After losing three of four games, the Connecticut Sun have returned to their winning ways, reeling off three-straight wins to move to 17-4, matching the New York Liberty for the league’s best record. The three victories were propelled by the Sun’s three All-Stars: Alyssa Thomas, DeWanna Bonner and Brionna Jones.
Jones, now a three-time All-Star, posted 18 points and seven rebounds to push Connecticut past the Phoenix Mercury, 83-72. During her 27 minutes on the court, the Sun outscored the Mercury by a team-best 23 points. Bonner got buckets in Connecticut’s victories over the Minnesota Lynx, 78-73, and Atlanta Dream, 80-67. Against the Lynx, the six-time All-Star tied her season high with 24 points before draining a career-best seven triples as she finished with 23 points against the Dream.
And through it all, Alyssa Thomas—”The Engine,” a five-time All-Star and a first-time Olympian—has remained the driving force for the Sun. After flirting with a triple-double against Phoenix with 10 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, she completed the deed in the win over Minnesota, totaling 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. In just 25 minutes against Atlanta, she had a tidy stat line of seven points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
With three All-Stars, a…
