VIDEO: Connecticut Sun rout Chicago Sky 87-54, Angel Reese Injured On Bench During Chicago Sky vs Connecticut Sun WNBA basketball
Video here:
.
.
Sun roll past Chicago for a record 28th win and date with Indiana in playoffs
The season began for the Connecticut Sun with rookie Caitlyn Clark and the Indiana Fever before a sold out Mohegan Sun Arena.
For the Sun, the 2024 playoffs will begin on Sunday at 3 p.m. with Clark and Fever coming to Uncasville.
Connecticut set a new franchise record for most wins in a single season (28) with an 87-54 win over the Chicago Sky Thursday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Ty Harris led the way for Connecticut (28-12) with 15 points, four assists and one block.
A Connecticut loss and a win by the Las Vegas Aces could have moved the Sun to the No. 4 seed and a best-of-3 matchup with the Seattle Storm. But the Sun took care of business and got the Fever in the first round.
Game two is Wednesday in Uncasville and game three, if necessary, will be in Indiana on Friday.
Alyssa Thomas scored 13 points for the Sun, all in the first half. She also had seven assists and one steal. With her seven assists, she set a new single season franchise record for assists (317).
DiJonai Carrington had 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. Marina Mabrey finished with 12 points, six assists and two steals while Olivia Nelson-Ododa tied a season-high with 12 points and three blocks. DeWanna Bonner had 11 points in 24 minutes of action.
The Sun limited Chicago (13-27) to just 33.9 percent shooting from the field and swept the season series from the Sky, 4-0.
The Sun closed out the first half with a 9-0 run to take a 46-35 lead at halftime. Harris and Thomas each scored 13 points in the first half. A quick 4-0 to open up the second half swelled the lead to 15 points, 50-35.
The Sun outscored Chicago, 23-6 in the third quarter to take command.
Three Chicago players finished in double-figures, led by Dana Evans who notched 14 points, two assists, one steal and one block in 21 minutes off the bench. Isabelle Harrison finished with a double-double, tallying 13 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Kaela Davis added 12 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and two blocks of her own.
Chicago came in the game with playoff hopes. But they needed to beat Connecticut and hope that Atlanta and Washington lost to claim the eighth seed.
News
Brittany Mahomes Shares CUTE Photos of Behind-the-Scenes Look at Daughter Sterling Getting Her Game Day Look Done and also after the Chiefs VS Bengals Game Started
Brittany Mahomes Shares CUTE Photos of Behind-the-Scenes Look at Daughter Sterling Getting Her Game Day Look Done and also after the Chiefs VS Bengals Game Started “Sterling’s game day look underway,” the wife of Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes wrote on…
Patrick Mahomes Breaks Silence on Kareem Hunt’s Chiefs Return After Isiah Pacheco’s Brutal Fibula Injury
The season is in the 3rd week now. And the list of injured players keeps getting long and long. So does the list of transfers. With a fractured fibula, Isiah Pacheco is ruled out for several weeks. After putting Pacheco on the…
VIDEO: Host From ‘The View’ Rips Brittany Mahomes Over Her “Interracial Marriage” With Patrick Mahomes
VIDEO: Host From ‘The View’ Rips Brittany Mahomes Over Her “Interracial Marriage” With Patrick Mahomes Patrick and Brittany Mahomes (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit) “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin went after Brittany Mahomes this week for…
Becky Hammon Calls Out Christie Sides and Caitlin Clark After Aces Dominate Fever!
Becky Hammon Calls Out Christie Sides and Caitlin Clark After Aces Dominate Fever! . . . Play video: Ex-WNBA star Renee Montgomery calls out Caitlin Clark fans for being ‘racist’ toward Angel Reese Former WNBA star Renee Montgomery shared a…
Cheппedy Carter is losiпg her miпd aпd DEMANDING re-raпkiпg after ESPN pυts her at the bottom of the WNBA’s top 25 players as she believes list was maпipυlated by Caitliп Clark aпd her faпs.
Chennedy Carter has recently voiced strong discontent with ESPN’s ranking of her at the bottom of their WNBA Top 25 list. The outspoken guard, known for her dynamic scoring ability and impactful performances, is challenging her low placement, arguing that…
Shocking photo: Caitlin Clark was brutally hit in the face right on the court because she was about to score, the opponent had no choice but to foul her
Caitlin Clark elbowed in face during rough performance in loss to Aces It was an uphill battle for Fever rookie Caitlin Clark in a loss to the Aces on Wednesday. The All-Star guard took an inadvertent elbow to the face…
End of content
No more pages to load