LAS VEGAS — The Sun won the opening tip of Tuesday’s Game 2 and forward Alyssa Thomas made a layup just nine seconds later. But never for the duration of the contest was Connecticut able to stretch its lead beyond the opening deuce. Las Vegas’s sellout crowd of 10,211 people roared throughout the Aces’ 85–71 win. They cheered when All-Star forward Dearcia Hamby entered the contest with 3:45 to play in the first quarter and again when Sun center Brionna Jones missed a pair of free throws with 3:22 to go in the third, gifting a free slice of pizza to those in attendance thanks to an in-arena promotion.
When star Aces guard Chelsea Gray returned to action just 22 seconds later, after appearing to suffer an ankle injury earlier in the period, they roared some more and when the final buzzer sounded after the clock hit double-zeros, the crowd maintained its sense of euphoria. With the victory, Las Vegas is one win away from claiming its first championship in franchise history. But before the series heads to Connecticut, here are three takeaways from Game 2.
