Connecticut Sun Drop Game 2 to Minnesota Lynx, 82-75

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Connecticut Sun Drop Game 2 to Minnesota Lynx, 82-75

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Minnesota pressures Game 3 of best-of-three series. Uncasville,  CT - Today,  the Connecticut Sun was up to the Minnesota Lynx,  82-75,  in Video game 2 of the opening round of the WNBA playoffs. The Sun will certainly encounter the Lynx in a winner-take-all Game 3 on Wednesday in Sun was led by Alyssa Thomas who finished with 26 factors,  8 rebounds,  six helps,  one swipe and 2 blocks on the day.1 Q- Connecticut led Minnesota,  14-13,  heading right into the first media timeout of the competition. DeWanna Bonner tallied eight indicate lead the Sun with the initial 6 minutes of the video game. The Lynx completed the quarter on a 11-7 run to take a three-point lead right into the 2nd Sun Basketball Jersey,  24-21. Alyssa Thomas tallied 9 points,  3 rebounds,  one assist and one block with 10 mins of action to lead Connecticut.2 Q- The Sunlight opened the second outscoring the Lynx,  11-9,  to cut the result in one,  33-32,  with 5:11 remaining in the very first fifty percent. Bonner had 5 of Connecticut's 11 on that particular stretch. Minnesota shut the first half on a 11-7 run to take a 44-39 introduce the storage locker room over Connecticut. Bonner led the Sunlight with 18 points,  two rebounds,  one aids and one swipe after twenty mins of play. Thomas added 11 factors,  4 rebounds,  three assists,  one take and 2 blocks at the break.3 Q- Minnesota opened up the 2nd fifty percent outscoring Connecticut,  7-5,  to push their lead up to 7,  51-44,  with 8:08 remaining in the 3rd. Thomas and Rebecca Allen each had pails on that particular opening up extend the locker area. The Lynx remained to develop their lead over the Sun,  taking place a 10-4 run out of that very early timeout to take a 61-48 benefit with 4:11 to play in the third quarter. After tracking by as many as 16 in the third,  Connecticut finished the quarter on an 11-0 run to cut the lead back to 5 heading right into the fourth,  65-60. Thomas tallied 10 indicate lead the Sunlight in the 3rd quarter.4 Q- The Lynx outscored the Sun,  8-7,  to open the 4th,  taking a 73-67 with 5:09 staying in the contest. Connecticut was able to shut the void to three,  76-73,  with 2:33 to enter the fourth,  however the Lynx were able to finish the game on a 6-2 go to seal the 82-75 win over the Sunlight. Bonner tallied six factors,  while Thomas included five factors in the closing 10 minutes of the was led by Kayla McBride that tallied 28 points,  8 rebounds,  two helps and one steal in the video game. Napheesa Collier added 26 points,  13 rebounds,  two aids,  2 steals and one block for the Notes: DeWanna Bonner scratched 24 factors,  5 rebounds,  two helps and one Allen do with 10 factors,  9 rebounds,  2 aids and one 24 factors in the video game,  DeWanna Bonner relocated into sixth all-time in scoring in Connecticut Sun postseason background,  passing Lindsay 6 made 3s in today's video game,  DeWanna Bonner relocated right into 8th all-time in three-point field goals made in WNBA postseason background,  passing Katie Smith,  Deanna Nolan and Tamika six helps,  Alyssa Thomas moved into 10th all-time in aids in WNBA postseason racked up 20 factors off Connecticut's 11 Sun fired 43.8% on the day,  while the Lynx went 47.8% from the floor.