Dream Sweep the Liberty 85-83 to Reach the WNBA Finals for the First Time Since 2013
The Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 85-83 on Friday night at Barclays Center to sweep their best-of-five WNBA semifinal, according to the AJC. It is the franchise's first trip to the championship series since 2013. Angel Reese had 22 points and nine rebounds, Rhyne Howard scored 21 and Jordin Canada had 19 points and 11 assists.
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A Finals run puts Atlanta on the national stage and brings championship games to the city, which means full restaurants, watch parties and an easy reason to host clients and teams.
Source
First reported by AJC Sports (game story, Oct. 9): AJC game story
Photo: John Mac / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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