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WNBA scores: Hilllmon's late bucket, Reese heroics lead Dream to an OT win over Liberty

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 8). WNBA scores: Hilllmon's late bucket, Reese heroics lead Dream to an OT win over Liberty. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/wnba-scores-hilllmon-s-late-bucket-reese-heroics-lead-dream-to-an-ot-win-over-liberty/article_0bfd6ba3-8bcf-54be-bc67-3f1da0b93002.html

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In Wednesday night's WNBA semifinal, Angel Reese scored 23 points including six in overtime as the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 101-98 to take a 2-0 series lead. Breanna Stewart led the Liberty with 35 points but missed the final play. Meanwhile, Veronica Burton hit a crucial three-pointer and made two free throws late in the game as the San Francisco Valkyries edged past Las Vegas Aces 83-81 for their second consecutive win in their playoff series, putting them one victory away from reaching the WNBA Finals.

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On Wednesday night, the Atlanta Dream defeated the New York Liberty 101-98 in overtime, taking a commanding 2-0 lead in their WNBA semifinals series. After trailing by one point with 4.3 seconds left, New York was told they did not have a reset timeout available and were forced to inbound from under the basket, missing a potential game-tying shot. Postgame, Breanna Stewart revealed that officials had incorrectly informed them of their timeout status despite still having one remaining. The Liberty's failure to use this timeout properly has raised questions about officiating accuracy and team management during critical moments. With their season on the line, New York faces elimination if they lose Game 3 at home in a series where no team has ever come back from an 0-2 deficit before.

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ATLANTA Golden State Las Vegas VALKYRIES WNBA

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VALKYRIES ORG · 4× Golden State ORG · 3× Las Vegas GPE · 3× ATLANTA GPE · 2× Burton PERSON · 2× WNBA ORG · 2× Angel Reese PERSON · 1× Naz Hillmon PERSON · 1× the Atlanta Dream ORG · 1× the New York Liberty ORG · 1×

Narrative

VALKYRIES 83, ACES 81 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Veronica Burton hit a deep 3-pointer that put Golden State ahead with 41 seconds left and converted two free throws in the closing seconds, Tiffany Hayes had 21 points, and the Valkyries held off Las Vegas for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five WNBA semifinal series.

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🔮 Gabby Williams had 20 points and five rebounds and Kayla Thornton scored 16 points as the Valkyries moved one win away from reaching the WNBA Finals in just their second season.

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WNBA scores: Hilllmon's late bucket, Reese heroics lead Dream to an OT win over Liberty · assertive framing

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ATLANTA (AP) — Angel Reese scored 23 points, Naz Hillmon made the go-ahead layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime and the Atlanta Dream beat the New York Liberty 101-98 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals. asserted

Dream → score → semifinals

Reese scored six of her team’s 13 points in overtime. asserted

Reese → score → overtime

She made two free throws with 4.3 seconds left after Sabrina Ionescu overthrew a pass as Atlanta moved within one win of its first WNBA Finals appearance since 2013. asserted

Atlanta → make → 2013

Breanna Stewart scored 35 points for the Liberty, including 25 in the first half. asserted

Stewart → score → half

She missed a desperation attempt on the final play. asserted

She → miss → play

New York hosts Game 3 on Friday. asserted

York → host → Friday

Valkyries → hit → series

In a wild finish, Jackie Young missed the second of two free throws with six seconds left to give Las Vegas one last chance and Chelsea Gray grabbed the rebound and droved under the basket for a layup attempt. asserted

Gray → miss → attempt

Kiah Stokes blocked the shot and Burton corralled the ball. asserted

Burton → block → ball

Gabby Williams had 20 points and five rebounds and Kayla Thornton scored 16 points as the Valkyries moved one win away from reaching the WNBA Finals in just their second season. asserted

Valkyries → have → season

Golden State became the first expansion team in league history to make the playoffs in its inaugural season last year. asserted

State → become → season

A shot-clock violation gave Golden State the ball back with 1:01 to play and Burton delivered with her lone basket of the night. asserted

Burton → give → night

The series now shifts to Las Vegas for Game 3 on Friday with the defending champions trying to stave off elimination. asserted

champions → shift → elimination

Coach Becky Hammon said before Wednesday’s game how important it would be to go home with a split — but the Valkyries have been too good in front of their rocking home crowd and now Hammon’s team is on the brink of the season ending without a repeat title. asserted

season → say → title