DeWanna Bonner scored 19 points to become the fifth player in WNBA history to reach 7,000 career points and the Connecticut Sun eased by the Phoenix Mercury 70-47 on Tuesday night to set a franchise record with six straight wins to start a season.
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Connecticut , the only undefeated team in the WNBA, entered tied with its 2018 and '21 teams as the only 5-0 starts in franchise history.Connecticut led 38-20 with 2:18 in the first half before the Mercury scored the final five points. The Sun had a chance for the final shot of the half following an offensive rebound, but DiJonai Carrington missed a 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left and Phoenix raced the other way for a Kahleah Copper layup just before the buzzer to get within 13 points.
Phoenix had 20 turnovers and just 15 made field goals. Copper, the WNBA scoring leader at 29.2 points per game, scored just seven points and Natasha Cloud had a team-high nine points. Brionna Jones added 16 points for Connecticut. Alyssa Thomas had 10 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
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