The Lynx took a tough loss to the Connecticut Sun on Friday night, but they don’t have much time to think about it. They play the Aces on Sunday. While the loss hurts, there were plenty of positive things to take away as well. Here are three things the Lynx can use to beat the Aces that they showed off in their loss to the Sun:

Ball Control 

You can triple-underline, bold, italicize and highlight this one. The Lynx are such a better team when they’re taking care of the ball. On Friday, they only had three turnovers at halftime, two of which were shot clock violations. Though they ended up with 11 total turnovers, it’s obvious that there was real progress made on that front.

Of particular importance was the Lynx being careful about not forcing the ball inside to Sylvia Fowles and making her make a play in traffic. They did a better job putting their passes high where only Fowles could get them, and explored multiple angles for getting the ball inside. That was good for Fowles, who had an extremely efficient night and it was good for the Lynx who had probably their best offensive performance of the season.

Letting It Fly

Many Lynx players have had the green light to shoot from three this entire season, but it’s really shown in the last few games. Against Connecticut, six Lynx players attempted multiple three-pointers and five hit at least one.

The Lynx have players who can shoot, and even if they’re not falling at an extremely high rate (Minnesota shot a respectable 30 percent on Friday), having that spacing opens things up for the rest of the offense. Additionally, because the Lynx aren’t generally considered to be a high-powered shooting team, teams will give them looks beyond the arc as they prioritize shutting down the paint. Danielle Robinson in particular is not considered to be a great three-point shooter, but her long-range game has taken real strides. She’ll get good looks at threes and at some point, they’re going to start dropping.

Moving The Ball

What’s especially encouraging about the Lynx’s aforementioned solid ball control is that it didn’t come at the expense of ball movement in general. The team collected 21 total assists, with seven of the eight players who saw action recording at least one. Damiris Dantas continued her solid distributing from the forward position finishing with 5 dimes, Lexie Brown had four off the bench and Odyssey Sims, Napheesa Collier and Robinson had three apiece.

Passing is a major area of strength for the Lynx—they have players who can move the ball at every position and they play very unselfishly. To start building towards winning these kinds of games like they played on Friday, the Lynx need to continue to play in a way that maximizes their passing ability. That means pushing the pace in transition, maintaining spacing and continuing to find creative ways to get the ball inside. Minnesota took some serious steps against Connecticut. This offense is on the right track.