--- title: "Jordin Canada Hits a 32-Foot Buzzer-Beater as the Dream Win Their First Finals Game" description: "The Atlanta Dream point guard turned a season of health and ball security into a Game 2 win that tied the WNBA Finals at 1-1." url: https://gaming.skoop.news/jordin-canada-with-the-floater-espn-video--10-29/ published: 2026-10-30T07:39:05.009529-04:00 modified: 2026-10-30T07:39:05.009549-04:00 section: "Gaming & Streamers" publisher: "skoop.news" language: en keywords: ["jordin canada", "Golden State", "Veronica Burton", "Florida Gulf Coast University", "High Point University", "WNBA Finals MVP", "Angel Reese", "Game", "Valkyries"] hashtags: ["#GoldenState", "#VeronicaBurton", "#FloridaGulfCoastUniversity", "#gaming", "#gamingclips"] image: https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Jordin_Canada_puts_up_a_shot_during_the_second_half_%2848727707597%29.jpg/1280px-Jordin_Canada_puts_up_a_shot_during_the_second_half_%2848727707597%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail --- # Jordin Canada Hits a 32-Foot Buzzer-Beater as the Dream Win Their First Finals Game > The Atlanta Dream point guard turned a season of health and ball security into a Game 2 win that tied the WNBA Finals at 1-1. Published 2026-10-30 · Updated 2026-10-30 · Gaming & Streamers, [skoop.news](https://skoop.news/) ## In brief - Jordin Canada hit a 32-foot buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter in San Francisco, and the Atlanta Dream went on to win the first Finals game in franchise history. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) - Golden State committed a season-high 18 turnovers in Game 2, eight of them in the third quarter. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) - The Dream ranked No. 5 in pace this year. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) ## The shot that swung Game 2 Jordin Canada hit a 32-foot buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter in San Francisco, and the Atlanta Dream went on to win the first Finals game in franchise history. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Canada is the point guard for the Dream, and the 79-65 win over the Valkyries tied the WNBA Finals at 1-1. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Atlanta led 39-37 at halftime after DeWanna Bonner hit a jumper before the buzzer. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Rhyne Howard picked up three of her WNBA Finals-record six steals in the third quarter. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) ## Turnovers decided the game Golden State committed a season-high 18 turnovers in Game 2, eight of them in the third quarter. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Veronica Burton said turnovers dictated the entire game because they gave Atlanta more looks. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Golden State head coach Natalie Nakase said the team's identity is defense. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Angel Reese finished Game 2 with 30 points and 16 rebounds. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) She said she let the team down in the prior game by taking only two shot attempts in the second half, and she took responsibility for it. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) If the series ended at the time of the article, the likely WNBA Finals MVP would be Reese. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) ## A style built on forcing mistakes The Dream ranked No. 5 in pace this year. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) They finished No. 2 in the league in fastbreak points, with 11.9 points per game in the regular season. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) They also tied for first in the league with the Minnesota Lynx with 18 points off turnovers per game in the regular season. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) ## Canada's season in numbers Entering training camp, Canada's goals were to get the Dream back in position to win a title, stay healthy, and lead the league in assist to turnover ratio. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) In her first two seasons with the Dream, she played in 48 of a possible 84 games due to numerous injuries. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) This season she played in 43 of the Dream's 44 regular season games. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) Last year Canada had a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio in 28 games. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) This season the ratio was 2.9, trailing only Veronica Burton and Julie Allemand in the league. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) ## The coach who saw the work Camryn Brown is an assistant coach with the Dream and previously played at High Point University, where she averaged 17 points as a senior. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) She joined Karl Smesko's staff at Florida Gulf Coast University and then joined his Dream staff when he made the leap last season. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) Brown said she and Canada began building chemistry from the first time they met during preseason workouts. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) She said the relationship developed organically and has become very close. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) Brown also said Canada asked what changes she needed to make to have a successful season and wanted to make those adjustments. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) ## How we got here Last season the Dream had the best record in the Eastern Conference and then had a first-round exit to the Indiana Fever. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) After the Game 3 loss to the Fever, Canada told reporters that Atlanta will be back. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) Canada said the Dream's core group returned because the team had been believed in. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) ## What to watch in the Finals If you follow the Finals, watch the turnover count. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) Golden State committed a season-high 18 in Game 2, and the Dream tied for first in the league in points off turnovers per game during the regular season. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) Also watch Canada's ball security, since her 2.9 assist to turnover ratio trailed only Burton and Allemand this season. [[2]](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) The series is tied at 1-1. [[1]](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) ## Sources 1. [How Valkyries’ quest for a Game 2 WNBA Finals win imploded after halftime](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/10/19/how-valkyries-quest-for-a-game-2-wnba-finals-win-imploded-after-halftime/) — mercurynews.com 2. [How Camryn Brown helped Jordin Canada become the engine of the Atlanta Dream](https://www.theixsports.com/features/how-camryn-brown-helped-jordin-canada-become-the-engine-of-the-atlanta-dream/) — theixsports.com Image: Photo: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jordin_Canada_puts_up_a_shot_during_the_second_half_(48727707597).jpg) --- Written from the sources above and checked twice (rules and an independent model) before publishing. How we work: https://skoop.news/how-we-work/ · Corrections: https://skoop.news/corrections/