The Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm entered Friday night's games as two of the WNBA's top teams. Neither club, however, looked like it belonged among the league's elite during a frustrating weekend.

The Sun look to rebound from their first loss in six games on Monday night when they visit the Storm, who hope a return home can help them bounce back from consecutive defeats.

Connecticut (8-2) dominated early this season, winning eight of its first nine games, including its first three by double figures. The Sun, though, had a five-game winning streak snapped with a 98-93 overtime loss to Los Angeles on Friday night.

Connecticut guard Lindsay Whalen had 20 points and Asjha Jones and Tamika Whitmore added 18 apiece for the Sun, who recorded their second-highest point total of the season.

But poor defense plagued Connecticut as it gave up its highest point total since a 111-109 overtime loss in Phoenix on July 6 of last season. Besides letting the Sparks shoot 50 percent from the field, the Sun allowed 29 points in the first quarter and trailed by as many as 14 in the period en route to their first loss since May 27.

Connecticut remains in first place in the Eastern Conference, but Sun coach Mike Thibault has come to expect more from his team.

"It's one of those games you walk away from going, 'woulda, coulda, shoulda,'" Thibault said. "They need to understand that little things beat you. I didn't like some of our defensive breakdowns."

Thibault's club hopes to rebound against a Seattle team that was 7-3 before losing twice over the weekend. One night after the Storm (7-5) fell 74-69 at San Antonio, reigning league MVP Lauren Jackson was their only starter in double figures with 18 points in a 68-60 loss to Houston on Saturday.

It was their fifth straight road loss since winning their road opener against Phoenix on May 22.

Seattle has been much more effective at KeyArena, where it's undefeated with a league-leading six wins for the longest undefeated home start in franchise history.

The Storm hope Yolanda Griffith can return to the lineup as they try to protect their unblemished record at home. The 10th-year center, in her first season with Seattle, missed her first game of the season Saturday because of left knee and ankle injuries. She's questionable for Monday.

Seattle has lost four straight games against Connecticut dating to a 95-86 home win on May 22, 2005.