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Thornton, Wings beat Sun 89-79, force deciding Game 3

Connecticut Sun guard Odyssey Sims (1) embraces Dallas Wings forward Isabelle Harrison (20) after the Wings defeated the Sun 89-79 in a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones (42 fouls Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (7) during Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Dallas Wings forward Satou Sabally (0) fouls Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones (42) as Wings center Teaira McCowan, right, helps on defense during Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones and Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (7) tangle over a rebound in Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones pulls down a rebound over Dallas Wings guard Marina Mabrey and guard Allisha Gray and teammates Alyssa Thomas (25) in Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones (35) celebrates after being fouled on a basket in Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones (42) fouls Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (7) while battling for a rebound during Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Dallas Wings forward Kayla Thornton wins the rebounding battle with Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones and forward DeWanna Bonner in Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Dallas Wings center Teaira McCowan (7) pulls down a rebound over Connecticut Sun guard Nia Clouden (11) and center Brionna Jones (42) during Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP) Dallas Wings forward Kayla Thornton commits a foul after colliding with Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas in Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff series, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, in Uncasville, Conn. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day via AP)
Thornton, Wings beat Sun 89-79, force deciding Game 3