Alyssa Thomas has 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as Sun beat Sparks 79-67
LOS ANGELES -- — Brionna Jones scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds, DiJonai Carrington added 19 points and Alyssa Thomas recorded her third triple-double of the season Sunday night to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Los Angeles Sparks 79-67.
Thomas finished with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and has a WNBA-leading three triple-doubles this season and her 11 career in the regular season are the most in league history.
DeWanna Bonner scored 14 points and Marina Mabrey added 10 for Connecticut (25-10), which had lost back-to-back games for the second time this season.
Mabrey hit a 3-pointer with 6:26 to play that gave Connecticut its first lead since 22-20 early in the second quarter and Carrington followed with an alley-oop layup to cap a 10-3 spurt that made it 69-66 about 30 seconds later and the Sun led the rest of the way.
Neither team scored until Rickea Jackson made 1 of 2 free throws to make it a two-point game with 3:36 remaining but the Sparks went scoreless from there, shooting 0 for 5 from the field and committing seven turnovers over the final 6 1/2 minutes.
Los Angeles (7-28), which has lost four in a row and 11 of its last 12, became the first WNBA team eliminated from playoff contention after a 92-78 loss to the Chicago Sky on Friday night.
Jackson led the Sparks with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Odyssey Sims and Dearica Hamby added 10 points apiece.
Connecticut has won 13 consecutive games against the Sparks, dating to an 80-76 home loss on Aug. 28, 2020.
The Sun scored their first 14 points in the paint before Mabrey hit a 3-pointer to make it 17-11 before Jackson capped a 7-0 spurt to give the Sparks a 20-19 lead early in the second quarter.
Jackson scored 11 points and Hamby added 10 in the first half before Kia Nurse hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Los Angeles a 45-39 lead at the intermission.
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Regular Season Series
CONN wins 4-0
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Wooten
- Randy Richardson
- Blanca Burns
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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New York | 13 | 6 | .684 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 12 | 7 | .632 | 1 | W1 |
Indiana | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4 | L2 |
Washington | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4 | W1 |
Chicago | 5 | 13 | .278 | 7.5 | L2 |
Connecticut | 3 | 16 | .158 | 10 | W1 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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Minnesota | 17 | 3 | .850 | - | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3 | W2 |
Seattle | 12 | 8 | .600 | 5 | L1 |
Golden State | 10 | 9 | .526 | 6.5 | W1 |
Las Vegas | 9 | 10 | .474 | 7.5 | L1 |
Los Angeles | 6 | 13 | .316 | 10.5 | W1 |
Dallas | 6 | 14 | .300 | 11 | L1 |