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Sparks Take Home WNBA Championship With Dramatic Victory

The Sparks last night defeated the Lynx 77-76 in the deciding Game 5 of the WNBA Finals for the franchise's "first title in 14 years." Sparks F Nneka Ogwumike's short jumper with 3.1 seconds left set off the celebration, "silencing the sellout crowd of 19,423" at Target Center. The WNBA's new postseason format with the field ordered by overall record regardless of conference "sure worked well, leading to this classic matchup between the two teams that fought all summer for the top seed and featuring several of the league's biggest stars." Sparks investor Magic Johnson sat courtside to "root for the Sparks" (ESPN.com, 10/21).

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