Las Vegas Aces at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDeWanna Bonner scores career-high 41 points, Connecticut Sun hand Las Vegas Aces 1st loss
Bonner topped her previous high of 38, set in 2016, on a 3-pointer with 2:50 remaining for a 90-67 lead. The previous franchise record was 35, scored by Shannon Johnson in 2000 when the organization was the Orlando Miracle.
On Tuesday, Bonner only had five points in a 90-84 loss to Las Vegas. But Bonner responded by scoring 14 of Connecticut’s opening 20 points on Thursday. Bonner finished 16 of 23 from the field, including 5 of 7 from distance.
“I think I played the worst possible game of my career (Tuesday with five points)," Bonner said. "So I just wanted to come out and be aggressive and then I got the hot hand, so it was like OK, it was go-time at that point. I’ve been struggling all year to shoot the ball, but I don’t know what happened tonight, that was a first for me.”
Las Vegas got within 64-54 early in the fourth quarter before Bonner scored the next seven Connecticut points for a 71-58 lead.
Brionna Jones added 12 points and Tiffany Hayes scored 11 for Connecticut (7-2). Alyssa Thomas had nine points, eight rebounds, 12 assists and three steals.
Kelsey Plum led Las Vegas (7-1) with 16 points. A’ja Wilson scored 13, Chelsea Gray had 12 and Jackie Young added 10. Candace Parker was held to six points in 21 minutes.
Wilson became the second-fastest player in WNBA history, behind Washington's Elena Delle Donne, to reach 3,000-plus points, 1,000 rebounds and 250 blocks.
The two teams played for the WNBA championship last year and the Aces won the franchise's first title.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 77 - 94 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 94 | |
4th 23.1 | Sydney Colson makes three point jumper (Cayla George assists) | 77 - 94 | |
4th 32.1 | Rebecca Allen bad pass (Cayla George steals) | 74 - 94 | |
4th 47.1 | Tyasha Harris defensive rebound | 74 - 94 |
Statistics
LV | CONN | |
---|---|---|
28-60 | FG | 37-70 |
46.7 | Field Goal % | 52.9 |
9-21 | 3PT | 8-14 |
42.9 | Three Point % | 57.1 |
12-17 | FT | 12-16 |
70.6 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
26 | Rebounds | 34 |
5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
18 | Assists | 28 |
8 | Steals | 12 |
5 | Blocks | 2 |
16 | Turnovers | 12 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
5 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
24 | Points in Paint | 40 |
18 | Fouls | 20 |
2 | Largest Lead | 23 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 5,147 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
New York | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Washington | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Connecticut | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Chicago | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Atlanta | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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