Uncasville, CT: The Connecticut Sun (28-12, 1-0) host the Indiana Fever (20-20, 0-1) in Game 2 of the First Round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs on Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 PM ET at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Sun currently lead the best of three series, 1-0, and will look to advance to the WNBA Semifinals with a win on Wednesday night. The game will air on ESPN and stream live on the ESPN app.
Storylines:
Last Time Out:
The Connecticut Sun defeated the Indiana Fever, 93-69, in Game 1 of the First Round of the WNBA Playoffs on Sunday afternoon. Marina Mabrey led the Sun in scoring in the win with a postseason career-high 27 points, three rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes off the bench. Her 27 points marked a new WNBA postseason record for most points by a single player coming off the bench. Alyssa Thomas tallied her fourth postseason triple-double and 15th of her career (11 regular season). She finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. The triple-double also marks her second triple-double of the season against the Indiana Fever, previously notching one in the Sun’s season opener on May 14.
Postseason Milestones:
DeWanna Bonner enters Wednesday’s game just one game shy of tying Lindsay Whalen for first all-time in games played in WNBA postseason history (82). She is also 40 points away from moving into third all-time in scoring and 19 rebounds away from moving into third all-time in rebounding in WNBA postseason history. With 13 assists in Sunday’s game, Alyssa Thomas moved into sixth all-time in assists in WNBA postseason history (260).
Opponent History:
Connecticut is 58-32 all-time against Indiana during regular season action, with an 5-4 record all-time during postseason play. Their first playoff meeting came during the 2005 Eastern Conference Finals, where the Sun swept the Fever, 2-0. Indiana returned the favor in the 2007 Eastern Conference Semifinals, winning the series, 2-1. Prior to this year, their last playoff meeting came 12 years ago in the 2012 Eastern Conference Finals. The Fever won the series, 2-1, ultimately winning the WNBA Finals that season. The Sun went 3-1 against the Fever during the 2024 regular season, dropping their first game against Indiana since the 2021 season. Head Coach Christie Sides is in her second season with Indiana and is 1-7 all-time against the Sun during the regular season and 0-1 in the postseason.