Dream 91, Sun 75: Things looked great until they didn't
There was a moment in the third quarter Tuesday night where you could believe the Connecticut Sun could challenge for a playoff berth, leading by five at Atlanta - a team that may not be the WNBA title favorites, but certainly one of them - late in the third quarter, and making it extremely difficult for the Dream to do anything on the offensive end. There was a good rotation, a set lineup that appeared to be their best that Rachid Meziane went to in big spots. The Sun still weren’t hitting three-pointers, but they didn’t need to, able to get to the rim, even against the largely bigger Dream. But then the offense went away. The Sun scored just 26 points in the second half, including a painful stretch to start the fourth quarter in which they failed to score in 10 straight possessions. Eventually, the resistance was broken and Atlanta won fairly easily in the end (sorry, Sun bettors), leaving another lopsided road loss. In a way, it was a very positive performance. Connecticut showed th...