Dallas Wings
The young contender trying to skip the waiting room
A dangerous group learning that contender status comes with everybody's best shot.
Dallas clinched the final WNBA playoff spot with a 96-78 win over Portland, a franchise-record 23rd regular-season victory led by Paige Bueckers’ 22 points and 11 assists.
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Wings 96, Fire 78: Dallas clinched with everybody in the group project
Dallas never trailed, led by 26, and clinched the final playoff spot even after Portland won the fourth quarter 26-25.
Wings 94, Tempo 88: Bueckers saved the second half for Dallas
Paige Bueckers scored all 22 points after halftime, and Dallas held off a Toronto rally to win 94-88.
Mystics 96, Wings 92: Washington turned Dallas's 20-point lead into a collapse index
Dallas led 59-44 at halftime and 80-72 after three quarters, but Washington made the last 10 minutes feel like a different game.
Liberty 99, Wings 98: Ionescu owned the extra five minutes
Dallas led by nine entering the fourth quarter and shot 52 percent from three. New York still found the veteran shot-making required to take a one-point overtime win.