Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun 9/27/20 - WNBA Picks & Predictions

The Las Vegas Aces look to even their WNBA semi-finals best-of-five series against the Connecticut Sun on Sunday in Game 4. Las Vegas trails in the series 2-1 following a 77-68 loss to Connecticut on Thursday. The Aces must win on Sunday to force a deciding Game 5 or will be eliminated. A’ja Wilson was the leading scorer for Las Vegas in the loss with 20 points but the Aces turned the ball over 16 times compared to just five by Connecticut.

A’ja Wilson is the leading scorer and rebounder for Las Vegas in the postseason with averages of 22.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Jackie Young is the second-leading scorer and leader in assists with averages of 11.0 points and 4.7 assists per game. Angel McCoughtry is the third leading scorer with an average of 10.3 points per game and one of just three players for Las Vegas averaging double figures in scoring.

Connecticut would like to clinch its semifinal series with Las Vegas on Sunday and have a possible few days rest waiting for the winner of the other semifinal series between Minnesota and Seattle. Connecticut has won four of its last five. In Thursday's victory, the leading scorer for Connecticut was Alyssa Thomas with 23 points, even though she was suffering from shoulder injury. Thomas also grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out four assists.

Alyssa Thomas is the leading scorer and tied for the lead in assists with averages of 18.0 points and 4.4 assists per game. DeWanna Bonner is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game Jasmine Thomas is the co-leader in assists with an average of 4.4 per game. Just three players are averaging double-figures in scoring for Connecticut.