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Storm sweep Minnesota, on to WNBA finals

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Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart have Seattle back in the finals for the second time in three seasons after the Storm swept Minnesota in the best-of-five semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. Seattle is 3-0 in the championship round, last winning a title in 2018. Bird had 16 points and nine assists in the clincher, while Stewart scored 31 points — a career playoff best. Seattle will face either Connecticut or Las Vegas.

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