Second title nearly perfect for Storm

SEATTLE (AP) - After the champagne was popped and the celebration was done, the Seattle Storm all wished they could start over.

The 2010 season was just too perfect and too much fun.

Seattle capped its nearly flawless season by winning the WNBA title on Thursday night with an 87-84 win over Atlanta in to sweep the best-of-five finals. It was Seattle's second title, but took far longer than most expected for No. 2 to arrive.

When Seattle won in 2004, with Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson still in the beginning stages of their careers, multiple titles seemed destined for the pair. Instead, six rough years later, the duo finally got the second title and the tribulations of the past made the success that much more fulfilling.