Valkyries and Dream focus on defense, but why can’t WNBA Finals produce more scoring?

Yahoo Sports

SAN FRANCISCO — Two games into the WNBA Finals, the main question on everyone’s mind has to be: Why is it so hard for these two teams to score? Game 2 ended with the Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries making 33.9 and 34.4 percent of their field goals, respectively. The teams both shot below 33 percent from the field in Game 1. The Valkyries scraped out a win in the opener with 68 points while Dream won Game 2 with 79, which was the average points per game for the lowest-scoring team (Conne