DeWanna Bonner's 24 points lift Sun past Lynx 78-73. Napheesa Collier leaves game with foot injury

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 24 points, Alyssa Thomas had a triple double with 14 assists, 13 points and 10 rebounds and DiJonai Carrington made big plays down the stretch to help the Connecticut Sun hold off the Minnesota Lynx 78-73 on Thursday night.

Lynx star Napheesa Collier left late in the third quarter because of a foot injury. Selected to the U.S. Olympic team, Collier scored nine points, ending her double-figure scoring streak at 29 games.

Bonner made 10 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and added nine rebounds for the Sun (16-4), who have posted back-to-back wins after losing three of their previous four.

Thomas matched her season high for assists and Carrington finished with 17 points including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.

Alanna Smith scored 14 before fouling out to lead the Lynx (14-6). Kayla McBride had 13 points and eight rebounds.

Bridget Carleton connected on a 3-pointer and Diamond Miller followed with a three-point play as the Lynx scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to knot the score at 64. Bonner answered with a 3-pointer and a three-point play for a 70-64 lead and the Sun never trailed again.

Carrington blocked McBride's layup attempt with 28 seconds left that would have pulled the Lynx within two and added two free throws with 16 seconds remaining to push the lead to six. McBride sank a 3-pointer, but Carrington answered with a layup to wrap up the victory.

Bonner scored 11 on 5-for-7 shooting to lead Connecticut to a 20-17 lead after the first quarter.

Veronica Burton sank a 3-pointer to give the Sun a 32-24 lead with 4:42 left in the first half. McBride hit two 3-pointers and Carleton and Smith both made one in a 16-4 run to end the period and the Lynx took a 40-36 lead into halftime.

Smith had a 3-pointer and a layup in an 8-2 spurt to begin the third quarter to give Minnesota its largest lead at 48-38. Carrington made back-to-back 3-pointers to cap a 10-0 run and Connecticut evened the score at 48. Thomas followed her three-point play with six straight free throws and a layup, scoring 11 of the Sun's final 14 points for a 64-58 advantage heading to the final quarter.

Connecticut has won five in a row against Minnesota in Minneapolis and improves to 2-0 against the Lynx this season.

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Minnesota will host the Washington Mystics on Saturday. Connecticut returns home to play the Atlanta Dream on Sunday.

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Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) pulls down a rebound against the Connecticut Sun during the second half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Teammates celebrate with Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) after she scored a 3-pointer against the Connecticut Sun during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride (21) scores a 3-pointer against Connecticut Sun guard DiJonai Carrington (21) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx center Alanna Smith (8) hits a 3-pointer against the Connecticut Sun during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) shoots to score on a jump shot in the second quarter as she is defended by Connecticut Sun guard Veronica Burton (22) during a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams (10) reacts after losing the ball out of bounds during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve jokes with official Tim Greene during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx center Alanna Smith (8) and Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones (42) battle for a loose ball during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx center Alanna Smith (8) defends against Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones (42) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) is introduced before the start of a WNBA basketball game between the Lynx and the Connecticut Sun, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

Minnesota Lynx forward Dorka Juhasz (14) scores a basket against the Connecticut Sun during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)

LONDON (AP) — Britain's new Labour government will make stimulating economic growth its mission while limiting bureaucracy to make it easier to invest in the country, the Treasury chief said Monday.

In her first major speech, Rachel Reeves said there was no time to waste to reverse what she called “14 years of chaos and economic instability” under Conservative governments.

“Where governments have been unwilling to take the difficult decisions to deliver growth – or have waited too long to act – I will deliver," she told business leaders and reporters.

Reeves, Britain’s first female Treasury chief and a former Bank of England economist, said sustained economic growth was the only way to improve living standards for all and to rebuild the country's stretched and underfunded public services.

She said she is taking immediate action to deregulate planning rules to make it easier to build infrastructure, housing and energy projects.

“To investors and businesses who spent 14 years doubting whether Britain is a safe place to invest, then let me tell you, after 14 years, Britain has a stable government,” she said. “In an uncertain world, Britain is a place to do business.”

Reeves said she will assess the “spending inheritance” left by the Conservatives over the coming months before making the government’s first budget statement later this year.

Reeves has pledged to set a mandatory target of 1.5 million new homes in England over the next five years, and reverse a ban on onshore wind energy developments.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who became leader on Friday after a landslide majority in last week's election, has pledged to “rebuild the infrastructure of opportunity” for voters frustrated with a stagnant economy, rising poverty and dysfunctional public healthcare.

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech at the Treasury to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new government will be taking to deliver economic growth, in London, Monday July 8, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves hugs Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds after delivering a speech at the Treasury to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new government will be taking to deliver economic growth, in London, Monday July 8, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech at the Treasury to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new government will be taking to deliver economic growth, in London, Monday July 8, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech at the Treasury to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new government will be taking to deliver economic growth, in London, Monday July 8, 2024. (Jonathan Brady/Pool Photo via AP)