The news
Per @WNBA, Allisha Gray hit a three-pointer that cut Atlanta’s deficit against Golden State to 64-60 with 34.2 seconds left in Game 7 of the WNBA Finals. The shot brought the Dream closer after the Valkyries had led 64-57 with 53.8 seconds remaining.
Golden State’s seven-point lead followed a putback. Gray’s three reduced that margin to four, but Atlanta still trailed as the clock moved into the final stretch. The available account stops at 64-60; it does not establish how the game ended.
Gray had already brought Atlanta level earlier in the fourth quarter, tying the score at 53-53 with just over five minutes left in regulation. Golden State had entered the period ahead 51-48. Those scores frame a fourth quarter in which Gray helped Atlanta draw even, then supplied another basket after Golden State moved ahead again.
Prior context
The Dream and Valkyries reached the decider tied 3-3 in the series. Atlanta forced Game 7 with an 80-69 win in Game 6, setting up the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history. The winner of this final meeting claims the 2026 championship.
Gray entered the deciding game after an efficient shooting performance in Game 6. @WNBA reported that she posted a game-high 26.1 FG% above expected in that game. The figure describes that earlier performance; it does not give her shooting total or percentage in Game 7.
Before Game 7, Gray spoke about giving herself grace through makes and misses and finding ways to affect the game. She emphasized patience and composure during shooting stretches. Her fourth-quarter baskets give that approach a concrete place in the account of this game, while the late score leaves the result open.
What it means
Gray’s three changed the immediate score without changing who led. Atlanta was four points behind with 34.2 seconds on the clock, so the title remained at stake for both teams in the remaining play. The shot kept the Dream closer than they had been after Golden State’s putback.
There are two distinct moments in Gray’s fourth quarter: the basket that tied the game at 53-53 and the later three that made it 64-60. The first erased a deficit; the second narrowed one. Together, they show her contribution to Atlanta’s pursuit of Golden State without establishing that the Dream completed a comeback.
The wider stakes make the score especially consequential. Atlanta’s Game 6 victory extended the series, and this Game 7 decides the championship. At the point captured by the report, Golden State held the lead and Atlanta had less than a minute to close the gap.
What reporters are saying
@WNBA called Gray “CLUTCH” in its report of the late three, per @WNBA. The league’s update gave the score as 64-60 and the time as 34.2 seconds, anchoring the description to a specific play rather than a final result.
In separate coverage, Gray discussed letting the game come to her and giving herself grace through makes and misses, per @WNBA. That account also described her attention to finding ways to contribute. It offers context for her stated approach, without claiming what she was thinking when she took the late shot.
@WNBA also highlighted Gray’s Game 6 shooting and described her as “smooth as butter,” per @WNBA. Those comments concern her play across the series; the score and clock from Game 7 remain the clearest measures of what her latest three accomplished.
What to watch next
The next development is whether Atlanta can close the four-point gap or Golden State can preserve its lead. With 34.2 seconds left at the reported score, the championship had not yet been decided in the available account.
Gray has already supplied a tying basket and a late three in the fourth quarter. The remaining play will determine whether that contribution is part of an Atlanta title win or a Golden State victory. Until a final score is established, 64-60 is a snapshot of the decider, not its outcome.
Companion to our earlier report: Gray's three cuts Dream deficit to 64-60 with 34.2 left in Game 7.