WNBA finals - Game 3

Associated Press/John Bazemore

The Minnesota Lynx held off the Atlanta Dream 86-77 in Game 3 to win the WNBA championship Thursday. The Lynx won their second WNBA title in three years.

Leading the way for Minnesota was Maya Moore with 23 points. Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen also added 15 points. Moore was named the MVP of the finals.

Tiffany Hayes was the leading scorer for the Dream with 20 and Alex Bentley had 18 points.

The Lynx finished the season with a 26-8 record and Atlanta Dream finished 17-17.

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