# Reese's Finals surge

Sports · Heat 1.1 / 10 · 3 shows · 30m airtime

On October 19, Angel Reese posted 30 points and 16 rebounds as the Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, tying the series at one game apiece. She is the youngest player with 30 points and 15 rebounds in a WNBA postseason game, and since the loss to Indiana she is shooting 67% in the restricted area. The discussion has widened from whether her run puts her alongside A'ja Wilson to Chicago's decision to trade her to Atlanta for two first-round picks.

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## Segments

- [The Pat McAfee Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thepatmcafeeshow), 2026-10-14, 1:08:49 to 1:15:00: **Recaps Reese as Defensive Player of the Year**. Runs through the week in sports and lands on Reese as the WNBA's Defensive Player of the Year and the reason Atlanta is in the Finals, then moves on to Ohtani and the NHL. A brief recap that stays inside what's already on the record.
- [The Ringer WNBA Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/theringerwnbashow), 2026-10-20, 6:43 to 10:45: **Adds Reese's 67% restricted-area split**. Praise for Reese's Game 2 turns into a broader read of her playoff offense: the finishing numbers since the Indiana loss, the transition drives, the gravity that now draws doubles. Adds a shooting split not yet on the record. New angle: Since the loss to Indiana, Reese is shooting 67% in the restricted area.
- [The Ringer WNBA Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/theringerwnbashow), 2026-10-20, 29:33 to 34:29: **Quizzes the postseason line and age records**. Runs a stat quiz on Reese's postseason line and the short list of players who matched it. Adds two age records and the six-player comparison, staying inside the Finals surge story. New angle: Reese is the youngest player with 30 points and 15 rebounds in a WNBA postseason game.
- [The Ringer WNBA Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/theringerwnbashow), 2026-10-20, 34:38 to 37:42: **Calls the Reese trade the worst in league history**. Turns to the trade itself: Chicago sent Reese to Atlanta for two first-round picks, and the hosts argue it is already the worst deal in WNBA history and gets worse with each round. Frames it inside the Sky's pattern of losing stars like Fowles and Delle Donne. New angle: Chicago traded Reese to Atlanta for two first-round picks.
- [The Ringer WNBA Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/theringerwnbashow), 2026-10-20, 1:14:50 to 1:22:09: **Projects Reese as the league's next face**. Closes the episode with a long hypothetical: if Reese wins the title, she becomes the face of the league. Ranks her popularity and marketability, lists her off-court resume, and revisits her regular-season and playoff numbers. Opinion and projection, no new development.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-20, 3:49 to 8:12: **Revisits Reese critique after Finals surge**. Revisits a year-and-a-half-old critique of Angel Reese and argues her game has caught up to her fame, walking through her Defensive Player of the Year award and playoff averages up to a 30-point, 16-rebound Finals game that evened the series. New angle: Reese posted 30 points and 16 rebounds as the Dream evened the WNBA Finals at one game apiece.