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Angel Reese hits 3-pointer vs. Valkyries in Game 7, but will history hold?

Angel Reese knocked down a three‑pointer early in the first quarter of Game 7 of the WNBA Finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries. The Dream are unbeaten this season when she hits at least one three, improving to 16‑0 in those games.

Reese entered the series having attempted 23 threes in the playoffs, converting ten for a 38.5% clip, a sharp rise from her 19.3% rate in the regular season when she made 11 of 57 attempts. In her rookie year with the Dream she was the league’s Defensive Player of the Year, earned her third straight All‑Star nod and posted averages of 16.8 points, 10.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks, shooting 41.7% overall, 38.5% from deep and 79.7% from the line.

By halftime she had recorded five points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes.

Reese, the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 draft who was dealt from Chicago to Atlanta before the season, is making her first playoff appearance as the Dream vie for the right to host the championship trophy.

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