Borlase keeps WNBA championship hopes alive with Dream
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 20:09 · Archive
Australian basketball player Izzy Borlase helped Atlanta Dream force a winner-takes-all seventh game against Golden State in the WNBA finals.
Izzy Borlase and the Atlanta Dream defeated the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 in game six of the WNBA finals, forcing a winner-takes-all seventh game. The 22-year-old Australian came off the bench to score four points in 12 minutes, adding defensive work including one block, as Atlanta's starting line-up dominated from the opening quarter.
Allisha Gray led the Dream with 23 points, Rhyne Howard contributed 21, and Angel Reese added 15 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Atlanta established a 17-point advantage by the end of the first quarter and held a 20-point lead at halftime.
The decisive game seven will take place at Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday (Sunday Australian time). If victorious, Borlase would become the twelfth Australian to win an WNBA championship.
How it is being reported
- Aussie Opal's WNBA hopes still alive after Dream winAustralian basketball ace Izzy Borlase has the chance to play in a WNBA winner-takes-all decider after her Atlanta Dream team won game six against Golden State.Perth Now · 29 Oct, 19:47
- Aussie Opal's WNBA hopes still alive after Dream winAustralian basketball ace Izzy Borlase has the chance to play in a WNBA winner-takes-all decider after her Atlanta Dream team won game six against Golden State.The West Australian · 29 Oct, 19:47
In this story: Izzy Borlase · Atlanta Dream · Golden State Valkyries · Angel Reese · Allisha Gray · Rhyne Howard · San Francisco
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