Part of the test for the Las Vegas Aces is to see if they can produce an encore.
The visiting Aces meet the Connecticut Sun on Thursday night at Uncasville, Conn., in a rematch from earlier in the week.
The Aces beat the Sun 90-84 on Tuesday night, building a 19-point lead and seeing the margin shrink to three points with four minutes to play. Las Vegas held on to stretch its season-opening winning streak to seven games.
The rematch will mark the end of a four-game trip, which has produced Las Vegas victories by five, four and six points.
Because of an encouraging fourth quarter, the Sun (6-2) could be in a good frame of mind.
The Aces generally locked down defensively, though Rebecca Allen’s six 3-point baskets off the bench helped her to 22 points.
For the Sun, with Allen and DiJonai Carrington combining for 33 points in reserve roles Tuesday, there are various sources of offense.
Tuesday’s matchup marked the first meeting of the season between the WNBA finalists from a season ago.
