Game 4 plus/minus from Paul:

Connecticut

Starters: McWilliams-Franklin -3, Dydek -7, Sales -10, Douglas -11, Whalen -5

Reserves: Carey +13, Wyckoff +6, Jones +5, Willingham 0, Summerton 0, Derevjanik -3

Sacramento

Starters: Brunson +10, Powell +7, Penicheiro +7, Newton +2, Griffith +1

Reserves: Scott-Richardson +3, Haynie 0, Lawson -3, Maiga -4, Walker -8,

Sacramento opened the second half with a 17-5 blitz and held the Sun to 1-for-12 shooting in the first 7:30 after intermission. Griffith overcame a -9 first half by scoring eight points to key that run. The Monarchs' offensive success hinged on the '3' position in this series, tallying 69.1 points per 40 with Powell on the floor (136 minutes) and just 45.7 per 40 with Maiga (28)...

Connecticut built an 11-point, first-half advantage behind the bench contributions of Jones, Wyckoff, Derevjanik and Carey, all of whom were at least +5 after 20 minutes. However, for the second consecutive game, all five Sun starters finished in the minus category. For the series, Connecticut's starting quintet was outscored by a 80-62 margin in 41:40 of action...

Series

Sacramento

Powell +25, Griffith +23, Lawson +15, Walker +7, Haynie +6, Newton +5, Buescher 0, Brunson -4, Penicheiro -4, Scott-Richardson -4, Maiga -14

Connecticut

Derevjanik +16, Carey +8, Wyckoff +6, Summerton 0, Dydek -2, Sales -5, Willingham -6, McWilliams-Franklin -8, Jones -11, Douglas -26, Whalen -27