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Gabby Williams scored 30 points as the Golden State Valkyries beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in Game 7 on Saturday night to win their first WNBA championship in only their second season. It was the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history, and it crowned a first-time champion. The owner had said the team would win a title within five years, and the Valkyries did it in two, which ESPN framed as a rapid build of a title winner.