Sun Aim to Snap Skid Against Aces in Las Vegas Showdown
The Connecticut Sun are heading into Las Vegas this Sunday night hoping to put an end to a frustrating three-game losing streak. With a record of 5–24 overall and just one win in thirteen road appearances, the Sun have been in a tough spot lately. The challenge ahead isn’t small — they’ll be facing the Las Vegas Aces, who sit at 17–14 and are much more comfortable on their home court, where they’ve gone 9–5 this season.
Las Vegas has been a dangerous team from deep, ranking seventh in the league with an average of 8.4 three-pointers per game at a 32.7% clip. Jewell Loyd has been leading the charge in that department, knocking down 2.1 triples a night at an impressive 37.5% accuracy. For Connecticut, rebounding has been a modest strength, as they sit sixth in the Eastern Conference with 31.3 boards per game, and veteran Tina Charles leads the team with 5.9 rebounds on average.
Interestingly, the Aces’ three-point average is almost identical to what the Sun typically allow — just 0.1 fewer than Connecticut’s defensive mark of 8.5 makes per game. But shooting efficiency tells another story: the Sun’s 40.2% field-goal percentage is noticeably lower than the 44% that Las Vegas generally allows its opponents.
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This will be the fourth time these teams meet this season. The last encounter, back on July 6, was dominated by the Aces in an 86–68 win, powered by A’ja Wilson’s 19 points. Wilson remains the centerpiece for Las Vegas, averaging 21.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, and providing defensive punch with 1.6 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. Jackie Young has also been in solid form, adding 15.7 points on average over the last ten games.
For the Sun, Olivia Nelson-Ododa has been contributing 8.6 points and 5.5 rebounds, while Tina Charles has been the primary offensive option, averaging 17.6 points and 7.4 boards over her past ten outings, though her shooting has hovered just above 40%.
Recent form favors Las Vegas — they’ve gone 7–3 in their last ten games, scoring an average of 84.7 points while matching that same number on defense. The Sun, on the other hand, are 2–8 over the same stretch, scoring 80.9 points but allowing 85.5.
The Aces will be missing Cheyenne Parker-Tyus due to personal reasons, but otherwise both teams are relatively healthy. For Connecticut, this game is as much about pride as it is about the standings. A win on Sunday wouldn’t just break their slide — it would come against a strong Western Conference opponent, and that’s the kind of momentum shift they’ve been desperately searching for.
If the Sun want to pull off the upset, they’ll need to limit the Aces’ perimeter shooting and find more efficiency on offense. Otherwise, Las Vegas might just extend their home dominance while Connecticut’s road woes continue.
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