WNBA Thursday Night
Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces
Game 3 21:30 ET
In a five-game series tied at 1-1, Game 3 is extremely important. The Sun have to feel that they let Game 2 get away from them. The contest was tied at 73 with three minutes to play and the Aces closed the game on a 10-2 run.
Sun point-forward Alyssa Thomas was injured in the first quarter of Game 2 and she will no doubt be missed as she sits on the sidelines for Game 3. The injury forced the Sun to play three lineups they had never played this season, which is huge in terms of continuity and overall comfortability within the offense.
The Sun were plus-10 in rebounding in Game 1 but were just plus-1 in Game 2 and they saw their turnovers increase. Both of these factors need to be worked out if the Sun are going to stay in this series.
The Aces are the top seed and saw A’ja Wilson, their top player, score 29 points and record seven blocks in a tremendous defensive performance. The winner of this game will be in a good position to advance to the WNBA Finals.
Sun point-forward Alyssa Thomas was injured in the first quarter of Game 2 and she will no doubt be missed as she sits on the sidelines for Game 3. The injury forced the Sun to play three lineups they had never played this season, which is huge in terms of continuity and overall comfortability within the offense.
The Sun were plus-10 in rebounding in Game 1 but were just plus-1 in Game 2 and they saw their turnovers increase. Both of these factors need to be worked out if the Sun are going to stay in this series.
The Aces are the top seed and saw A’ja Wilson, their top player, score 29 points and record seven blocks in a tremendous defensive performance. The winner of this game will be in a good position to advance to the WNBA Finals.