colin Hubbard)