Los Angeles, CA: The Connecticut Sun (25-10) continue their west coast road trip with their second matchup in the last three days with the Los Angeles Sparks (7-28) on Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT at Crypto.com Arena. The Sun are 3-0 against the Sparks this season and will look for the series sweep on Tuesday night. The game will air on NBC Sports Boston and stream live on WNBA League Pass.
Storylines:
Last Time Out:
The Sun defeated the Sparks, 79-67, on Sunday night in Los Angeles, picking up their 12th straight regular season win against Los Angeles dating back to the 2020 season. Alyssa Thomas recorded her league-leading 11th career regular season triple-double in the win and third of the season with 12 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, two steals and one block. Brionna Jones led the Sun in scoring with 21 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks in the game. DiJonai Carrington eclipsed 1,000 career-points with 19 points, one rebound, one assist and five steals. She now leads the league with most games this season with at least five steals, doing it on three occasions this year.
Easy Breezy:
Sun All-Star center Brionna Jones has made her presence known on the offensive end of the floor during the latter half of this season. Over the last four games, Jones has averaged 21.3 points per game, going for 20+ points and leading the team in scoring on three of the four occasions. She currently is fourth in the WNBA in FG%, shooting a team-best 54.3% from the field on the year. She enters Tuesday’s contest 12 rebounds shy of 1,000 rebounds in her career, which would make her just the seventh player in franchise history to achieve the feat all in a Sun uniform.
Opponent History:
Connecticut is 30-28 all-time against Los Angeles during regular season action, with a 12-17 record on the road. The Sun have won twelve straight regular contests against the Sparks dating back to the 2020 season. Los Angeles is led by WNBA All-Star forward Dearica Hamby who leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg). Head Coach Curt Miller is currently in his season with the Sparks, after serving as the Sun’s Head Coach for seven seasons (2016-2022). He is 24-51 all-time with the Los Angeles, including 0-6 against Connecticut.