The Connecticut Sun booked a place in the semifinals for the fifth consecutive season with a 90-75 win over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of their first-round series on Wednesday night. Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner combined for 53 points, 16 rebounds and 18 assists to lead the way for the Sun.
With that, the semifinals are now set, and the top-four seeds have all advanced. The defending champion Las Vegas Aces will take on the Dallas Wings, while the New York Liberty will face the Sun. Both of those series will begin on Sunday afternoon. The final three series will be best-of-five contests. It will be a 2-2-1 format, with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, Game 5.
Playoff bracket
Series hubs
First-round results (best-of-three)
Wednesday, Sept. 13 — Game 1s
- Sun 90, Lynx 60 (Sun lead 1-0)
- Aces 87, Sky 59 (Aces lead 1-0)
Friday, Sept. 15 — Game 1s
- Liberty 90, Mystics 75 (Liberty lead 1-0)
- Wings 94, Dream 82 (Wings lead 1-0)
Sunday, Sept. 17 — Game 2s
- Lynx 82, Sun 75 (Series tied 1-1)
- Aces 92, Sky 70 (Aces win series 2-0)
Tuesday, Sept. 19 — Game 2s
- Liberty 90, Mystics 85 OT (Liberty win series 2-0)
- Wings 101, Dream 74 (Wings win series 2-0)
Wednesday, Sept. 20 — Game 3
- Sun 90, Lynx 75 (Sun win…
