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Valkyries-Dream Game 7 becomes the most watched WNBA playoff game ever
The Valkyries-Dream WNBA Finals averaged 1.88 million viewers, the most since 1999. Game 7 drew 3.3 million to set a postseason record.
Fans showed up for the WNBA Finals in a big way.
The series between the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream averaged 1.88 million viewers. That is the most for a WNBA Finals since 1999.
Golden State won the title in a deciding Game 7, the first Game 7 in Finals history.
A record Game 7
That final game averaged 3.3 million viewers. It is the most watched WNBA playoff game ever.
The audience was up 128% from last year's clinching game, when the Las Vegas Aces finished off the Phoenix Mercury.
Gabby Williams scored 30 points and was named Finals MVP as the Valkyries won 68-63 in San Francisco.
Packed arenas
All seven games in the series sold out. That included Game 6, which tipped off at 11:30 a.m. Central.
The whole postseason averaged 1.49 million viewers. That was up 27% from last year and the best since the league's first season in 1997.
Year two, title one
The Valkyries won the championship in only their second season. They were the league's best defensive team this year.
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