Angel Reese has faced plenty of criticism throughout her young career. But after another huge night on Wednesday, it’s getting harder and harder for her critics to find anything to complain about.
Reese led the Atlanta Dream to a 97-71 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. And plenty of people across the sports world were quick to praise her performance, with one USA Today columnist noting that her “haters” have “no idea what to do.”
Reese Dominates Again
The game was moved from the Gateway Center Arena, where the Dream play most of their home games, to State Farm Arena to make room for a bigger crowd. And Reese and the Dream gave the crowd plenty to cheer about as they took a 2-1 lead in the series with a lopsided win.
Reese was coming off one of the best performances in WNBA Finals history in Game 2, when she put up 30 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Dream to the first Finals win in franchise history. She followed that up with 21 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 as she continued her dominance.
The game was tied at 49 in the third quarter before Atlanta scored eight straight points, including four from Reese. The Dream then closed the quarter by scoring 12 of the final 14 points, and they’ve now outscored the Valkyries 63-35 in the third quarter through three games.
Reese also let the Valkyries hear about it. During the second quarter, she could be heard yelling “You can’t guard me!” as she ran back down the court after a basket.
Reactions
Needless to say, Reese received plenty of praise for her performance.
“The haters just have no idea what to do with Angel Reese right now. An utterly dominant, winning level of play in the WNBA finals,” wrote Dan Wolken of USA Today.
“Nothing gonna make me smile harder than seeing @CathyEngelbert’s last action as WNBA commissioner handing Angel Reese the Finals MVP trophy,” wrote Oscar-winning director Matthew A. Cherry.
“Angel Reese is coming for that WNBA Finals MVP,” wrote Matt Dowell, sports director for WACH Fox in Columbia, South Carolina.
“Lots of people shifting from Angel sucks to national anthem nonsense,” wrote Casey Gisclair, owner of By-U Sports and host of Play by Play on KLEB.
“Haters are in shambles right now,” wrote Daniel Yanofsky, combat sports editor at The Sporting News.
“The definition of dominant,” the WNBA wrote.
Game 4 is set for Saturday at 1 p.m. ET at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. We’ll have to see whether or not Reese can keep up her dominance.
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