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Kiah Stokes kept swatting shots on the interior, while Veronica Burton disrupted the Dream with her own quick hands to alter shots.

And that crazed, violet-clad “Ballhalla” home crowd roared at every chance – watching the Golden State Valkyries move one win away from a championship in their second season with a 64-55 victory against Atlanta in Game 5 of the WNBA finals on Monday night.

• Valkyries-Dream Game 6 to tip at 9.30am on west coast

• Game moved to larger State Farm Arena in Atlanta

• Hawks’ NBA game on same day could not be moved

Game 6 of the WNBA finals between the Atlanta Dream and the Golden State Valkyries will be played at State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12.30pm ET, the league has announced. That means Valkyries fans in California will be watching the game at 9.30am local time.

Dream guard Allisha Gray said it didn’t matter what time the game was played.