The second game between Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun is going to be played on Tuesday night. Although Las Vegas has been one of the best scoring teams in the league, it was the defense that was the most important thing in Game 1. For approximately 10 minutes Sun was in the lead but at the end of the third quarter, the Aces took the lead and secured the first victory.

Although Sun lost the first game, Connecticut forced Las Vegas to play in their style. Aces scored only 67 points and that is the lowest points total in the season. What often decides the outcome of the game? Free throws. The Aces got to the line 19 times, which was basically right on their season average, but the Sun only got there five times. These were the second and third teams in the WNBA this season in terms of free throws attempted per game. Alyssa Thomas, Jonquel Jones, and Briona Jones all had strong games for the Sun, but they only attempted three free throws combined, compared to 14 just from A’ja Wilson.

These kinds of things don't go unnoticed. Connecticut has to play more aggressively in order to get to the line but I'm sure that tonight Sun will attempt more shots from the charity line and Wilson won't have 14 free throw attempts. After the game, Sun players said that they are happy with the performance on the floor and they have a lot of confidence heading into Game 2.

Connecticut is going to do anything to win tonight. If the team goes down 0-2, it is going to be very hard to come back and win the series because only two games will be played in front of their fans. Sun was very close to starting the series with a victory and I expect another tight game. That's why I'm predicting that Sun will cover the handicap.

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拉斯维加斯王牌队和康涅狄格太阳队的第二场比赛将在周二晚上进行。虽然拉斯维加斯一直是联盟得分最好的球队之一，但在第一场比赛中，防守才是最重要的。在大约10分钟的时间里，太阳一直领先，但在第三节结束时，王牌队取得了领先，并获得了第一场胜利。

尽管孙杨输了第一场比赛，康涅狄格还是迫使拉斯维加斯打出了他们的风格。王牌只得到67分，这是本赛季的最低值。什么通常决定游戏的结果?罚球。王牌队有19次站上罚球线，这与他们的赛季平均水平基本一致，但太阳队只有5次。就场均罚球次数而言，这两支球队是本赛季WNBA的第二和第三支球队。阿丽莎·托马斯、琼奎尔·琼斯和布里奥娜·琼斯都为《太阳报》打出了出色的表现，但他们总共只尝试了3次罚球，而阿佳·威尔逊一共有14次罚球。

这类事情不会被忽视。康州必须打得更有侵略性，才能到达罚球线，但我相信今晚孙将尝试更多的投篮在慈善线，而威尔逊不会有14次罚球。赛后，太阳的球员说他们对场上的表现很满意，他们有信心进入第二场比赛。

康涅狄格今晚会不惜一切赢得比赛。如果球队0-2落后，他们将很难逆转并赢得系列赛，因为只有两场比赛将在他们的球迷面前进行。孙杨非常接近以一场胜利开始系列赛，我期待着另一场紧张的比赛。这就是为什么我预测孙杨将覆盖障碍。