ades ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁first - team ▁all - WN BA ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁voted ▁an ▁all - star - game ▁st arter ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season , ▁August us ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁W N BA ▁All - Star ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁time ▁in ▁her ▁career ▁while ▁aver aging ▁ 1 3 . 8 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁However , ▁August us ▁was ▁batt ling ▁a ▁right ▁kne e ▁injury ▁and ▁was ▁out ▁in def initely ▁mid way ▁through ▁the ▁season ▁to ▁have ▁kne e ▁surg ery . ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁had ▁remained ▁dominant ; ▁making ▁a ▁trade ▁for ▁star ▁center ▁Syl via ▁F ow les , ▁strength ening ▁their ▁starting ▁line up ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 2 - 1 2 ▁record . ▁August us ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁return ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁play offs ▁and ▁The ▁Lyn x ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁for ▁a ▁rem atch ▁against ▁the ▁Indiana ▁F ever , ▁this ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁be ating ▁Indiana ▁in ▁a ▁hard - f ought ▁series ▁ 3 - 2 ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁acquired ▁Syl via ▁F ow les ▁winning ▁Final s ▁M VP , ▁as ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁won ▁their ▁third ▁W N BA ▁championship ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁season , ▁the ▁Lyn x ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁championship