Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in WNBA Finals history, and the Connecticut Sun staved off elimination by beating the Las Vegas Aces 105-76 in Game 3 on Thursday night.
Thomas had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for the Sun, who have now won all four of their elimination games in these playoffs, topping Dallas on the road in the first round and beating Chicago in Games 4 and 5 to close out that series.
Game 4 of this best-of-five series is Sunday in Connecticut. "We've been struggling offensively and we finally got a game back at home and my teammates were hitting shots," Thomas said. "None of this would have been possible without them." WATCH | Sun's Thomas makes WNBA history in Game 3 win: Las Vegas got off to a fast start, scoring nine of the first 11 points and forcing Connecticut to call a timeout.
That settled the Sun down and they took over, outscoring the Aces 32-10 the rest of the quarter, including 25 of the final 29 points.