Augustus, Brunson lead Lynx to 6-0

The Lynx erased some bad memories at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday night. They had not won there since beating Connecticut 68-52 on July 22, 2004, losing regularly once a year. That adds up to a seven-game losing string to the Sun on its home court.

Even last year, when they won the WNBA title, they were crushed by the Sun 108-79 as visitors.

Not this time. The Lynx beat Connecticut 85-72 in a game that looked like it would go down to the last possession. It didn't.

With the Lynx holding a 71-68 lead, Taj McWilliams-Franklin, the ageless one, grabbed an offensive rebound, put the ball in and was fouled. She completed the three-point play for a 74-68 lead. The Sun answered with a quick two-point basket but were outscored 11-2 after that.

The win gives the Lynx a 6-0 record, their best start in franchise history. They have won 12 games in a row going back to the playoffs last year -- an unofficial team record.

This was also their ninth regular-season win in a row, tying the official record for consecutive wins set last year from July 5 to August 7.

They also have won a franchise-best eight games in a row on the road.

McWilliams-Franklin, who had that key three-points play, finished with nine points and seven boards.

And, off the bench, Monica Wright was her new aggressive self with 13 points. The Lynx needed her this game because Maya Moore, going back to Connecticut where she starred at UConn, was mostly ineffective. She had three points, zero rebounds.

A year ago at Connecticut, Moore also struggled. She went one for seven from the field and had two points

The Lynx shot 50 percent exactly, reaching that mark or better for the fifth time in six games. They also outrebounded the Sun 45-34.

Connecticut (3-1) is one of the best teams in the league at home. The Sun were 15-2 at home last season and 2-0 this season.

At times, both teams looked bad. The Lynx committed 20 turnovers and were behind 63-58 with under eight minutes left. They also have up 19 offensive rebounds to the Sun. And twice they fouled three-point shooters when they probably didn't have to.

The Sun shot horribly at times, starting the game four for 22 from the field. The Sun was two for 19 on shots from behind the arc. just awful.

* The Lynx are now 12-13 against the Sun in their all-time series, 4-9 in away games.

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