Before they left, the two completed some unfinished business Thursday night, winning a WNBA title for the Seattle Storm.
The pair led the Storm to a second championship in franchise history, holding off the Atlanta Dream 87-84 in Game 3 to sweep the best-of-five championship series.
Jackson, who added Finals Most Valuable Player honors to her regular season MVP trophy, had 15 points and nine rebounds in the clinching win.
"I said I've never felt I'd be part of a team that's been this good or be at the end of a season and feel like I wish it would all start again because it's been this much fun," said Jackson.
Meanwhile, Bird had 14 points and a game high seven assists, including a three-pointer in the third period that gave Seattle a lead they wouldn't surrender, as they erased a six-point Dream lead and five years of the pain of first round playoff exits.
"I guess now, I can be honest, right?" said Bird. "Losing in the first round has been terrible and having people write about it and talk about it, it's something that I took very personally." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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