Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces 9/20/20 - WNBA Pick & Predictions

On Sunday, the Connecticut Sun plays the Las Vegas Aces in Game 1 of their WNBA semifinals best-of-five series. Connecticut reached this point of the postseason by defeating the Chicago Sky 94-81 in the first round and the Los Angeles Sparks 73-59 in the second round. During the regular season Connecticut was 10-12 and finished second in the Eastern Conference.

In the postseason, Alyssa Thomas is leading Connecticut in scoring and assists with averages of 23.5 points and 6.5 assists per game. DeWanna Bonner is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 20.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Brionna Jones is the only other player for Connecticut averaging double figures in scoring with an average of 11.0 points per game.

Las Vegas earned a bye in the first two rounds of the WNBA postseason following its 18-4 regular season record and finishing first in the Western Conference. Las Vegas defeated the Seattle Storm 86-84 in the final game of the regular season to clinch the conference title, as both teams ended with the same overall records during the regular season, but Las Vegas held the tiebreaker. 

A’ja Wilson is leading Las Vegas in scoring and rebounding with averages of 20.5 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. Wilson is shooting 48% from the floor and 78.1% from the free-throw line. The second leading scorer is Angel McCoughtry with an average of 14.4 points per game. Danielle Robinson is the leader in assists with an average of 3.3 per game.