6:05 pm
August 11

Sun @ Aces

Who will WIN this matchup?

Connecticut Sun (16-7)

@ Las Vegas Aces (15-9)

 

Current odds:

Connecticut Sun: (+115)

Las Vegas Aces: (-135)

 

• The spread for the game is Las Vegas by 2 points.

• The Sun (16-7) dropped into a tie with the Washington Mystics for the league’s best overall record after getting routed 89-57 at Minnesota on Friday night. Connecticut fell behind 10-4 early and never recovered as its seven-game winning streak came to an end — during one stretch of the second quarter, the Sun missed 10 shots and committed 10 turnovers while the Lynx went on a 17-0 tear and opened a 29-point halftime lead.

• Bria Holmes was the only Sun player to finish in double figures, scoring 10 points off the bench. Connecticut committed 20 turnovers, shot 30.9 percent, scored a season low in points, and was only 5 of 23 from 3-point range. About the only positive Miller could take from the game was that no starter logged more than 22 minutes as they combined for 11 of 28 shooting.

• Las Vegas (15-9) is also stewing as it missed an opportunity to draw closer to Connecticut and Washington on Friday night following an 87-84 home loss to Chicago. The Aces, who are percentage points behind the Los Angeles Sparks for third and 1 ½ games behind the Sun and Mystics for the top spot, overcame a 13-point first-quarter deficit but could not make winning plays late as they committed three turnovers in the final 3:18.

• The slow start, though, clearly irked Aces coach Bill Laimbeer as his team also wasted All-Star Liz Cambage’s best performance of the season as she totaled 28 points and 11 rebounds. Her starting teammates, though, were a combined 10 for 39 from the field.

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