ATLANTA, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Swin Cash helped Seattle to a big lead Thursday and the Storm held on to defeat Atlanta 87-84 and capture the WNBA championship.
Seattle swept the best-of-five title series to win its second WNBA crown six years after capturing its first one. The Storm had the best regular-season record and did not lose a playoff game.
Cash scored 18 points, boosting Seattle to a 12-point lead in the fourth period. Atlanta rallied to within one down the stretch before Camille Little made two free throws with 6 seconds remaining for the final points.
Both Angel McCoughtry and Kelly Miller missed 3-point attempts just before the buzzer.
Cash scored 18 points and Lauren Jackson had 15 for Seattle. McCoughtry led Atlanta with 35.
Atlanta finished fourth in the Eastern Conference before sweeping both Washington and New York in the playoffs to reach the finals for the first time.
