The Sky lost their sixth straight as the Sun's Alyssa Thomas had a WNBA-record fourth triple double.
Thomas had 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds for her fourth regular-season triple-double, the most in WNBA history. Candace Parker and Sabrina Ionescu both have three triple-doubles.
It was her second triple-double this season, the first coming on Tuesday, the game the Sun lost star Brionna Jones. Thomas also has two playoff triple doubles.The Sun matched its best 15-game start in history , winning for the sixth time in seven games, heading into a Tuesday showdown with the New York Liberty. They have won two straight since Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles injury. Jones had surgery on Friday.
The Sky had a 10-0 run in the third quarter to stay in the game but only had nine points in the fourth quarter. DiJonai Carrington had 17 points and Natisha Hiedeman 14 for the Sun, who had a season-high for points. Connecticut scored at least 80 points for the 11th straight game. Thomas became the all-time rebounding leader in franchise history.
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