Carrington scores 19 as Sun top Sparks 69-61 in first WNBA game at Celtics home
Odyssey Sims scores and draws the foul
Odyssey Sims scores and draws the foul.
BOSTON -- — DiJonai Carrington scored 19 points, and the Connecticut Sun used a late 14-0 run to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 69-61 on Tuesday night in the first WNBA game to played at the Boston Celtics' TD Garden.
A franchise record sellout crowd of 19,125 saw the Sun storm back after they trailed 59-55 with less than four minutes to play.
Carrington scored twice in the lane sandwiched around a three-point play by Alyssa Thomas and in less than a minute Connecticut was up 62-59 with the crowd roaring.
Tyasha Harris converted a three-point play that made it 69-56 with 1:40 to go. In just over two minutes the Storm had missed two shots and two free throws and had four turnovers.
Brionna Jones had 15 points and Harris 14 for the Sun (20-7), who overcame an 8 of 17 performance at the foul line. Thomas had nine points, eight assists and 16 rebounds.
Rookie Rickea Jackson and Azura Stevens both had 14 points for the Sparks (6-22).
Carrington, Harris and Jones were all in double figures as the Sun erased an early deficit to take a 41-35 lead at the half.
Connecticut led by 11 in the third quarter but LA cut it to 53-46 entering the fourth. The Sparks scored the first seven points to tie in and turned that into a 13-2 run.
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Regular Season Series
CONN wins 4-0
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jeff Smith
- Gina Cross
- Tim Greene
2023-24 Western Conference Standings
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 30 | 6 | .833 | - | W4 |
Connecticut | 26 | 10 | .722 | 4 | W2 |
Indiana | 19 | 18 | .514 | 11.5 | L1 |
Chicago | 13 | 23 | .361 | 17 | L1 |
Atlanta | 12 | 24 | .333 | 18 | L2 |
Washington | 12 | 24 | .333 | 18 | W1 |