The Connecticut Sun began their Thursday night game against the Minnesota Lynx on a 19-6 run behind 11 points from Tiffany Hayes and never had to sweat the rest of the way. They went on lead by as much as 27 and were able to keep Alyssa Thomas’ playing time under 30 minutes — and Hayes’ and DeWanna Bonners’ under 25 — despite Brionna Jones’ absence, cruising to an 89-68 victory at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Jones injured her leg in the previous Sun game, and we can only hope she is not for an extended period.
Sun forward Brionna Jones had to be helped off the court with an apparent noncontact leg injury during Tuesday’s game at Seattle. Jones pushed off on her right foot and fell to the court. Teammates appeared distraught as she reached for her Achilles area. https://t.co/I5H6eZiMTk
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Minnesota (4-9) was missing Aerial Powers (both ankles), Diamond Miller (ankle) and Jessica Shepard (illness).
The Sun (11-3) uncharacteristically made a lot of threes; their 12-of-25 performance from beyond the arc compared to the Lynx’s 4-of-22 effort was the key to the win, allowing them to overcome losing points in the paint 38-26 and the turnover margin by six.
Hayes finished with a game-high-tying (Napheesa…
