The first Game 7 in WNBA history: How to watch Valkyries vs. Dream Finals showdown

The 2026 WNBA Finals will come down to the first Game 7 in postseason history. The No. 2-seeded Golden State Valkyries face the No. 4 Atlanta Dream in Game 7 of the Finals this weekend at Ballhalla, Chase Center in San Francisco. The winner will go down in history as its franchise s first-ever champion. There has never been a Game 7 in WNBA playoff history. The Finals format was changed last year from best of five to best of seven. There have been 13 winner-take-all games in Finals history, most recently in 2024 when the New York Liberty defeated the Minnesota Lynx in a Game 5 to earn their first championship. The home team has won 11 of those 13 decisive Finals games, according to ESPN. The Valkyries return to the friendly confines of Ballhalla after failing to close out the series on the road in Game 6. In a Finals that s been mostly defined by defense, the Dream s offense showed up in a big way in the elimination game as Atlanta raced out to a 25-point first-half lead en