WNBA: Can Alyssa Thomas keep the new-look Mercury revving and roaring?

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The second week of the 2025 WNBA season is underway, with five games on tap across Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, the Las Vegas Aces visit the Connecticut Sun (7 p.m. ET) and the Atlanta Dream face the Indiana Fever (7 p.m. ET, NBA TV). On Wednesday, the Dallas Wings and Minnesota Lynx meet again (8 p.m. ET), the Washington Mystics take on the Golden State Valkyries (10 p.m. ET) and the Los Angeles Sparks play the Phoenix Mercury (10 p.m. ET).

Here’s why to tune into this quintet of matchups:

Buckets on buckets on buckets

On Tuesday, the Aces will look for their first get-right win of the season over the likewise winless Sun, while the Dream will aim to do the same in Indy against a Fever team that was firing on all cylinders in their season opener.

Across the two games, a ton of points will take the court.

Tina Charles, back in Connecticut, remains the WNBA’s second all-time scorer, with 7719 points to her name after dropping a team-high 23 points in the Sun’s loss to the Mystics on Sunday. One the other side will be reigning MVP A’ja Wilson, who scored a record 1021 points last season and opened 2025 with a 31-point performance.

For the Fever, longtime former Sun DeWanna Bonner can add to her career point total after she rose to third on the WNBA’s…

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