Atlanta Dream advance to WNBA Finals

Angel Reese “manifested” that she would make it to the WNBA Finals. On Friday night, she delivered on that promise.

Reese and the Atlanta Dream swept the New York Liberty with a Game 3 win to advance to the WNBA Finals. It’s the first time the Dream have made it since 2013.

“The job is not done. We’re definitely happy about where we are right now, but we’re not satisfied. I think we just continue to push every single day, get back to work,” Reese said postgame. “But yeah, we’re going to enjoy this moment tonight. And we put a lot of work in for the season. We can’t shy away from knowing that we did put a lot of work to get to this moment. I’m really proud of this group.”

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Reese finished with a team-high 22 points, nine rebounds, three assists a steal and two blocks. DeWanna Bonner, who stepped in for the injured Allisha Gray, scored a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Rhyne Howard, Jordin Canada and Isobel Borlase all finished with double-digit scoring.

In the other semifinal series, the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries swept defending champions No. 3 Las Vegas Aces.

Here is the WNBA Finals schedule:

• Game 1: Saturday Oct 17, 3:30 p.m. ET at Golden State/Las Vegas

• Game 2: Monday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m. ET at Golden State/Las Vegas

• Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 22, 8 p.m. ET, Atlanta

• Game 4: Saturday, Oct. 24, 3:30 p.m. ET, Atlanta

• Game 5*: Monday, Oct. 26, 8 p.m. ET, at Golden State/Las Vegas

• Game 6*: Thursday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. ET, Atlanta

• Game 7*: Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 p.m. ET, at Golden State/Las Vegas *if necessary

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