The Connecticut Sun (8-0) heads into a home game against Ariel Atkins and the Washington Mystics (0-8) at Mohegan Sun Arena on Tuesday, starting at 7:00 PM ET.
The Sun have a +81 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.2 points per game. They’re putting up 80.8 points per game to rank sixth in the league and are allowing 70.6 per contest to rank first in the WNBA.
The Mystics’ -75 scoring differential (being outscored by 9.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 74.4 points per game (12th in WNBA) while allowing 83.8 per outing (10th in league).
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How to Watch Sun vs. Mystics
- Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: NBCS-BOS and MNMT
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- Location: Uncasville, Connecticut
- Venue: Mohegan Sun Arena
- Favorite: Sun -12.5
Sun’s Last Game
In its last game, Connecticut picked up a 69-50 victory versus Atlanta. The Sun were led by DeWanna Bonner’s 18 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks and DiJonai Carrington’s 15 points.
- DeWanna Bonner: 18 PTS | 10 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 2 3PM
- DiJonai Carrington: 15 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
- Tyasha Harris: 13 PTS | 4 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
Mystics’ Last Game
Washington enters this matchup having lost to New York in its last game 90-79. It was led by Atkins (15 PTS, 7 REB, 55.6 FG%, 3-6 from 3PT) and Shakira Austin (12 PTS, 40.0 FG%).
- Ariel Atkins: 15 PTS | 7 REB |3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
- Shakira Austin: 12 PTS | 6 REB |0 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 0 3PM
- Myisha Hines-Allen: 11 PTS | 7 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Sun Players to Watch
- Alyssa Thomas leads her team in both rebounds (9.6) and assists (9.0) per contest, and also averages 13.8 points. At the other end, she posts 1.5 steals and 0.8 blocked shots.
- Bonner puts up a team-high 19.0 points per contest. She is also averaging 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists, shooting 47.5% from the field and 24.4% from beyond the arc with 1.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
- Brionna Jones posts 13.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. At the other end, she puts up 1.9 steals (ninth in league) and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Carrington is putting up 12.9 points, 1.8 assists and 5.1 rebounds per contest.
- Tyasha Harris is putting up 10.3 points, 3.3 assists and 1.9 rebounds per contest.
Mystics Players to Watch
- Atkins is averaging a team-leading 13.8 points per contest. And she is producing 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists, making 37.1% of her shots from the floor and 31.9% from 3-point range, with 1.9 triples per game.
- Julie Vanloo is putting up a team-high 5.6 assists per game. And she is contributing 8.8 points and 2.4 rebounds, making 41.3% of her shots from the field and 37.0% from beyond the arc, with 2.1 treys per game.
- The Mystics get 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game from Karlie Samuelson.
- Austin tops the Mystics in rebounding (6.8 per game), and puts up 11.7 points and 1.0 assists. She also delivers 0.5 steals and 1.0 block.
- Aaliyah Edwards gets the Mystics 6.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. She also averages 0.8 steals and 0.9 blocked shots.
