Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
The Guardian's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
5
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Kiah Stokes had 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as the Golden State Valkyries moved within one win of a championship in their second season, beating the Atlanta Dream 64-55 in Game 5 of the WNBA finals on Monday night.
asserted
Valkyries → have → night
Angel Reese finished with seven points, 15 rebounds and five assists – a big difference from her two standout performances in the first two games of the series at Chase Center.
asserted
Reese → finish → Center
Reese shook her head when whistled for the second of her three offensive fouls with 7:43 to play.
asserted
Reese → shake → 7:43
Fans screamed and clapped thunder sticks following the final buzzer as Stokes spoke from the floor to chants of “MVP!”
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Stokes → scream → MVP
“We appreciate you,” a smiling Stokes said.
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Stokes → appreciate → you
“We got one more.”
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We → get → one
On a night leading scorer Gabby Williams struggled to find her shooting touch, Golden State found the “strength in numbers” mantra coach Natalie Nakase has praised all season long.
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Nakase → lead → mantra
Veronica Burton had 13 points and eight rebounds.
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Burton → have → points
On Saturday, Nakase had changed up her lineup for a 67-62 Game 4 win by inserting Tiffany Hayes and Kaila Charles into the starting five.
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Nakase → change → starting
She stayed with those two Monday night, and it worked again.
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it → stay → two
Hayes, who played 10 seasons for Atlanta and came out of retirement two years ago, had 12 points – and Nakase has said she wants to win it all for the veteran guard.
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she → play → guard
Williams began 2 for 11 and missed all four of her three three-point tries, but she converted a three-point play with 9:08 remaining put the Valkyries ahead 49-42 and finished with nine points on 3-for-14 shooting and six rebounds.
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she → begin → shooting
Atlanta will now try to stave off elimination at home on Thursday in Game 6 and force a deciding Game 7 back at Chase Center on Saturday.
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Atlanta → try → Saturday
The Dream hurt themselves with 17 turnovers that led to 21 points for Golden State.
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that → hurt → State
Stokes hit a key three-pointer with 2:46 to go in the third quarter and another with 7:21 left in the game, which ignited chants of “Ki-ah! Ki-ah!” from the fervent “Ballhalla” home crowd.
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which → hit → crowd
Golden State owner Joe Lacob promised a championship within five years when the expansion franchise was granted to the Bay Area three years ago, yet this season has exceeded even what he could have envisioned.
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he → promise → what
Earlier Monday, the league announced Game 6 would be played at 17,000-seat State Farm Arena in Atlanta starting at 12.30pm EDT on Thursday – a time when many fans on both coasts will be working.
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fans → announce → coasts
“I’d like to see it be a national holiday for all WNBA championship games so whatever somebody can do,” Dream coach Karl Smesko said.
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Smesko → like → whatever
“I hope everybody gets to see it somehow and I know that for some people it’s not realistic, they have jobs and won’t be able to make it.
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they → hope → it
So I’m disappointed for that but I’m really hopeful that as many people can see the game as possible.”
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people → ’m → game
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