Marina Mabrey scored 20 points and Alyssa Thomas added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists and the Connecticut Sun defeated the Minnesota Lynx 73-70 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their semifinals series.
DiJonai Carrington had 13 points and DeWanna Bonner had 10 points and 11 boards for the Sun.
Napheesa Collier, who averaged 40 points in the first round of the playoffs, led Minnesota with 19 points and nine rebounds. Bridget Carleton scored 17 and Kayla McBride added 12.
Game 2 of the best-of-5 series will be played Tuesday in Minneapolis.
— Breanna Stewart knows she wasn’t at her best last year in the Finals when the Las Vegas Aces knocked off the New York Liberty.
She made sure she that wouldn’t happen in Game 1 of their semifinals series this year, scoring 34 points to help the Liberty beat the Aces 87-77 on Sunday.”
Game 2 of the best-of-5 matchup is Tuesday night in New York.
