梦想队历史性闯入WNBA总决赛主场或被迫搬进3500人小球馆
亚特兰大梦想队上周五横扫纽约自由人队，队史第四次闯入WNBA总决赛，将与金州女武神队争夺总冠军。总决赛首战将于本周六在旧金山打响。梦想队本赛季季后赛的主场比赛一直在亚特兰大的州立农业球馆（State Farm Arena）进行，场均吸引约9700名观众，创下球队季后赛上座纪录。
但尴尬的是，总决赛第3、4场以及可能抢6的比赛日期（10月22日、24日、29日），州立农业球馆已有别的安排：22日是歌手Sombr的演唱会，24日和29日是NBA老鹰队的主场比赛。据报道，球队曾尝试预订佐治亚理工等更大场馆未果，很可能被迫回到位于大学公园市（College Park）的常规主场——只能容纳约3500名观众的 Gateway中心球馆（Gateway Center Arena），这是全联盟最小的球馆。截至周一晚，球队尚未正式宣布总决赛主场的最终安排，球迷对"总决赛挤小球馆"的不满情绪正在发酵。
Dream's Historic Run to WNBA Finals Could Force Move to 3,500-Seat Arena
The Atlanta Dream swept the New York Liberty last Friday to reach the WNBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history, where they will face the Golden State Valkyries for the championship. Game 1 tips off this Saturday in San Francisco. The Dream have played this postseason's home games at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, drawing about 9,700 fans per game — a franchise playoff attendance record.
The problem: Games 3 and 4 and a possible Game 6 of the Finals, scheduled for October 22, 24 and 29, conflict with existing bookings at State Farm Arena — a concert by singer Sombr on the 22nd, and Atlanta Hawks home games on the 24th and 29th. The team reportedly tried to book larger venues such as Georgia Tech without success, and may be forced back to its regular home in College Park, the Gateway Center Arena, which holds only about 3,500 fans and is the smallest arena in the league. As of Monday night, the team had not formally announced its Finals home venue, and fan frustration over a 'Finals in a tiny gym' was building.
图片来源：图：亚特兰大梦想队（深色球衣）与明尼苏达山猫队比赛画面。摄影：Lorie Shaull，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源：Wikimedia Commons
