Connecticut Sun (9-25, 2-13 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (24-13, 13-6 Western Conference)<\/p>\n
Las Vegas; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n
BOTTOM LINE: Connecticut Sun will attempt to stop its five-game road losing streak when the Sun play Las Vegas Aces.<\/p>\n
The Aces are 11-7 in home games. Las Vegas is third in the WNBA with 21.8 assists per game led by Chelsea Gray averaging 6.9.<\/p>\n
The Sun are 3-13 on the road. Connecticut allows 86.9 points to opponents while being outscored by 7.5 points per game.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.1 percentage points higher than Connecticut has allowed to its opponents (46.1%). Connecticut has shot at a 43.0% clip from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points less than the 44.7% shooting opponents of Las Vegas have averaged.<\/p>\n
The teams play for the third time this season. In the last meeting on May 15 the Aces won 101-94 led by 45 points from A’ja Wilson, while Hailey Van Lith scored 17 points for the Sun.<\/p>\n
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilson is scoring 26.1 points per game with 9.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Aces. Jackie Young is averaging 20.9 points and 6.1 assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n
Olivia Nelson-Ododa is averaging 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Sun. Diamond Miller is averaging 11.5 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n
LAST 10 GAMES: Aces: 5-5, averaging 87.8 points, 31.5 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 5.6 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 90.4 points per game.<\/p>\n
Sun: 3-7, averaging 78.6 points, 32.9 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 41.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 88.2 points.<\/p>\n
INJURIES: Aces: Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), Dana Evans: day to day (leg).<\/p>\n
Sun: Brittney Griner: day to day (knee), Aaliyah Edwards: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n
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