Nightcap Hour 3: Atlanta Dream TAKES 2-0 LEAD Over Liberty + Valkyries GO UP 2-0 on Aces + PLAY or FADE

Shannon Sharpe (0:00)

The Dream beat the Liberty 101 to 98 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals. Niles Hillman made the go-ahead layup with 20.8 seconds left in overtime. Angel Reese, 23 points. Reese scored six of her 13 points in overtime. Atlanta moved within one win of going to their first WNBA final since 2013

Jordan Canada also scored 23 and had eight assists for the Dream. The New York hosts game three on Friday.

Hey, I watched the game, Uncle Ochocinco. Especially down the stretch, that four quarter, about seven minutes left, it was such a back and forth game. Like New York kept taking the lead, then Atlanta take the lead. I forgot the girl name, she made a clutch three down the stretch. Atlanta was up three, she tied the game. They won it. Man, it was a hell of a game. Atlanta been playing great ball, bro, over the past few months. This is why they in the position they in. They got a lot of girls who contributed over there, Unc and Ochocinco. I know Angel has kind of been the catalyst because she do a lot of the hard, dirty work, but boy, they got some girls who can go. And Alicia Gray, she got hurt too.

Chad Johnson (1:10)

She was out, she didn't even play.

Shannon Sharpe (1:13)

Yeah, and they still won. I think D'Wanna Barna, to pick up D'Wanna Barna, when they released her and she was able to be a free agent and go where she- Oh, she balling. She's playing unbelievable. She's lengthy, she's rangy, she could defend, score the basketball.

Angel Reese, when she said what she said, I know it rubbed a lot of people in the sky the wrong way and they basically gave her away. But she wants to win. Her attitude is like, man, y'all ain't trying to win.

I'm trying to win. If y'all ain't trying to win, she like, y'all ain't finna turn me into no loser. That ain't finna happen.

Amen. Sometime when it's meant to be, it's meant to be. It's meant for Angel to be right here in Atlanta, Georgia. Man, they gonna embrace her with everything they got, bro. This is a great, great environment for Angel. And you can tell, bro, how hard they play, that it's infectious and it's rubbing off on each other, man. I'm talking about, they hailing these girls in the postseason, Unc and Ocho? Oh, Peachtree Barbie, she doing her thing. Breonna Stewart for the Liberty had 35 points, 11 rebounds, six assists, two blocks of steel, but it wasn't enough. Jonquell Jones was 21 and eight. I think the thing is, they're gonna need a little bit more from Sabrina Nesko. They need more from her. But the Dream had six ladies in double figures. DeWanda Bono, 10 points. Nas Hillman had 12 points. Angel, 23 and seven. Jordan Canada, 23 and five and eight. Ryan Howard, 18, seven and four. They got 11 from Barlase Balasi.

They beating you by committee. Yes. Okay, Ocho. They beating you by committee, bro. It's hard to game plan for teams like that. You know what I mean? Because even though Angel is good, she just ain't the girl that they just throwing the ball to for her to go get a bucket. You feel me? A lot of hers is energy and effort, pick and roll, you know, rolling to the basket, making them layups. Yeah, but man, they look good. And she's defending at a high level.

Can you imagine, boy, they mess around and win.

Chad Johnson (3:21)

Hey, Atlanta, go crazy, huh, Joe?

Shannon Sharpe (3:24)

Man, Atlanta will embrace you, bro. They won't win, bro. They won't win us. They want people who compete, play hard. And if you win, I promise you, like they say in the field of dreams, if you build it, they'll come. Hell, if you win, they'll show up, partner. Yeah.

And they already, cause they're moving their games to State Farm. You see that? That mean you're doing something right. Yep.

The Valkyrie just beat the Aces to take a 2-0 lead to put them on the brink. Wow.

Joe Johnson (3:56)

Go ahead. Wow.

Shannon Sharpe (3:58)

Pull that game. Hold on just a second, Chad.

Chad Johnson (4:01)

Hey.

Shannon Sharpe (4:01)

Go ahead.

Chad Johnson (4:02)

What Aces? Aces finna be up out of there?

Shannon Sharpe (4:04)

They come home. They come home. They got to win. Hey, maybe get some home cooking. They were down for the whole part of the game and they came all the way back. I think it was like tied up at one point in time. Girl hit a three, but it's- Yeah. We'll see if they can get some home cooking, play in their building and win a game or two and see if we can make this thing go five.