Pakistan, Nov. 2 -- A fresh WNBA CHAMPIONS T-shirt over her uniform, Gabby Williams cradled the shiny MVP trophy in one arm and gave it a kiss. She held up a No. 1 with her left hand, then hugged and high-fived her supporters all the way to Golden State's locker room where she pulled on some goggles for the celebration.

Williams made her way back to the Bay Area where she cherishes so many youth basketball memories exactly for a chance to do something like this - to win it all and be part of building something special.

And she has done that all right.

"I just walked into a group full of love," Williams said. "And that just changed the entire trajectory of my career."

Williams scored her team's final 11 points of the third quarter and ...