The Minnesota Lynx can tighten their grip on the top spot in the Western Conference’s Commissioner’s Cup standings on Sunday afternoon when they travel to Dallas to face the Wings for a third time this season.
Before that, the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun meet in an Eastern Conference Cup game that, due to Washington’s 0-2 Cup record and Connecticut’s -40 point differential, likely has little relevance to the outcome of the in-season competition. Nevertheless, the contest can still provide more data about the directions of these retooling teams.
Sun-Mystics tips off at 3 p.m. ET, with Lynx vs. Wings following at 4 p.m. ET. Both games are available through WNBA League Pass.
Can Mystics start to get more from Dolson, Austin and Edwards against Sun?
Just when we doubt the Sun, they come through, determined to prove that this will not be a totally lost season, as a 34-point outburst from Marina Mabrey spurred the Sun to a defeat of the previously surging Atlanta Dream, 84-76.
And yet, we’re going to doubt them again. The Sun, with a…