Jordin Canada admits Gabby Williams’ scoring streak rattled the Atlanta Dream mentally in WNBA Game 7

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesGabby Williams scored 28 points in the second half to inspire the Golden State Valkyries to win the WNBA title.The Atlanta Dream fell short in WNBA Game 7 despite holding a halftime lead. Gabby Williams took over in the second half to help the Valkyries secure a 68-63 win.Dream star Jordin Canada spoke at the postgame press conference and reflected on the way Williams turned the game against her team.She felt that Williams’ second half scoring streak changed the energy of the whole Valkyries team, and made them start contesting every aspect of the game with a higher energy.Canada also felt that the Dream missing key shots was partly because of the charged atmosphere that was inspired by Williams’ performance.She explained: “We were doing what we did in Game 6. We were pushing the pace. We were getting open shots. We were executing our game plan.“I just think Gabby started to get going a little bit, and I think this made everybody on the Valkyries start to get their confidence and started making the hustle plays.“We were losing the 50/50 battles and not boxing out. I thought we were getting the looks that we should have been getting. We just didn’t knock it down.“But I think that was the shift in the energy of Gabby getting going from the three-point line.”Jordin Canada can be proud of her performanceJordin Canada can hold her head high after her performance. She scored 18 points to lead the Atlanta Dream in scoring.She also had five assists, four rebounds and two steals.Canada played all seven games in the Finals and averaged 12.7 points per game. Her 18 points was her highest contribution of the series.She added: “We are just going to assess, take some time to reflect on our season.“We have all had tremendous seasons. But yeah, we are just going to move forward. Next season is a new season.”