The Connecticut Sun have come out of the All-Star break and notched two straight wins after dismantling the Atlanta Dream, 93-68, on Friday night at Gateway Center Arena.
The Sun, who have won all three matchups against the Dream this season, improve to 15-8 while the Dream drop to 10-14.
Check out the full box score here.
ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
All the Sun need to do if they ever want to unlock their offense is play the Dream.
Connecticut put together another strong offensive performance as the Sun’s highest scoring output of the season (105 points) also came against Atlanta. The Sun finished shooting 44.8% from the field.
The Sun exploited Atlanta’s defense with their depth as all five starters registered points just six minutes into the game. Jonquel Jones, Alyssa Thomas, Natisha Hiedeman and Brionna Jones all finished in double figures in scoring while DeWanna Bonner, Courtney Williams and DiJonai Carrington each chipped in with eight points. The Sun also had all five of their bench players score as well.
When the Sun have their offense going like they did against the Dream, and with it coming from multiple contributors, they will always be a tough team to beat.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Jonquel Jones paved the way for the Sun with a big-time performance. The reigning league MVP tallied 21 points on 5-for-9 shooting, including going 9-for-10 from the free-throw line. Jones also grabbed five rebounds.
— Thomas fills up the stat sheet like Santa Claus stuffs stocking. Thomas continued to make an all-around impact by totaling 11 points, six rebounds and five assists.
— Hiedeman aided the winning effort by scoring 13 points to go along with three assists and two steals.
WAGER WATCH
Connecticut had no problem covering the Over of 81.5 total team points set by DraftKings Sportsbook. The Sun had -125 odds to surpass that mark, and a $100 wager on that bet would have netted a total payout of $180.
ON DECK AT NESN
The Sun take on the Las Vegas Aces in a nationally televised game Sunday at 1 p.m. ET before returning to NESN airwaves on Tuesday when they take on the New York Liberty at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tipoff for that contest is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
