Golden State Valkyries make history with first WNBA title in the team’s second year of existence

The Golden State Valkyries made history on Saturday, clinching the franchise’s first WNBA championship with a 68-63 Game 7 win over the Atlanta Dream. The Valkyries became the fastest expansion team among the major North American sports leagues (NBA, WNBA, NHL, MLB, NFL) to win a title, doing so in just their second year. History was on the Valkyries side heading into Saturday’s Game 7. The home team had won 11 of the last 13 winner-take-all games in the Finals and – at least in the early stages – it looked like Golden State would coast to becoming the 12th team to do so. It was not such a dreamful start for Atlanta, as they started the game 0-10 from the field with two turnovers while Golden State jumped out of the gates with an 8-0 run.