Connecticut SunvsPhoenix Mercury
CON 63/PHX 72
Things to say
Phoenix beat Connecticut 72-63 at home Sunday night.
01
opener
Phoenix took care of business, 72-63. Grind-it-out game, nobody was lighting it up. Sun just couldn't buy a bucket down the stretch.
02
key player
DeWanna Bonner dropped 21 and pulled six boards. She's been quietly carrying that offense.
03
hot take
Neither team cracked 75, so let's not pretend it was pretty. Phoenix wanted it more, that's the whole story.
04
deep cut
Alyssa Thomas stuffed the sheet with 11 dimes. She barely scores and still runs the whole show. And Griner had 19 in the loss.
05
exit
Both these teams are scraping the bottom, so it's really about who plays spoiler next. We'll see if it carries over.
The recap
Phoenix grinded out a 72-63 win over Connecticut in a rock fight where nobody could buy a bucket. DeWanna Bonner carried the load with 21 and 6, while Alyssa Thomas ran the show and dished 11 dimes to keep the offense afloat.
Griner did her thing with 19 for the Sun, but she got no help and Connecticut took the L. Ugly game, but the Merc needed it.