ATLANTA — Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx completed a near-perfect postseason by beating the Atlanta Dream 73-67 Friday night to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA championship series.
Augustus had 16 points and rookie Maya Moore added 15 as the Lynx won their first WNBA title.
Minnesota closed the postseason with six straight wins, including a sweep of Phoenix in the Western Conference finals.
Most Minnesota players celebrated in a pile of hugs on the court. Taj McWilliams-Franklin, the 41-year-old starting center, headed to the bench to engulf coach Cheryl Reeve in a hug.
Angel McCoughtry led Atlanta with 22 points. Erika de Souza, who had 11, was Atlanta’s only other scorer in double figures.
Atlanta was swept by Seattle in the 2010 WNBA finals.
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