The WNBA announced Lynx center Sylvia Fowles was named the league's MVP.
It is the first time Fowles has won the award after she earned 35 of 40 first-place votes and 385 points from a national panel of writers and broadcasters.
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She had a vast lead over runner-up Tina Charles of the New York Liberty (three first-place votes and 199 points) and Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker (2, 132).
Fowles, 31, helped the Lynx to a 27-7 record and averaged 18.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.
She will receive the award before Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals, when the Lynx take on the Mystics.
