WNBA Finals Game 2 Tonight: Valkyries vs Dream, Time and TV

Game 2 of the WNBA Finals is tonight in San Francisco. The Golden State Valkyries host the Atlanta Dream at Chase Center at 8 p.m. Eastern, 5 p.m. Pacific, leading the series 1-0. The game airs on USA and CNBC, with E! also carrying it, and streams on Peacock.

The game in one page

• Date: Monday, Oct. 19, 2026
• Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT)
• Arena: Chase Center, San Francisco
• TV: USA, CNBC and E!
• Streaming: Peacock
• Series: Golden State leads 1-0

What happened in Game 1

Golden State won the opener 68-64 on Saturday. Gabby Williams scored 26 points, 16 of them in the second quarter, and Golden State closed the game on a 7-0 run, with Williams scoring from the foul line late. She was the only Valkyrie in double figures, but Golden State outrebounded Atlanta 41-35 and its bench outscored Atlanta's 20-6, OurSports Central reported. The Valkyries have not lost at home in these playoffs.

What Atlanta must fix

Atlanta missed its final seven shots in Game 1 and scored only 64 points, far below its regular season average of 91.3. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 19 points in her return from a finger injury, and Angel Reese had 14 points and 12 rebounds, but Rhyne Howard shot 3 for 14 while scoring 12. The Dream, the No. 4 seed, need a win tonight before the series moves to Atlanta for Game 3 on Wednesday. Golden State, the No. 2 seed in just its second season as a franchise, can take a 2-0 lead home with it.

The rest of the series

Game 3 is Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Atlanta, and Game 4 is Saturday, Oct. 24 in Atlanta. Games 5, 6 and 7, if needed, are Oct. 26, Oct. 29 and Oct. 31.