Sun centre Jones finished the game with a double-double for the 11th time this season — having only played in 16 games — with a 10-point, 11 rebound performance. Teammates DeWanna Bonner and Natisha Hiedeman each added 11 points for the Sun.
“We came in with a mindset to compete and go out and put our best foot forward, and we didn’t do that,” said Jones. “Even though it doesn't count, it’s still a poor representation of what we want to bring every night when we step on the court.The prize money was split up so that the winning Storm players all got $30,000, and the Sun players received $10,000 for making it to the Cup.
And even though every player went home with cash of their own, it was mere cold comfort for the Sun, who have been eyeing a spot in the WNBA Finals after their run was cut short by Las Vegas last year. “Ten grand. We are not thinking about that right now because, quite frankly, we were outplayed tonight and we’ve got to get back to the drawing board,” said Jones. “Our mission is to win a championship and the way we played tonight is not going to do that, so we need to get back to work.”, and avoid posting profanity, personal attacks or harassment. Should you violate our submissions guidelines, we reserve the right to remove your comments and block your account.
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