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Dallas Wings

The young contender trying to skip the waiting room

A dangerous group learning that contender status comes with everybody's best shot.

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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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  1. Wings 96, Fire 78: Dallas clinched with everybody in the group project

    Dallas clinched the final WNBA playoff spot behind five starters in double figures, a franchise-record 23rd win, and 22 points and 11 assists from Paige Bueckers.

  2. Wings 94, Tempo 88: Bueckers saved the second half for Dallas

    Paige Bueckers scored all 22 of her points after halftime, helping Dallas survive Toronto 94-88 and end a three-game skid.

  3. Mystics 96, Wings 92: Washington turned Dallas's 20-point lead into a collapse index

    Shakira Austin scored 27 points as Washington erased a 20-point deficit and beat Dallas 96-92 after a 24-12 fourth quarter.

  4. Liberty 99, Wings 98: Ionescu owned the extra five minutes

    Sabrina Ionescu scored 12 of New York's 16 overtime points as the Liberty survived Dallas 99-98 without Paige Bueckers.

  5. Paige Bueckers out vs. Liberty with soreness; Wings say no concussion

    Dallas ruled Paige Bueckers out against New York with soreness after saying an extensive evaluation cleared her of a concussion.

  6. Wings 90, Sparks 82: Dallas made its sixth straight win a group project

    Paige Bueckers scored 25 as Dallas led for 90 percent of the game and beat Los Angeles 90-82 for a sixth straight win.

  7. Liberty-Wings postponement turns one charter problem into a three-game squeeze

    The Liberty-Wings game was moved from July 16 to July 20 after mechanical trouble delayed New York's charter flight to Dallas.