Game thread: Connecticut Sun (9-5) at Tulsa Shock (3-11)

For the Connecticut Sun:
G Kara Lawson
G Renee Montgomery
F Sandrine Gruda
F Asjha Jones
C Tina Charles

For the Tulsa Shock:
G Amber Holt
G Scholanda Robinson
G Kiesha Brown
F Tiffany Jackson
C Chante Black

Officials: Clarke Stevens, Angelica Suffren, Kevin Sparrock

…not that it partains to this thread a ton since no Connecticut or Tulsa players were voted to the team, but…

There will be 4 San Antonio players (Becky Hammon, Jayne Appel, Michelle Snow, Sophia Young, 3 Seattle players (Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Lauren Jackson, and one each from Indiana (Tamika Catchings), Phoenix (Diana Taurasi) and Los Angeles (Candace Parker) on the initial WNBA All-Star roster.

Renee Montgomery.

Grab a backcourt violation that results in Kiesha Brown’s second basket of the night. Nice…

Tulsa defense really is coming on strong – getting the Sun to make a few bad desicisions early tonight.

All about the defense. Six early turnovers for the Sun that have led to six Shock points. They’re supposed to be reviewing the first basket for Tulsa (by Brown) to see if it’s a 2 or 3, but this is the current scoreboard.

Alexis Hornbuckle is guarding Kara Lawson tonight – kinda fun

I love his in-game comments!

On the last foul called on Jennifer Lacy going, sending Renee Montgomery to the line, Richardson was heard throughout the arena yelling (loudly), “way to take the charge!!!” on the questionable call…

Kiesha Borwn has 10 of the Shock’s 25 points already. 5-of-5 shooting, 1 rebound, 2 assists and a steal…

Not liking the calls tonight. At. All.

This is… interesting. All for a loose ball foul. Ha!

Lots of bickering about calls coming from both benches…

Cuts the Connecticut lead to 6 after the made free throw. 45-39 and now Tan White is at the line for the Sun.

First half leader for Tulsa is Kiesha Brown with 10 points. For the Sun, Tan White has 11 and Sandrine Gruda 10. Tina Charles is well on her way to yet another double-double with nine boards and eight points in the first half. Which – if (or when is probably more like it) she gets it – will be her sixth consecutive…

…and Nolan Richardson is having quite a discussion with Clarke Stevens. We’ll see if there is any changes (good or bad) in the second half…

Ref: “Remember the warnings, remember the warnings…”
Nolan: “What? You mean I can’t ask any questions??”

…after a charge that get’s Tulsa the ball…

Man, there are some feisty folks here tonight…

On the Tina Charles double-double watch, she’s one board away from the mark…

Tulsa is being outrebounded 28-14 right now, so I’m thinking Charles will get that last board sooner rather than later. And about those rebounds – the Sun have 14 second chance points compared to just 3 for the Shock…

baby hook! That was fun (too bad Tulsa is down by 10 right now)…

What is it with these third quarters?? Not good at all for the home team after the halftime break…a recurring theme (that I do not enjoy).

Goodness gracious! The fan hollering behind me might be the most entertaining part of the game right this minute. And one of the local news guys agrees. He said someone should mic him up for the color analyst for the game. LOL

…has her double-double and ties the franchise record with her 12th double-double of the season, 6th in a row.

Other than Charles’ double-double, Gruda (14), Lawson (13), White (13) and Montgomery (10) are also in double-digits for the Sun…

Oy. Started so well…ending so not for the Shock. Still a bit of time, but I’m doubting there’s 15 points worth of time…rats.

You can tell the Shock play the entire game very determined until the final buzzer when things like that happen, but it’s obvy not enough to create a W. Unfortunately for Tulsa.

The Sun have five scorers in the teens, while Tulsa has none to this point…rebound discrepancy is now 38-22 in favor of Connecticut…

It’s a wrap from Tulsa, folks. The Sun scoring was led by 5 ladies with at least 16 points. Yes, five – that is no typo. Tina Charles led the game’s rebounders with 12, followed by Gruda with nine.

For Tulsa, Scholanda led all scorers with 19, the Shock shot just 60.9% from the free throw line (an Achilles heel yet again) and Tulsa keeps on riding that losing streak.