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00:04Hello and welcome to this 2K Sports presentation of the WNBA.
00:09We'll see the Connecticut Sun.
00:11Thanks for joining us.
00:12I'm Blake Stuniga here with Brian Banefitemi and Tim Swartz.
00:18And tonight we have a pair of teams that highlight the value of strong teamwork.
00:23You've got to love it.
00:23Oh, no doubt.
00:24Yeah, they're two of the best passing teams in the league.
00:27The chemistry on both sides is pretty obvious.
00:29And they're also two of the smartest teams.
00:32We're not going to see a lot of wasted possessions or careless turnovers here tonight.
00:56Here we go.
00:59Tip-off goes to Connecticut.
01:09Pass to Griner.
01:13And the layup's good.
01:15Off the glass.
01:16Because of Griner's remarkable size and strength, she creates a mismatch against almost every defender.
01:24And her shot is good.
01:26Took advantage of some shoddy D there.
01:30They've got to at least get a finger on her.
01:33Rivers.
01:33The lead pass was put in just the right spot to produce the layup.
01:38That pass into the paint was dead on target.
01:44Van der Sloot, no good.
01:46Such tough defense there against one of the better finishers in the game.
01:53From 15 feet away, again, the Suns score.
01:58We played just over a minute here in the first.
02:04Pau Pau on the wing.
02:05Pass to Van der Sloot.
02:09The shot is good on the assist by Pau Pau.
02:13Tough two from Van der Sloot.
02:15The one mixing it up down low.
02:17Pau Pau Pau.
02:19Pau Pau.
02:20Now Griner.
02:22Pau Pau.
02:23Visaman.
02:23Pau Pau.
02:29Pau Pau.
02:30Six on the shot clock.
02:31Pau Pau.
02:32Pau Pau.
02:33Pau Pau.
02:34Pau Pau.
02:35Soft touch off the glass.
02:37Four straight makes out of the gate.
02:39That's just a nice start.
02:40After 11 seasons and five all-star selections, Alyssa Thomas was traded by the Sun.
02:46Yeah, Thomas led Connecticut to two finals and was top five in MVP voting the last three
02:52years.
02:52She's really known for her grit and her great team-first mindset.
02:57I think Thomas is leaving a big void to fill.
03:01Back to Griner.
03:03That's her second shot and her second basket.
03:06My math says that's two for two.
03:09Just really good awareness right there on the assist.
03:12Here's Van der Sloot.
03:14Misses and close.
03:17The Sun leading.
03:21Van der Sloot defending.
03:27Pass to Griner.
03:31Goes right through for bucket number three.
03:34She's a perfect three for three.
03:36Good job there.
03:37That's the definition of the inside-outside game.
03:41Here's Van der Sloot.
03:42And good.
03:44Got the friendly bounce off the right side of the rim.
03:46I like the way she's taking advantage of what the defense is giving her.
03:51And she's been a key contributor for them this quarter.
03:59Here's Griner.
04:01And she uses the glass on the layup.
04:04They're passing the ball very crisply right now.
04:07Their last three buckets have come by way of an assist.
04:11That one goes in.
04:12Once you let Van der Sloot get to the rim, the damage is already done.
04:16She's too skilled around the basket.
04:18That one goes in.
04:22Van der Sloot defending.
04:32Her shot is good, making her a perfect two for two from the floor.
04:37Everything's going according to plan for them offensively so far.
04:40The coaching staff has got to be impressed.
04:42The shots have been falling, that's for sure.
04:45They're scoring with confidence.
04:47Dangerous on the drive.
04:49Van der Sloot uses her verse to get to the rim
04:52and her touch to finish at the rim.
04:56Master Griner.
04:59Tries from seven.
05:00Again.
05:01The Sun score.
05:03Moving it around.
05:03Eight of the last ten points coming off assists.
05:06Nothing makes a coach happier than a display of pure selfless teamwork.
05:12Absolutely.
05:14Let's it go from deep.
05:16And the rebound goes to the Sun.
05:21Van der Sloot defending.
05:26And the shot goes in.
05:28Good move to create a gap in the defense to get to the bucket for an easy two.
05:34Here's Pow Pow.
05:36And she lays it straight in.
05:40And so here is Connecticut.
05:42Six point game.
05:51Guarded by Juhasz.
05:53Reiner.
05:53Yes, once again.
05:55And she remains a perfect six attempts, six mates.
06:03Here's Pow Pow.
06:04Two points.
06:05That one goes in.
06:07Neither team can miss early on.
06:09I don't know how long they can keep this up.
06:12Offensively at least, neither team's done jack on D yet.
06:15That's fine with me.
06:19Pass to Griner.
06:23Sinks that one from the post.
06:25The more touches she gets, the more the lead grows.
06:33Out to the wing.
06:34Here's Juhasz.
06:36From outside.
06:37Off the mark.
06:40From past the arc.
06:42They grab their own miss.
06:44They couldn't have dreamed of a much better start than they've had here tonight.
06:47Yeah, they came in with a tremendous offensive game plan.
06:50It's worked perfectly and what a lead they already have to show for it.
06:54And you gotta give credit to this coaching staff as well.
06:57They came into this game prepared perfectly.
06:59And an overpowering first quarter effort.
07:02Already a double digit advantage.
07:04The Sun on top.
07:06Leading by 10.
07:07And we'll be back shortly for the start of the second quarter.
07:22And welcome back.
07:24It's been all one way traffic through the first as the second quarter gets underway.
07:28And guys, what's your take on the Sun so far?
07:32A lot of shots in close from them early.
07:34Good sign.
07:34It's a lot easier to get buckets inside and they've done that through one.
07:48This is the 3-1.
07:48Here's Joe Hattis.
07:49Petty defending.
07:51Here's Harrison.
07:53The Sun pull it in.
07:58And here's Burke.
08:00Here's Petty.
08:01and she's good on the three ball.
08:04And Petty reads defenses so well,
08:06she's skilled at understanding when to rise and fire.
08:10Shots good by Johannes.
08:12That's a clean look they gave her there, fellas.
08:15And, I mean, she strains those.
08:17So I wouldn't give her too many of those looks
08:20if I was the defense.
08:22Scott.
08:23One up, one down.
08:25She makes her first shot in this game.
08:27They need to get way more disruptive defensively.
08:30They just can't keep allowing these easy buckets.
08:33You know, get a little physical.
08:34Show some effort.
08:35Defensively, that's job number one.
08:38Effort, nothing easy inside.
08:41Now here's Petty.
08:43Pass to Burke.
08:45Three-pointer.
08:46Here's Nelson Adota.
08:48Here's Burke.
08:50Let's the floater go.
08:55Now here's Harrison.
08:59Bell.
09:00Tying her luck from deep.
09:02And it's Petty with the rebound.
09:04And the Sun pushing it up now.
09:09Johannes with the rebound.
09:14Down low.
09:19Now Harrison.
09:20The 11-footer.
09:23No good on the shot.
09:25A bit long that time.
09:28Scott.
09:29And again, Connecticut.
09:31No good.
09:35Here's Johannes.
09:38To the left side wing.
09:49He's coming to life after a slow start in the first quarter.
09:57And for those of you just joining us, we're almost two and a half minutes into the second quarter.
10:04From the baseline.
10:06And Bell pulls it down.
10:12Back to Harrison.
10:17Here's Bell.
10:18She's covered by Edwards.
10:20Bell can't hit.
10:21Pass to Petty.
10:25Misses.
10:26And the dry spell continues.
10:30And here's Johannes.
10:34Bell.
10:39Here's Johannes.
10:41Petty defending.
10:42Johannes.
10:43Shot is off.
10:44The Sun with the lead.
10:47Pass to Petty.
10:49Takes the three.
10:51It's good.
10:52It's her second basket.
10:53She's shooting two for four.
10:55But when it's Shea Petty running the offense, you know she'll be unselfish.
10:58Get everyone involved.
11:09So both teams making some changes here.
11:22And just under three and a half minutes played here in the second quarter.
11:26Vander Sloot outside.
11:32That one falls.
11:33And a nice feed that time from Pow Pow.
11:36I need to see some more assertiveness out of these defenders.
11:39That might make the defense even worse.
11:42But that's ten of the last twelve points they've allowed from right around the rim.
11:49Pass to Greiner.
11:53It's good for her eighth straight basket and only eight attempts.
11:58Love to see Greiner play confident inside.
12:01Even with good defense, she's able to get the job done.
12:04Well, no one has blocked shots like Brittany Greiner, a one-of-a-kind defender.
12:09I mean, she led the league in blocked shots in each of her first eight years in the W.
12:14And it's about more than just her length.
12:16Greiner just reads the game so well.
12:18She's such a high IQ player.
12:20So she gets the whistle.
12:21Contact on the way up.
12:23Two shots.
12:24Next.
12:24Really, the moment Brittany Greiner steps on the floor, she's impacting the game.
12:28Because as an opponent, you have to react to her physical abilities.
12:31As well as her skill and her touch as a scorer.
12:34And she knocks down the first one.
12:44Both shots good from the stripe.
12:51To the inside.
12:53And she drops in the layup.
12:55Off glass.
12:57Wow.
12:58I mean, come on.
12:58That's ten straight points in the paint.
13:00The defense, it's just nowhere to be found.
13:03They have to start committing more bodies down low.
13:06Greiner, good.
13:08Showing just how dangerous she can be on offense.
13:12Got to respect how hard Greiner plays at that end of the floor.
13:27Down to five on the shot clock.
13:29Morrow with the rebound.
13:31So many games are decided by which team wins the rebound battle.
13:35And that's how true in this one, Tiff.
13:37Yeah, Brian, their effort on the glass, it has given them the advantage.
13:41It's made a difference without question.
13:47Vandersloot outside.
13:50Here's pow pow.
13:52That's good.
13:53And so Courtney Vandersloot gets the assist.
13:56You know, they've been extremely efficient and effective getting the ball inside.
14:00Totally.
14:01I mean, we're seeing some real shortcomings from this defense.
14:04They've given up five straight good looks in the paint.
14:07Four seconds separating the shot and Gamecocks.
14:13Here's Morrow to score the basket.
14:16Her second of two attempts.
14:21Now here's Vandersloot.
14:23She's tightly guarded.
14:27Here's pow pow for three.
14:29An amazing shot to just barely beat the buzzer.
14:33Blake, that is as big a shot as you're ever going to see.
14:37You ever hit a shot that big, Tim?
14:40Look, she was calling for the ball and was just dying to take that shot.
14:45And so that brings the first half to a close.
14:48The sun on top, up by 12.
14:51We'll take a quick break and then get back to the action.
14:54The sun on top, up by 12.
15:13The sun on top, up by 12.
15:15The sun on top, up by 12.
15:16The sun on top, up by 12.
15:17The sun on top, up by 12.
15:18The sun on top, up by 12.
15:19The sun on top, up by 12.
15:20The sun on top, up by 12.
15:26The sun on top, up by 12.
15:27The sun on top, up by 12.
15:29The sun on top, up by 12.
15:30The sun on top, up by 12.
15:30The sun on top, up by 12.
15:31The sun on top, up by 12.
15:33The sun on top, up by 12.
15:35The sun on top, up by 12.
15:52and welcome back as we begin the second half so far not a tightly contested game
15:58but anything can happen and you know reiner has been really making it happen here
16:03her decision making simply flawless today nothing but quality shots from her in the first half she
16:10wasn't forcing anything yeah but i think here in the second half they may want her to be
16:15a little more assertive and start taking more shots even the tough ones
16:23getting back to the action now it's been a one team show so far but we'll see if that changes
16:33she is guarded by grinder from down in the low post it goes the floor general sensibilities of
16:40van der sloot on full display awesome job finding the wide open teammate
16:48inside reiner good and she's 10 for 10 from the field she's been key for them the way she's
16:56distributed the ball no doubt look when the offense runs through her smooth operation
17:01a nice shot by van der sloot with an array of moves at her disposal van der sloot's able
17:08to beat defenders in a number of ways the left wing
17:16about one minute played here in the second half
17:20to the middle and misamon gets it to go offensive versatility allows misamon to play high or low in
17:31the paint or he van der sloot attacking yeah count it three for three that's the way to start the
17:38second half
17:42van der sloot defending
17:54second chance shot and again it's connecticut pretty much all of their buckets coming from
18:00inside the paint now i mean there's more holes in their defense than in a block of swiss cheese
18:05man you just made me hungry but but that's right five of their last six cakes were in tight they've
18:12established themselves inside where's the cheese
18:28over to the wing
18:33and we're just about two minutes into the second half now
18:37and the layup is good she's knocking down her shots today but it unfortunately hasn't really
18:43translated to the scoreboard
18:48van der sloot defending
18:51pass to griner no one near her rebound by jujas anybody want to bet that she won't miss that shot
18:59the next time she takes it van der sloot
19:08off the mark there with the three and their first miss to the second half did come out strong
19:15to the paint out to the left wing rivers yep that one goes was not faced at all by the
19:24bigger
19:24defender honor and in the low block i thought she might be a little face yeah you wouldn't think that
19:29would be her comfort zone but hey she uh she looked pretty comfortable right there didn't she
19:36here's morrow
19:41pass to griner
19:44down low misamon good and this goes to britney griner she is one of the best when it comes to
19:50making the sweet lead pass now jujas
19:57vander sloot outside
20:01here's pow pow there's the triple oh yes he did five up five down for her so far
20:09i know she's doing her best to carry them but she can only do so much things would be different
20:15for
20:15them if she was getting a little more help now a timeout called by connecticut
20:21both teams will make substitutions
20:31second half here and we're just over three and a half minutes into it
20:35past tomorrow nelson adota
20:43here's griner it's good if they're going to be successful they need her scoring and certainly
20:49they've gotten it today and then some
20:53over to the left wing to the inside
20:58the sun pull it in there was just enough defensive pressure to get her off balance
21:07pass to nelson adota
21:13let's go with a three and bell pulls it down
21:22it's
21:23wasted no time on that shot but it's off the mark her shooting number slipping this court
21:28and the whistle blows as the basket counts and a three-point play opportunity one free throw coming up
21:54now here's pow pow tight defense honor puts up a three drills the three-pointer boy they've been terrific
22:02from beyond the arch in the second half and that's just what the doctor ordered and they're really
22:07using that prescription to their advantage you know those three-point bombs will really erase this
22:13deficit quickly if they keep it up and we weren't math majors but three is more than two right yeah
22:17yeah i think so
22:22and here's bell she hasn't yet put up any points in this one and count it the shot is good
22:28and she'll go to the line
22:30when you have to contend with the 6-5 frame of yuhas you're gonna get a lot of those whistles
22:37so both teams changing it up here
22:46hailing from america's finest city san diego california none other than tahina pow pow
22:53growing up she trained with another san diego legend kelsey flum similar to her mentor
22:59pow pow is a stellar guard who plays with an edge and sees the floor very well and she trims
23:05the lead
23:06to single digits so far going for more of an inside game here in the second half getting away from
23:11the
23:12three-point shot to the wing on the left past to petty
23:20and that time also missed a shot
23:25and her salute outside
23:28and here's bell me some uncovering
23:34for three shots good by joe hannis and things they're really tightening up now guys their offense
23:41has been really unstoppable of late yeah i don't know why it took them as long as it did to
23:46finally
23:46get things going but you know what they say tim it's better late than never i'm happy because uh
23:52finally we got a good game and a great show through three quarters as we enjoy the fourth who will
23:58carry
23:58the day sun ahead leading by five and we're coming back in just a moment get ready for the fourth
24:05quarter of action when we return
24:16and welcome back as we get rolling once more fourth quarter right ahead and what will be a very well
24:22contested game the sun leading here's edwards and she takes it in for the layup off a very nice feed
24:34the defense pretty much helpless to stop that layup just too much of a mismatch in terms of height
24:42inside
24:46petty defending
24:50rebounded by the sun at one point they led by 16. here's joe hannis
24:56vandersloot outside bell
25:00and that comes off the assist by courtney vandersloot that's the vision you get with vandersloot
25:06she's always looking to set up her teammates offensively
25:20a good looking shot from the wing well tired legs affect you at the defensive end first and that's
25:27what's happening here you nailed it and as much offense as we saw early we're seeing even more of
25:33it here late right wing the three ball shots good by joe hannis they're going back to the three-point
25:41shot over and over again they might have found the achilles heel of this defense that was their
25:47ninth straight point from beyond the arc she made that pass to a spot and let her teammate run right
25:54into it that is how you distribute the basketball
25:59here's bell and so she draws the foul on the shot a trip to the line to shoot
26:06that one on me someone well the defense looking to protect the rim at all costs there something you
26:13struggled with in your career tim but definitely saved the layup with that foul she's gonna have to
26:19earn him at the line and the first one drops
26:35that's also good so she hits them both
26:40and so here's connecticut three-point lead
26:46here's petty no good on the three he's tried to get it going but the shots simply haven't been
26:53dropping for her and her swoop faked in off the glass so the defense on both sides has been invisible
27:00on this one that's the word for it this game has had the look of a layup line for the
27:04most part
27:05put me in coach put me in too here's petty the offensive rebound it's good on the putback
27:12a monster on the glass me someone is not afraid of ending one
27:21the pushback the second chance effort elson adota with the rebound
27:29here's morrow
27:34emma misman with the steal
27:39to the middle
27:41nelson odota with the bucket don't need much range to hit from that distance
27:48inside
27:50the shot comes out
27:55petty with it down low past tomorrow
28:00now here's petty
28:04goes up from the top of the key they get the rebound
28:08a nice shot by morrow
28:10not enough bodies on the glass right there and they paid for it and it'll happen again and again if
28:16they
28:16don't put more effort into boxing out and that's what it's all about brian rebounding effort
28:36here in the fourth quarter just under two and a half minutes gone by
28:43and now here's juhasz
28:46misman covering
28:50let's the green fly
28:52juhasz can't get it to go
28:58misman guarded by juhasz
29:01pass the grinder
29:04shoots over van der sloop attached short but it's good off the front iron
29:09she's had such a steady hand and i think watching this game she's the one responsible for getting
29:16them this lead late yeah her shooting percentage is unreal right now just so dependable here today
29:23she's made the most of her chances hasn't she she needs to keep on working to get these good looks
29:33pass to grinder
29:35and she banks in the layup very clever passing she put that ball on a silver platter for her
29:45and her slewed outside here's pow pow for three nailed from three-point land
29:50and they are just killing them with the three-point shot here in the second half yeah and the defense
29:56knows it they are fully stretched out there trying to stop the three and still haven't
30:02been able to do it i don't know defensively what they can do different at this point real nice job
30:07to take what the d was giving them
30:12off target with the three some great tight defense right there got right up on her and forced the miss
30:19just close enough to bother her on the shot but disciplined enough to avoid too much contact
30:26she's threaded the bounce pass in there so smoothly
30:31and it's going to take something special for them to make a comeback and the big question is
30:36do they have the time to do it you'd have to say at this point it's a long shot
30:46and here's connecticut at one point they led by 16. past tomorrow
30:55good well if it wasn't already out of reach it is now thanks to the spurt that they're having and
31:01why put on the brakes now tim i say just keep on firing man brian you want to run up
31:06the score
31:07the rebound by britney griner and so here's connecticut it's a 10-point game
31:15and she converts the layup that's how to orchestrate for your teammate terrific pass
31:25courtney vandersloot attacking beers pow pow for three that's good and so courtney vandersloot gets the assist
31:37vandersloot defending
31:45so we get to see the sun get the win here a solid win on the road for them and
31:51this building was dead
31:53silent by the time this one wound down that's what you want to do take the trout out of it
31:57by crunch time don't give them a chance to lift their team up at the finish that'll do it for
32:03our
32:03broadcast everyone
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