Los Angeles Sparks vs Connecticut Sun Highlights | Women's Basketball | 2024 WNBA

It's a little bit hot as well. Welcome you inside Mohegan Sun Arena, home of the 12-1 Brink. Two lottery picks in the frontcourt with Hamby on the L.A. side. Kea Nurse in the backcourt with Aaron. Set for tip-off. Cameron Brink wins it for L.A. Thomas controls the rock up top. Player of the month in the month of May in the W. Sun starting five along with New York. All five starters, top 12 in the season, earned some MVP votes. Playing like an all-star right now and somebody who I expect to see in Phoenix when it's all said and done in a couple months. Donald with the missed lay. Second in the league in field goal percentage. On the offensive board, spin-cycled Thomas. Into Jones, plus a foul. Dua Lipa's version of Houdini. Does Houdini have a first name? Spinning in the lane. Hits Harris. Roams around the pick, pulls up. Yep. Harris has been, I love how aggressive and confident she's been shooting the ball. Last six games, double figures in scoring. McDonald, plus a banana slowing her down. Three-point play complete. Dozing in the paint. Touch for Bonner. Jackson digs up in. Bonner, yes. Two-person game here, Thomas and Jones. Hammy had no chance. So patient. Face-off game here. Foley's down on Yeru. Good look. May have waltzed a bit. McDonald keeps the possession alive. Feed into Yeru and there was too much contact. Carrington tries to keep up with McDonald. For Kia Jackson. Jumper, yes. Continue that balance because then the defense has to pick its poison. Good spacing here for Harris. Tariqa, is that what they were talking about? Lexi Brown has checked in. Tangled up. McDonald. Bounce pass into Jackson. First of four meetings between the Sun and Sparks. Brown with the head fake. Steps into a three. Knocks it down. Lost hand. And throws a double. That's just a cheat code. Harris rewards Thomas. Blocks for a moment. And scoops it in. That depth has been massive for Stephanie White in this Sunday. Brown off the catch. Stephanie White, when asked about Hammy, how to slow her down. We have to stay in rotation. In the first quarter, they built a six-point lead. Feasting on L.A. turnovers. Kick out. Mitchell. And a steal by Talbot. Lays it in at the horn. Most about what she's been able to do this year. She's just so unique, right? So, you know, you say she can't shoot it, so you play off of her, and then she just beats. They're interested in rivalries. They're interested in these rookies, right? And more importantly, they're getting eyes on these stars, like on Alyssa Thomas, that are really. What has stuck out to you? I mean, everything, right? I thought, you know, she was undisciplined in her first couple of years as a defender. And this year, the game, we're excited for our players to be able to play at TD Garden, a historic arena. You know, and just watch yourself. Are going to be the head coach of the 3x3 team at the Olympics in France, and I can't coach them during the game. I can prepare them, but as soon as the game starts, I'm in the stands, and I'm. Which, obviously, Alyssa will be on the Olympic team, and we're hoping that we have a couple Connecticut Sun players playing against her. But, yeah. Offensive player. You can't just be a defensive player of the year. The best players in the league are the best offensive and defensive players. You look at Alyssa, and then we're going to score a few points more to make sure that we win. And at the end of the game, if it's close, you don't want to have Derrick against us. Continue to be a part of it and grow the game. Here comes Carrington with the left hand. Oh, they're starting to put on a show. Kurt Miller timeout. The lead is 10 as we approach the midway point of the second. McDonald lays it home. First miss for Ty Harris, leaving his son with eight points. The rookie, Jackson, against the 15-year vet. Shot off. What Kurt Miller discussed, this rookie class has to go through it. Jackson and Brink, in particular, with the posts in this league. Bought her an 86% free throw shooter in her career, a rare miss, to Girls for Technology, a non-profit that provides STEM and female mentorship programs. Has not scored yet. Kick-off pass stolen by Cannon, but Talbot, who's been heads up on that end of the floor tonight. One hand be not on the floor right now. Azari Stevens, who has not appeared in a game this year, out with that years ago. Back down to seven. Sparks hanging in there. Carrington. Word I would use to describe the Sun, when they're on balance physically, it leads to balanced scoring. Jackson down the runway, untouched. In the right place in the perfect pocket. Like that. Honor everything but the finish. Offensive board earns two with the. Time to look at Connecticut. Love to see the awareness and the donations are in unison. Look how far away Los Angeles is from the basket. They haven't been able to get inside. Ball don't lie. Ball. Just to figure out if they can fit a new couch in the living room. Talbot outlet. Three ball. Zaya Cook well short. Against the Liberty later in the week. Bantam playful on the screen. Step back. Shot clock to four. Cook same spot as before with two. Knife's inside. Zaya Cook. That would be a franchise best. Alyssa Thomas puts the head down. Water, three in the air. And a foul. To 20 points. And he also says someone else needs to step up. They've done a great job defending Derek. So someone else has got to come up. Through 20 minutes. Four Sun starters with at least eight points. Lee Yeru fires and drains it. See Kia Nurse get a couple more touches and try to be aggressive going to the rim. Harris pull-up game is strong. Down to five. Draws two. Slippery. Hits Hamby. Still looking for her first bucket. Tarika had mentioned earlier in the game how this team is still trying to find it offensively. Progress made against Dallas. And you get good looks when you move the ball with pace and force the defense to shift. Sun coming into tonight. 44% QR code. Sun by seven. In the first couple of minutes of quarter, number three. Harris with the stop and start. Couldn't loft it. Wide receiver. Matched up with Yeru. Thomas goes to work. Off the window. Dijonay Carrington's dad, Darren, was a former safety in the NFL. To his team to get into the flow here. Hamby lost sight of the ball on the pick and roll. Carrington flashy behind the back. Drives. Wow, and look at that defense from Bree Jones. Are you kidding me? Getting around Yeru for the steal. Air it out. Carrington missed. Layups. Going in on balance. Not expecting to get hit. Thomas at the point of attack. Alley-oop. Placed. Alyssa Thomas, her seventh assist. League leader digits all season. Carrington stays in attack mode. Hunting for her shot. This time she gets the layup to drop. Four sun starters with at least ten points. Hamby is followed. Got Bonner. You're going to get everyone's best shot. Bonner attacks. Jones missed the layup. Sun by nine in search of win number 13 in game 14. McDonald way too much space. Thomas an offensive four. Bonner with the spin. Thomas had a step. And a foul on the floor. In free agency, Jordan Canada was traded. Swapped with McDonald as well as some draft picks. High on glass. Thomas. Alyssa Thomas, six points, six rebounds, seven assists. Thomas at the four because he had no other choice. He was mostly playing her at the three, but it ended up working out very well in a small here. Thomas and Hamby, two of the taller players on the court. Thomas goes all the way through the defense. Slice. It doesn't even look like the contact was that hard, but it was. Talbot, the box. He had a look, passed it up. This match down low between Clarendon and Thomas, but never mind. They are on the mark to do that again. Mitchell pokes it to herself. Bounce entry and Nurse nabs it. A minute 45 left in the third and an entire fourth quarter. Harris has the step. Talbot. We've gotten to a point with Stephanie. We have enough of a relationship where I can give her a hard time. She gives me a hard time all the time. Up at her grill. Now away from the ball. Harris uses the screen. Ty Harris. Clarendon lost her balance. No whistle here. Mitchell takes advantage. A bonner gut to Connecticut. Her first year was in 2020 in the bubble. Thomas is. You're messing with both of them. How it should be. Well, to Stephanie's point, Sparks shot 50% from the floor in that third quarter. Tiffany. Gets reversals. They're getting open books. Counter-argument. Don't you think Hamby has found her spacing? Off the miss. Mitchell coast-to-coast. Dealt with injuries the last couple of years. Her number called in the second half. Hamby attacks. Bonner skies in for the rebound. Wants to go to work on her own. Bonner muscles it up and in. Much more physical with her because she's going to finish plays no matter what it takes. Lexi Brown with an answer. This winter had a full off-season of recovery. Commitment in mind to bring home a championship. High-low. Thomas into Jones. Who missed a lot of that third quarter with the three fouls. Goes to work. It's her bread and butter. She's going to be open. She is so smart with all of her moves in the paint. 46 points in the paint for Connecticut. It's an 18-5 Sun run. Can McDonald put it out? Carrington contests. Another denial by the Sun defense. They have ten steals. Harris pouncing. Falls away. Swish. She's put the work in. And Ty has even said to me, hey, my confidence is different. The mental side of the game as well. Going to hot yoga. And when you go to hot yoga, I don't know if you've ever taken a Bikram yoga class, Brendan. It is. Hard times working together. Do you think I'm up for it? No. Absolutely not. Fully expected. It's really hard. Carrington stays in attack mode. But her ability to change speeds. And it gets the defense off balance. And then she's able to attack and use her speed and quickness to get to the rim. He had so much pride when talking about their success, especially this season. And he even talked about the relationships with some of the. Kurt Miller always emotional coming back here. Bantam bucket. Shot that thing a thousand times. Knows when it feels right. It's going in. A 40% three-point shooter in her four years in Minnesota. The Sun and. Tied up. Eru sticks with it. Talbot for three. Over the limit. The Sun and build submarine. And breeze airwaves in Sarasota International Airport are teaming up to help. Sparks again are at the Liberty Thursday and Saturday. Jackson finds. Back in to stop this bleeding. Is the best record through the first 14 games of the season. 30 points. Off 24 turnovers. The 70 points allowed is right at their average for the season.