"WNBA Storm vs Sun Full Game - 3rd QTR | Sep 3, 2024 | Women's Basketball Highlights"

this one out and then you host the reigning Champions on Friday the Las Vegas Aces which should be an incredible atmosphere you wi these next two you clinch home court in the first round right both of these teams are looking to to win and I think for Connecticut too you want to get a you want to get these two wins before you go on the road on the west coast they have a nice long West Coast trip coming up and if you could get two at home before you go on the road that'd be great for them a bon bucket to get us started in the third third quarter 12 for danana boner still the team's leading score at just under 16 a game Gabby Williams in attack mode punched out of bounds by boner you thought there should have been a foul looking out for your cousin uh I mean yeah you just tell it like it is I am I am pretty honest both ways both ways call it like I see it Pros Pro neum eight points in the first half four of seven from the floor carded by Thomas it's been a fun matchup and NECA connects over the engine NECA doesn't need a lot of space to get her shot off and she was right there with at was right there with her she was still able to shoot it Nea gum shooting her best field goal percentage since the bubble season when she was in Los Angeles 51% this year and she's had having her best three-point shooting season of her career 44% she's shooting the ball lights out but that goes back to what no Noel Quinn told us with the spacing and when you play with other great players not to say she didn't play with great players in Los Angeles very much so early in her career but you can pick your spots right and and they're creating opportunity to get her in spots that she practices on shooting and so when she gets the ball in the in the mid-range in the post she's doing her workout moves really it's jab step shot fake layup it's jab step jab fake shot so she's in her Zone and in her sweet spot so these are these are reps for her honor at the strike now two for three foul was on Gabby Williams her second no one has more than two fouls Sun within one playoff atmosphere these last couple of nights Connecticut squeaked out the victory despite a Seattle run late in the game on Sunday 9386 Nea gum going to work rolls off the iron there's Gabby Williams to the [Applause] rescue you got to box her out and know where she's at at all times gab is going to attack the rim and try to get offensive rebounds just like she did there Bri Jones high off glass she where to be at the right time the sun and Walgreens are working together to impact Women's Health and neighborhoods across New England for every son assisted home $20 will be donated to vitamin Angels a nonprofit that provides resources for pre and postpartum maternal Healthcare Sun now six of 10 at the free throw line they miss 12 free throws in Sunday's win Gabby Williams again Coast to Coast Coast to Coast getting the rebound taking it in and Gabby out a full head of steam is hard to stop wind at sails right now bringing her excellent Olympics two-time champion at [Music] Yukon average close to 16 T night in the Olympics it's having a great [Applause] [Music] yearing the Olympics getting the so Seattle won its challenge in the first half so they still have a challenge to use that's the new wrinkle this year in the WNBA you earn a second challenge if you win your first one Lloyd puts Carrington on skates but got there to contest Harris bounces to carington on the break what a sequence that was Joel lyd lost her on the shot fake but Carrington gets it back in the fast break for two scirt scoot diin Smith off the dribble crisp chess pass a magore with seven the sun just daunting defense here jump and it's a jump ball Carrington Just a pest to the defensive end of the floor six points tonight no steals but her ball pressure has been outstanding right there too boner got Lloyd on the switch yeah it might be a good idea to get out there and throw an arm up on jul Lloyd after she made three threes in that second quarter for sure Joel Lloyd is one who can get it popping and cracking at any particular moment so she only needs to see one go go in storm by three Harris leads the sun tonight with Alissa Thomas for assist Catching Fire boner got it miscommunication by the storm underneath leaves Bonner open for three 40s magma Gore can't [Applause] answer Alissa Thomas at at the [Applause] controls and bana Jones was held underneath as Carrington lobed it into her eie magore commits her second it's the fourth on the Storm already one more and free throws for the remainder of the quarter for Connecticut early and they know that so they're probably going to try to attack the basket I would look to get Breezy something in the lane Harris somehow shoveled it in but the storm create more Havoc eight steals now as a team they lead the W this year in Steels back bore the trailer go back in Gabby Williams off the dribble one leg yep 10 points for Williams starting to find her groove offensively another steal digging Smith down the runway some games are just about underway of course we started at 7:00 tonight Mystics up six into the first right now in Dallas boner is denied storm by4 they answered the call after Connecticut made its run Lloyd absorbs contact no whistle loose ball to Burton shares with Carrington aggressive to the basket [Applause] no Connecticut started so hot in the paint they made Seven of their first 10 now he just 12 of 23 still a 50% clip Carrington blocks Lloyd great put your seat belt she's deceptive too remember the play earlier in the quarter she threw her off at the head fake that shot it really does look just like Kobe Kobe you agree right just the form all of it I do she she you know took a lot of lessons on the for from Kobe so it's did Kobe do the shoulder lean though like the shoulder my guy hit him right to left with the shoulder [Laughter] Le Ranna Jones feasting in the paint 14 points I'm just trying to prove myself to you I know I know my music four on the timer for NECA Thomas Shield Lloyd almost tipped that home son have numbers if they push Lloyd a bit nicked up after the play you are surprising me right now especially with shoulder lane like Marina mayy checks in for [Music] Carrington Stephanie white Alters her backourt boner Thomas and Jones stay on the floor floor with Ma and Burton bonor goes one for two one-point game four minutes to play in the third Jordan hon back door to Lloyd they set this up from the beginning just Pace the pace in which they ran the last play was was beautiful and and Quinn is like she she Bard line she a genius over there when it comes to offensive plays and talking to her before the game she was just I was just congratulating her on some of the plays that they ran oh as Bri Jones gets to A1 working an inside here from adona well guys Banna Jones impacts the game in so many different ways she told me she does whatever the team needs from her but the reason why she's a force inside the pain because she's been focusing on taking advantage of the switches and reading the helps side defense so she's not forcing shots but taking what the defense gives her thanks Yona Stephanie white said to us before the game we have to get her more touches ma had the initial stop digging Smith sticks with it and what we just witnessed there too put her in Motion in actions put her on the move and while she's not the high flyer she does have great footwork great footwork and great body positioning D might is looking for a foul right there but when you get her in movement she's always partially turned going towards the going towards the basket what makes it a lot easier for her to score hon has been a plus Off the Bench for the storm Lloyd again off ball came screaming into the Paint Seattle has 23 made baskets 17 assists but that this is another part of Jo ly's game that you don't see that often cuz she always has the ball in her hand and creating for herself but but this is what I'm saying where you know this adds another Dynamic where somebody else is is kind of being a playmaker but then she's just making plays cutting off the basket making plays for other people and this is where you see where she can can do some things go in the post and your overall point being for the longer term the more multiple you can be offensively the harder it is to guard you and prepare for you right you know when when she's going oneone the defense can load up a little bit and make it difficult for her but if she doesn't have the ball she's able to cut without the without the ball and make plays that makes Seattle so dangerous and they have great passers to get her the ball as well they've been able to get out and run which Noel Quinn was hoping they could do getting transition they have eight steals tonight after recording nine Sunday contact away from the ball maying Jo Lloyd on the wing you got to you got to move when the ball moves and that time whoever was going in there got stuck in traffic stuck in quick sand and couldn't move well Quinn says she's a pro she knows how to win and we'll do whatever it takes three on four here Sun had Burton and Joon down now they have numbers and Jones Rams into magore both coaches are on the sideline holding her head like oh my [Applause] goodness I don't think you knew cluster I don't think you knew which which way the call was going to go if it was going to be a charge or if it was going to be a block but as a reminder the sun do not have a challenge the rest of the way Seattle does have one we should make a deal like if you got to get what get like 10 consecutive challenges [Laughter] wrong you didn't say no I'm not doing it boards for Breeze s Sun Airway sun and Breeze Airways sorry I'm distracted Sarasota International Airport they teaming up to include every fan in the joys of travel for every rebound at home during the season $10 donated to autism double check a nonprofit that provides flight awareness and programs to allow kids to feel ready to fly down to four but the storm get those two points right back hon has been feisty on and off the ball head head he plays all night this is very similar to how they came back in the game on Sunday you know getting stops getting quick possessions quick [Applause] baskets Bri Jones a rare Miss just her third Miss from the field 19.7 of 10 shooting she's been un locked Lloyd couldn't B it home Sun On The Move two second differential and Carrington throws it off the shin of Thomas yet the sun keep [Music] possession maybery catch and shoot 10 seconds for Seattle in the hands of Lloyd no surprise here with three with two juwel Lloyd drew a foul that's what the great scorers do juel Lloyd fourth in the league in scoring at the strike I love it I love it when ref Ops text me during games CU they be educating me over here educating me they were like it wasn't a charge because she tripped her at the end but I'm like okay but maybe she was there at the body positioning was there but at the end of it she tripped her educated over here rare Miss from juwel Lloyd at the free throw line you're a willing learner I am a willing [Music] learner okay