Jonquel Jones powers Sun past Wings
Jonquel Jones had 19 points and 15 rebound to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Dallas Wings 80-59 on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.
Brionna Jones scored 16 points, Dewanna Bonner had 14 points and four steals and Jasmine Thomas added 12 points and four steals for Connecticut (15-6).
The Sun took to lead for good when Jonquel Jones made a layup about three minutes into the game and used an 18-6 run to make it 28-14 early in the second quarter.
Connecticut, which lost in the Commissioner’s Cup title game to Seattle on Thursday night in Phoenix, has won three straight WNBA regular-season games.
Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings (9-13) with 20 points. Dallas has lost four in a row and five of its last six.
Sky beat storm in OT as Stewart, Bird rest: Kahleah Copper scored 19 points, Allie Quigley hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as the Sky beat the Seattle Storm 87-85 in overtime in Chicago.
Diamond Deshields added 13 points and Candace Parker had 12 points, nine rebounds and two blocks for Chicago (11-10).
Jewell Loyd led Seattle (16-6) with a season-high 26 points, but missed a good look at a potential tying layup as time expired. Magbegor had a career-best 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, Epiphanny Prince scored 13 points and Mercedes Russell added 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Seattle played without 2020 Finals
MVP Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird, who both rested after helping the U.S. team to a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and then leading the Storm past the Sun in the Commissioner’s Cup title game Thursday night in Phoenix.
Quigley hit a 3-pointer to make it 79-79 with 46 seconds left in regulation Sunday and, eventually, force OT. Seattle’s Jordin Canada missed two free throws with 8.7 seconds left and Quigley missed a 30-foot potential winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Copper made two free throws to give the Sky an 85-83 lead with 1:40 to play. After Chicago got a stop on the other end, Ezi Magbegor blocked a layup by Copper. Parker grabbed the offensive rebound and missed a put-back attempt but again secured the rebound before making a short basket to cap the scoring with 1:06 left.