Connecticut
Lynx looking to come back in Game 2 vs. Sun
Second round, best-of-five series
Game 1: Sunday: Sun 73, Lynx 70
Game 2: Tuesday, 8:30 p.m., Target Center (ESPN2)
Game 3: Friday, 6:30 p.m. at Connecticut
Game 4, if necessary: Sunday, at Connecticut, time TBA
Game 5, if necessary: Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Target Center
Opening bell: The Lynx made just four of 18 shots and were out-scored 16-8 in the fourth quarter Sunday. The Lynx played good defense overall — holding the Sun to 31 second-half points and to 35% shooting in the fourth quarter — but just couldn’t get enough shots to fall. The Lynx struggled to contain Alyssa Thomas (17 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists), who was an assist away from her second triple-double of the season against Minnesota. They also struggled to contain Marina Mabrey, who hit six of 11 three-point attempts and scored a game-high 20.