Alyssa Thomas and Lexi Held score 14 apiece to lead Mercury past Sun 83-75
- The Phoenix Mercury defeated the Connecticut Sun 83-75 on Wednesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in the Sun's first back-to-back game of the season.
- The Sun started poorly, falling into a 10-0 hole early, and struggled offensively and defensively, which led to the Mercury snapping multiple losing streaks against them.
- Alyssa Thomas delivered a strong performance against the team she once played for, contributing 14 points along with 11 assists and eight rebounds, while rookie Aneesa Morrow led the Sun in scoring with a personal best of 16 points.
- Connecticut out-rebounded Phoenix 24-18 in the second half and scored 18 points from rookies in the third quarter, though they could not overcome the early deficit despite battling through the fourth quarter.
- The Sun have now lost four straight games and sit at 2-10, marking their worst start in franchise history, while the Mercury improved to 9-4 with their first three-game winning streak this season.
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