WNBA is back with the semifinals Game 3. This time I am covering two games with one pick. I am going to start with the first game between Chicago Sky and Connecticut Sun. The series started with an upset as Sun took the first game (68:63). For the second time in a row, Chicago lost the opening game but they responded well in the next one by getting an 8-point victory. Now the series is headed to Connecticut where teams will meet 2 times. If it will be necessary, Game 5 is going to happen in Chicago.

In this game, I like Chicago better. Candace Parker has been great in the second round and it is very tough to play against Chicago when they are in a full swing. Parker leads both teams in points, rebounds and blocks and Sun cannot do anything with her. This season, including playoffs, Chicago has lost 12 times but after losses team has responded well as they have a record of 11-1! Four times Sun has been in a 1-1 situation in the best of five series after 2 games in the franchise history and the team has lost all series.

Chicago is the better team in this series. They have more experience and winning the championship last season gives a lot. This is going to be a fun game but in the end, Sky will cover the handicap. It looks like Chicago could have solved the mystery of Connecticut as they did in the previous series versus New York Liberty.

The Sunday semifinals will continue with a Game 3 between Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces. Another evenly matched pair as the first game went to Seattle (76:73) but in the second Las Vegas responded well and won by 5 points. There is some room for Seattle to improve as they shot only 25.6% from three-point land in the first two games while during the regular season percentage was up to 36.1%. It is also the Aces weakest spot as they gave three-pointers more than anybody in this league during the regular season.

Storm is a very experienced team that wants to get one last championship for Sue Bird. During the regular season, Seattle had a great record with 13 wins in 18 games and a net rating of 8.1. The first two games were very tight and this is not going to be different. At the same time, it is important to notice that Las Vegas has not played on the road for almost a month. It could be weird for them to play not in front of their fans and in Game 3, I like Seattle's chances better and that's why I'm predicting that Storm will cover the handicap.

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WNBA重回半决赛第三场。我将从第一场芝加哥天空队和康涅狄格太阳队的比赛开始。这个系列赛以一场意外开始，孙以68:63拿下了第一场比赛。芝加哥队在首场比赛中连续第二次输掉了比赛，但他们在下一场比赛中以8分的成绩取得了胜利。现在，系列赛将在康涅狄格州举行，两支球队将在那里相遇。如果有必要的话，第五场比赛将在芝加哥举行。

这场比赛，我更喜欢芝加哥。坎迪斯·帕克在第二轮的表现非常出色，当他们打得如火如荼的时候，对阵芝加哥是非常困难的。帕克在两队的得分、篮板和盖帽都领先，而孙杨对她无能为力。本赛季，包括季后赛在内，芝加哥队输了12场比赛，但在输球后球队的反应很好，他们的战绩是11胜1负!在球队历史上的5个系列赛中，孙兴慜曾4次在2场比赛后取得1胜1负的战绩，但球队输掉了所有系列赛。

芝加哥是这个系列赛中更好的球队。他们有更多的经验，上赛季赢得冠军给了他们很大的帮助。这将是一场有趣的比赛，但最终，天空将赢得让分盘。看起来芝加哥已经解决了康涅狄格的秘密，就像他们在之前的系列对抗纽约自由。

周日的半决赛将继续进行，西雅图风暴队和拉斯维加斯王牌队将进行第三场比赛。另一对势均力敌的搭档在第一场比赛中以76:73击败西雅图，但在第二场比赛中，拉斯维加斯队反应良好，以5分的优势获胜。西雅图还有改进的空间，他们前两场的三分命中率只有25.6%，而常规赛的三分命中率高达36.1%。在常规赛中，他们投进的三分球是联盟中最多的，这也是王牌队的弱点。

暴风队是一支经验丰富的队伍，他们想为苏·伯德赢得最后一个冠军。在常规赛中，西雅图取得了18场13胜的伟大战绩，净得分为8.1。前两场比赛非常激烈，这次也不会有什么不同。与此同时，值得注意的是，拉斯维加斯已经近一个月没有在公路上打球了。对他们来说，没有在他们的球迷面前比赛可能会很奇怪，在第三场比赛中，我更喜欢西雅图的机会，这就是为什么我预测风暴将赢得让分盘。