ay ▁Wh alen , ▁Reb ek k ah ▁Brun son ▁and ▁newly ▁acquired ▁ro ok ie ▁May a ▁Moore . ▁August us ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁scoring ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁team ' s ▁lead ▁def ender ▁as ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁rolled ▁to ▁a ▁league ▁best ▁ 2 7 - 7 ▁record . ▁August us ▁also ▁made ▁her ▁first ▁all - star ▁game ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁She ▁finished ▁e ighth ▁in ▁M VP ▁voting , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁Second ▁Team ▁All - WN BA ▁for ▁the ▁third ▁time ▁in ▁her ▁career , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁August us ▁elev ated ▁her ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁play offs . ▁She ▁led ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁in ▁scoring ▁in ▁five ▁of ▁their ▁eight ▁games , ▁and ▁scored ▁the ▁second - high est ▁number ▁of ▁points ▁in ▁W N BA ▁Final s ▁history ▁– ▁ 3 6 ▁– ▁in ▁game ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁W N BA ▁Final s . ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁swe pt ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Dream ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁round , ▁with ▁August us ▁being ▁un anim ously ▁named ▁Final s ▁M VP . ▁ ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁flash ▁in ▁the ▁pan ; ▁they ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁seasons , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁F ever ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁defe ating ▁Atlanta ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁August us ▁continued ▁to ▁ear n ▁acc ol