Minnesota Lynx at Connecticut Sun
· First Round - Game 1
Bonner, Thomas lead Sun to a 90-60 rout of the Lynx in WNBA playoff opener
Game 2 of the best-of-three series will be in Connecticut on Sunday.
Alyssa Thomas added 15 points and 10 assists for the Sun, who earned the No. 3 seed after going 27-13 in the regular season. Rebecca Allen also scored 15 points on five 3-pointers and Tiffany Hayes had 14 points and four 3-pointers.
The Sun made 16 of their 30 shots from behind the arc and held Minnesota to 35% shooting overall. Connecticut scored 30 points off 19 Lynx turnovers.
Connecticut led by 14 at halftime and took their first 20-point lead in the third quarter at 56-36 on a layup by Thomas. The Sun closed the game on a 17-3 run.
Kayla McBride had 16 points for the Lynx, who made the playoffs despite losing their first six games this season. Napheesa Collier added 14 for Minnesota, which also lost three of four regular-season meetings with Connecticut.
McBride scored 14 of her points in the first half and the Lynx used a 16-6 second-quarter run to take a 22-20 lead. But the Sun turned up the defensive pressure and went on a 21-3 run to take a 43-27 lead and control of the game.
Regular Season Series
CONN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 60 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 60 - 90 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Diamond Miller makes 25-foot step back jumpshot | 60 - 90 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leigha Brown assists) | 57 - 90 |
| 4th 26.0 | |
Diamond Miller vs. Olivia Nelson-Ododa (Leigha Brown gains possession) | 57 - 87 |
Statistics
 MIN |
||
|---|---|---|
| 21-60 | FG | 33-70 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 5-25 | 3PT | 16-30 |
| 20 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 13-16 | FT | 8-12 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 28 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 30 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 5,056 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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