Connecticut Sun head to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Lynx for a berth in the WNBA Finals
The Connecticut Sun staved off elimination on Sunday evening, dominating the Minnesota Lynx in the second half for a 92-82 victory to even their best-of-five WNBA semifinal series at two games each. On Tuesday night, the series returns to the Target Center in Minneapolis for Game 5, with the winner advancing to face the top-seeded New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals beginning on Thursday. The Sun opened the series with a win at Target Center on Sept. 29 before Minnesota bounced back with wins in Games 2 and 3.
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Game Date: Oct. 8, 2024
Game Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
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Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx at 20.8 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in the series to go with seven blocks and six steals. Courtney Williams puts up 13.0 points and 4.8 assists a night while Bridget Carleton gets 11.0 points per outing but is shooting just 29.2% from deep (7-for-24) in the series.
Alyssa Thomas leads a balanced attack for Connecticut at 16.5 points per game to go with 9.3 boards and 8.5 dimes per contest. DeWanna Bonner and Marina Mabrey average 15.3 and 14.8 points, respectively, but Bonner is shooting just 39.6% while Mabrey is at 33.3% and just 11-of 36 (30.6%) from 3-point range. Dijonai Carrington gets 13.8 points a night.
In Game 4 on Sunday, Minnesota led by as much as 10 in the first half before the Sun roared back to lead by as many as 15 points. Tyasha Harris went for 20 points in the win while Thomas added 18 points and 11 assists. Collier’s 29 points and 13 rebounds were team highs for the Lynx and Nasisha Heideman came off the bench for 16 points.
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