Seattle Storm Wins WNBA championship

Lauren Jackson| Sue Bird|Wnba

The home advantage plays a big role in the series and go back to Atlanta it would be difficult for us to win. So I think we need to continue to do what we do, play defense, better defense all game and then try to win it. Seattle ended its undefeated march through the postseason, beating the Atlanta Dream 87-84 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep in the WNBA Finals.



The Storm won all their seven postseason games of their second WNBA title. The Storm won the championship in 2004. Swine Cash scored 18 points to lead a balanced offense as Seattle overcame 35 points by Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry. Lauren Jackson, who had 26 points in each of the Storm Thurs the 1st victory in the series, had 15 points and nine rebounds and was selected MVP in the final.

WNBA playoff record with 42 points in the Dream's Eastern Conference final decisive victory over the New York Liberty, was trying to gather Atlanta with nine points in the final 02:30. But McCoughtry and Coco Miller missed three-pointers in the last 6 seconds, setting off a celebration in Seattle's players. McCoughtry made two of three free throws to cut the lead to three points with 31 seconds.