Lauren Jackson wins sixth WNBL title as Flyers crush Lynx in grand final decider

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Southside Flyers thump Perth Lynx 115-81 in game three of the final series, as the Australia basketball great wins her first WNBL championship since 2010

Lauren Jackson and Southern Flyers clinched the WNBL championship with a convincing victory over Perth Lynx in game three of the grand final seriesLauren Jackson and Southern Flyers clinched the WNBL championship with a convincing victory over Perth Lynx in game three of the grand final seriesLauren Jackson’s remarkable return is complete, with the all-time great celebrating a sixth WNBL championship after her Southside Flyers’ size, experience and quality proved too much for Perth in Sunday’s...

She wouldn’t be denied, though, and now is a six-time WNBL champion, having been a key part of the Flyers winning game two in Perth on Thursday and blowing the Lynx away in the last leg on Sunday, 115-81. Southside’s front court alongside Jackson of Mercedes Russell and Carley Ernst were also huge contributors towards coach Cheryl Chambers’ third title.Russell hit the game winner in Perth on the buzzer and won the Rachael Sport Award as MVP with another 13 points and 13 rebounds on Sunday. Ernst blew the game open with three triples in two minutes in the third quarter.

 

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