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Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 7-7-2024
The struggling Atlanta Dream travel to Connecticut on Sunday to take on the Sun in a WNBA Eastern Conference matchup. The Dream have fallen to 7-12 on the season and square off against a Connecticut team that is am impressive 16-4 thus far in 2024. The opening tap is scheduled for 1:00 PM EST.
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Atlanta Led by Gray
The Atlanta Dream come into Connecticut on a three-game skid following a loss at Dallas against the struggling Wings on Friday night. The Dream are now just 2-8 in their last ten games following the loss. Atlanta led by two heading into the fourth quarter thanks to a hot night shooting. Overall, the Dream shot 56% from the floor, led by Allisha Gray’s 19 points. Gray also added eight assists and seven rebounds in the effort. Atlanta fell 85-82 thanks to sloppy play, however. They committed a season-high 28 turnovers in the game which translated into 38 points for the Wings.
The fading Dream come into Connecticut hoping to end their most recent skid and finish the first half of the 2024 season strong. They are last in the WNBA in points per game this season. The Dream are also last in field goal shooting and eighth in 3-point shooting. They are also just 9th in 3-point field goals made per game. On the defensive end, Atlanta is fifth in scoring defense. The Dream are fourth in field goal defense and just 9th in 3-point defense. They are 7th in total rebounding in the league and 7th in turnovers. The Dream have the 9th worst point differential in the WNBA at -4.7.
Key Injuries: G Aerial Powers, G Jordin Canada, and G Rhyne Howard are out.
Bonner and the Sun Shine
The Connecticut Sun have had few issues this season as they roll into this matchup with a record of 16-4. They started the season with nine straight victories and won 13 of their first 14 games. The Sun then lost two straight and three of four but have righted the ship with two straight wins including a 78-73 win over Western Conference-leading Minnesota on Thursday night. DeWanna Bonner led the way with 19 points and Alyssa Thomas had a triple-double with 13 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds. Connecticut is just one game in back of the equally hot New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Sun hope to push their latest win streak to three games with a win on Sunday. The Sun are 8th in the WNBA in scoring this season. They are fourth in field goal percentage but just 9th in 3-point shooting. They are also just 11th in 3-point field goals made per game. On the defensive end, the Sun are tenacious. They rank first in the WNBA in scoring defense. They are 8th in field goal defense but second in 3-point defense. They are also fourth in the WNBA in steals per game. The Sun can be had on the glass, ranking ninth in total rebounds per game. They are also just 9th in turnovers per game this season. The Sun are third in the WNBA in point differential at +6.7 overall.
Key Injuries: G Moriah Jefferson is out
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A little over a week ago, Atlanta came into Connecticut and stunned the Sun, 78-74. That win snapped a three-game skid for Atlanta as they caught the Sun amid their rough stretch. The story of the game was Atlanta’s surprising shooting from long range. Not only is Atlanta one of the worst shooting teams from the perimeter in the WNBA but the Sun are one of the best perimeter defenses in the league. Atlanta shot over 40 percent from long range and pulled off the road upset. In the first meeting between these two teams, in Atlanta, the Sun dominated from the outset and rolled to a 19-point win. I expect more of that in this game. The Sun are too good a defensive team to have the same lapses on the perimeter as they had over a week ago. The Dream are also not a strong enough shooting team to replicate those numbers. The Sun will force turnovers and create easy buckets in this one and win comfortably.
Take Connecticut -10.5
Prediction: Connecticut -12
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When the Sun are clicking, they play a suffocating defense fueled by turnovers and transition basketball. In the first game against the Dream, that was on full display as the Sun defense held Atlanta to just 50 points in a comfortable win. In an uninspired second effort, the Sun allowed 78 points and lost by four to Atlanta. I expect much more of the intensity of game one in this game, particularly against an Atlanta team that is banged up and playing poorly. Expect the Dream to score in the low 60s and for this game to stay under the total.
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Prediction: Under 152
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Portland Fire, 90-87, during Camp Day on Tuesday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Thousands of kids were in attendance to watch the Sun hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as the Fire attempted to rally. Connecticut led by 10 at halftime and saw its lead cut to one in the final period.
Brittney Griner added 20 points for the Sun, who ended their three-game homestand with a victory. Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 8-for-8 from the foul line en route to 16 points and Leila Lacan chipped in 14.
Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points.
The Sun visit Phoenix on Friday for the first of two games with the Mercury.
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You might have seen Connecticut’s state flag in government buildings and schools and wondered what the meaning was behind its design.
Adopted by the General Assembly in 1897, the Flag of Connecticut features a navy blue background with a white shield. Three grapevines with purple grapes are on the shield and oak leaves and acorns can be found on the shield’s edge.
Below the shield is a banner which features the phrase “Qui Transtulit Sustinet” written in Latin. According to ConnecticutHistory.org, that phrase translates to “He who transplanted still sustains,” which honors the colonists who moved to the state from England.
Per Encyclopedia Britannica, the three grapevines have two competing interpretations: they represent either the three oldest settlements in the state (Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor) or the three colonies that merged to form Connecticut (Connecticut Colony, Saybrook Colony and New Haven Colony).
Why is the Connecticut flag blue?
According to ConnecticutHistory.org, the blue comes from Connecticut’s Civil War military flags. During the Civil War, Connecticut regiments had flags featuring blue backgrounds. ConnecticutHistory.org reports that when the legislature adopted an official flag in 1897, they kept the color that military tradition had already established.
Origins of Connecticut’s state flag
Per ConnecticutHistory.org, Connecticut did not have an official state flag until 1897. The site reports that in 1895, the Anna Warner Bailey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Groton pushed for an official flag to display in their new meeting room.
Governor Owen Vincent Coffin introduced a bill on May 29, 1895, which ConnecticutHistory.org says caused the legislature to subsequently form a committee. After several designs were submitted, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted the flag in 1897.
Connecticut’s coat of arms, which includes the shield, grapevines and banner featured on the state flag, was not formally standardized until 1931, according to USASymbol.com. The website also says color standards for the flag came in 1956, when the Secretary of the State’s office developed uniform specifications.
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