Golden State Valkyries win first WNBA championship

Gabby Williams scored her team's final 11 points of the third quarter and dazzled through the fourth on the way to 30 points as the Golden State Valkyries captured the WNBA championship in just their second season.

The Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 to claim a sensational first WNBA Finals Game 7 on Saturday night as Williams scored 28 of her 30 points in the final 20 minutes.

The 30-year-old star won a championship in college, but had fallen just short while playing for France in the Olympics and FIBA World Cup, losing to the US for the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games by a point and in the women's FIBA World Cup this September.

Now in her first chance on the WNBA's biggest stage, Williams wouldn't let the opportunity slip away.

"I just walked into a group full of love," Williams said. "And that just changed the entire trajectory of my career."

"Gabby is our closer she stayed patient, she stayed with it," coach Natalie Nakase said. "Closing with 30, that is incredible!"

Source: Sky Sports