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Valkyries on verge of clinching WNBA Finals title after beating Dream in Game 5
SAN FRANCISCO — As a playoff series continues and teams lock in on each other’s tendencies, it becomes harder to create separation. The defense knows which moves to anticipate. Scoring becomes a grind. It was hard to imagine that even this WNBA Finals, during which scoring has already been at a premium, would follow that pattern. But Game 5 was indeed the grimiest contest of this slugfest of a series, and that means advantage Golden State Valkyries. The Valkyries are one win away from a WNBA cha
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