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Sep 12, 2015 - 5:58 PM Elena Delle Donne will be crowned with her first WNBA scoring title Sunday when the Chicago Sky visit the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.

Delle Donne will dethrone Minnesota's Maya Moore, who finished with a 20.6 scoring average. The Chicago star and frontrunner for MVP honors is averaging 23.2 points, and that figure could only drop as low as 22.5 if she's held scoreless.

She will become the ninth player to lead the WNBA in scoring. If she scores at least 47 points, she will join Diana Taurasi as the only players to average at least 24. Delle Donne's career-high is 45.

It's not even clear if Delle Donne will play since Chicago (21-12) has already clinched the Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed and opens the postseason Thursday at home against Indiana or Washington.

Teammate Cappie Pondexter figures to miss a fifth straight game due to a concussion. She is eighth in the league with 15.0 points per game.

Delle Donne was out with a foot injury and Pondexter was also out the last time these teams met in Connecticut's 72-68 road win Aug. 30. Kelsey Bone dominated inside with 25 points and eight rebounds as the Sun (14-19) evened the season series at two wins apiece.

Three of the four meetings have been decided by four points or less, with Chicago's 96-76 win July 12 the exception.

While Chicago will be looking ahead, Connecticut seeks to end an injury-plagued season on a winning note and halt a four-game home slide. Star forward Chiney Ogwumike has missed the entire season and Alex Bentley, second to Bone with a 14.7 scoring average, will miss her ninth straight game with a right ankle injury.

The Sun completed a 2-2 trip with Wednesday's 74-64 loss to New York, as Bone finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The Sky posted their third straight win, 92-71 over Tulsa on Friday in their home finale. Delle Donne scored 21 points, and Allie Quigley and Jessica Breland each added 14.

Chicago has won by an average of 23.7 points during this win streak that began after the last meeting with Connecticut.








  • CHICAGO: 75
    CONNECTICUT: 86
    Final

    Jul 1 3:44 PM


  • End of 4th Quarter.

    Sep 13 3:01 PM


  • CHICAGO: 75
    CONNECTICUT: 86
    Final

    Sep 13 3:00 PM


  • End of 3rd Quarter.

    Sep 13 2:33 PM


  • CHICAGO: 66
    CONNECTICUT: 66
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    Sep 13 2:32 PM
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  • CHICAGO: 47
    CONNECTICUT: 42
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  • CHICAGO: 22
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  • Elena Delle Donne vs. Kelsey Bone (Courtney Vandersloot gains possession)

    Sep 13 1:12 PM


  • CHICAGO: 0
    CONNECTICUT: 0
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    Sep 13 1:09 PM

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