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Las Vegas Aces kept Chicago Sky to a season-low offensive output in 87 -59 win at T-Mobile Arena .
No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun beat Minnesota Lynx 90-60 in opening game of WNBA playoffs.
Aces' defensive efficiency dropped off after the All-Star break but they're still the best in the league.
The Sun set the playoff mark by the midway point of the third quarter .
It was the largest winning margin in Connecticut franchise playoff history.
It bested the Sun’s 2023 season-high 13 set against Washington in early July .
The Sun finished 16-of-30 ( 53.3% ) and scored more than half of their points from 3 .
The Aces played further down the Las Vegas strip at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday because of a scheduling conflict.
The arena seats around 18,000 and official attendance was reported as 12,927 .
Overall WNBA attendance is trending upward, even though some teams play in smaller arenas that seat around 4,000 .
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