Valkyries win first WNBA championship in second season
The Golden State Valkyries won their first WNBA championship in only their second season by defeating the Atlanta Dream 68-63. Gabby Williams was named Finals MVP after scoring 30 points in the historic Game 7 victory.
Why it matters
This marks a historic milestone for a WNBA expansion franchise, demonstrating rapid success and growth in the league's popularity.
SAN FRANCISCO — A fresh WNBA CHAMPIONS T-shirt over her uniform, Gabby Williams cradled the shiny MVP trophy in one arm and gave it a kiss. She held up a No. 1 with her left hand, then hugged and high-fived her supporters all the way to Golden State's celebratory locker room where she pulled on some goggles for the party.
Williams made her way back to the Bay Area where she made so many youth basketball memories exactly for a chance to do something like this — to win it all and be part of building something special.
Williams scored her team's final 11 points of the third quarter and dazzled through the fourth on the way to 30 points, and the Golden State Valkyries captured a championship in just their second season by beating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in a sensational first WNBA Finals Game 7 on Saturday night.
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