The first-round series between the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun and the No. 6 seed Minnesota Lynx has come down to the wire. One game remains to determine who will take on the New York Liberty in the semifinals. Game 3 tips off at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN).
In Game 1, the Sun soundly defeated the Lynx by 30 points, while Lynx were able to hold on 82-75 in Game 2. Now, the series will come to a close in Minneapolis and two questions remain to be answered:
- Will the Sun come through as expected to reach the semifinals for the fourth-consecutive year?
- Or, can the Lynx pull off the upset before their home crowd?
Either way it will be incumbent on a pair of dynamic duos to lead the charge.
The Sun’s Thomas-Bonner tandem
For the Sun, they have the soon-to-be-married tandem of DeWanna Bonner and Alyssa Thomas. Both have been ubiquitous in the series’ first two games, doing a little bit of everything.
Bonner has been on a tear, averaging 20.5 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game. Thomas also averaging is 20.5 points per game, while adding eight assists and 5.5 boards. In Game 1, both notched a double-double, with Bonner scoring 17 points and grabbing 15 rebounds, while also dishing out 6 assists. Thomas scored 15 points and passed out 10 assists. In Game 2, they again put…
