Minnesota Lynx WNBA Champions

Maya Moore is once again a champion.  Moore and the Minnesota Lynx became the WNBA Champions on Friday after sweeping the Atlanta Dreams in a best of 5 series.  Maya Moore returned to her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia on Friday and scored 5 points and had 7 rebounds in the Lynx 73-67 victory over the Dreams.

During the first game it looked like the Lynx were going to have their way with the Dreams beating Atlanta by 14 points in game 1.  In game 2 and 3 the Dreams fought hard, giving the Lynx a run for their money only escaping with a 6 point victory in game 2 and 3.  Atlanta's McCoughtry led both teams in scoring in game 3 with 22 points as well as the series, scoring 93 points over the 3 game series.  In game 3 there were 5 lead changes and 4 ties but the Lynx were able to hold off and get the victory in Atlanta winning the franchise's first WNBA championship.  The Minnesota Lynx finished the regular season with a league and franchise best record of 27-7.