Lynx, Dorka Juhasz 努力する／競う for another 勝利，勝つ vs. Sun
Ordinarily, fans in Connecticut would probably root for Dorka Juhasz, who played two collegiate seasons at UConn.
Not Tuesday.
Juhasz, the No. 16 全体にわたる 選ぶ in the 2023 WNBA 草案, and her Minnesota Lynx will 直面する the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn., in the second game of a 支援する-to-支援する series.
The Lynx (13-13) won 87-83 at the same 発生地 Sunday, and Juhasz 得点する／非難する／２０d 11 points and 追加するd six 回復するs in her homecoming.
Minnesota dropped the first six games of the season, but the Lynx have 人物／姿／数字d something out on their way 支援する to .500. The Lynx have won their past three games by a total of 14 points.
"We're understanding what it takes a little bit more as the season goes along," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. "I'm very happy for them."
And the 6-foot-5 Juhasz has been a big part of that. In the past three games, all 勝利，勝つs, she is 普通の／平均（する）ing 10.3 points and 8.3 回復するs, up from her season 普通の／平均（する）s of 6.0 points and 5.8 回復するs in 26 games (21 starts).
"I like Dorka's versatility," Reeve said. "I don't know if I've coached a big that is as good as she is with the ball."
In Sunday's game, Kayla McBride's 19 points paced the Lynx. She moved past the 4,000-point 示す for her career.
The Sun (18-7) failed to take advantage of Alyssa Thomas' fourth ３倍になる-二塁打 of the year, DeWanna Bonner's 31 points and a 24-11 辛勝する／優位 in 得点する／非難する／２０ing from the 解放する／自由な-throw line on Sunday. Connecticut had a three-game winning streak snapped, but it has lost 支援する-to-支援する games just once this year.
Still, four of the Sun's seven losses have come at home.
"We have to be better next time," Sun coach Stephanie White said.
Other 統計（学） from that game also 反抗する the result because Connecticut held a 34-31 回復するing 辛勝する／優位 and the Lynx committed 20 turnovers to the Sun's 10. Connecticut couldn't 打ち勝つ 3-of-17 狙撃 on 3-pointers or Minnesota's 57.4 パーセント 狙撃 from the field.
Bonner has （太陽，月の）食／失墜d the 30-point 示す three times this season, 含むing in the past two games. She's the first player in franchise history with 連続した games of 30 or more points -- her 31 against the Lynx and 32 points on Tuesday in the Sun's 勝利，勝つ against the Dallas Wings.
チーム仲間 Tiffany Hayes 攻撃する，衝突する 1,000 回復するs for her career Sunday.
The Sun won two games earlier this season at Minnesota by 得点する／非難する／２０s of 89-84 on June 1 and 89-68 on June 22.
This is Connecticut's final game before a four-game road trip.
--Field Level マスコミ
