WNBA FINALS: LAS VEGAS VS. CONNECTICUT

September 10, 2022

Jonquel Jones

Connecticut Sun

Practice Day

Q. When you have to turn around so quickly, do you have any rituals or anything that you go through to get you into that place?

JONQUEL JONES: Not necessarily, you’re working an entire season, so you just want to go out there and put your best foot forward and be locked in. Not necessarily any rituals, no.

Q. What about this playoff format, are you liking it?

JONQUEL JONES: I like the playoff format. The championship format is a little different. The games are kind of quick. I feel like our series against Dallas, we had at least two days in between so you had time to really recover and rest. I’m looking at the Finals schedule and it’s like, play one day, play again. So, it’s a little different, but you know it’s for the trophy, so you just got to suck it up and get it done.

Q. What is your biggest personal challenge in facing the Aces?

JONQUEL JONES: For us as a team, it’s just their firepower. They have so many people that can score the ball. From A’ja (Wilson), Chelsea (Gray), Riquna (Williams) and Jackie (Young) scoring on different levels as well. I think the biggest challenge for us is making sure we’re locked in on defense, getting them to slow down and not giving them easy buckets in transition with our turnovers and stuff like that.

Q. You talk about the condensed schedule and it’s a lot different too because you’re going from coast to coast. Is there anything that you’re focused on that you know you have to do to stay rested and recovered for the game?

JONQUEL JONES: I think a good night sleep after the game and making sure I’m stretching directly after. Any type of recovery that will help me recover quicker than normal, is what I’m going to try and do. Massage after the game, stuff like that.