ATLANTA — Seimone Augustus and the Minnesota Lynx completed a near-perfect postseason by beating the Atlanta Dream 73-67 on Friday night to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA championship series.
Augustus had 16 points and Maya Moore, returning home to Atlanta. had 15 to lead the scoring attack as the Lynx won their first WNBA title.
Minnesota closed the postseason with six straight wins, including sweeps of Phoenix in the Western Conference finals and Atlanta in the championship series.
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 give coach Cheryl Reeve a hug.
Angel McCoughtry led Atlanta with 22 points. Erika de Souza, who had 11, was Atlanta’s only other scorer in double figures.
Rebekkah Brunson had 13 points and nine rebounds for Minnesota, while Candice Wiggins had 10 points.
Atlanta was swept by Seattle in the 2010 WNBA Finals.
The Dream trailed by eight points in the final quarter before making a late charge as McCoughtry had two late layups, but the Dream could come no closer than four points in the final 30 seconds.
