2013 WNBA season

2013 WNBA season
League	Women's National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Duration	May 24 – October 10, 2013
Number of games	34
Number of teams	12
Total attendance	1,536,259
Average attendance	7,531
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV
Top draft pick	Brittney Griner
Picked by	Phoenix Mercury
Season MVP	Candace Parker Los Angeles
Eastern champions	Atlanta Dream
Eastern runners-up	Indiana Fever
Western champions	Minnesota Lynx
Western runners-up	Phoenix Mercury
Finals champions	Minnesota Lynx
Runners-up	Atlanta Dream
Finals MVP	Maya Moore (Minnesota)
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The 2013 WNBA season was the 17th season of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began on May 24, and playoffs concluded on October 10.^[1] The Minnesota Lynx won their second league championship, defeating the Atlanta Dream three games to none in the 2013 WNBA Finals. The year represented a positive turning point for the long-struggling league. Both attendance and television viewership were up, driven by an influx of talented rookies, multiple teams reported that they were near a break-even point, and at least one franchise announced that it was profitable.^[2]