Wings beat Storm 103-91 to close season, secure No. 7 playoff seed
Dallas finished the regular season with a record 17-win improvement and a first-ever sweep of Seattle.
What we know
- Dallas beat Seattle 103-91 at Climate Pledge Arena in the regular-season finale for both teams. [1] [2]
- Paige Bueckers led Dallas with 25 points, and Jessica Shepard had 11 rebounds and 12 assists. [1] [2]
- Dallas won all four meetings with Seattle this season; the Storm finished 8-36. [1] [2]
- According to The Associated Press, Dallas secured the No. 7 seed after Atlanta beat New York earlier in the night. [2]
- Not yet confirmed: Dallas's opponent in the first round of the playoffs has not been reported.
The Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 103-91 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams, ending the season with the No. 7 seed in the WNBA playoffs, according to The Associated Press.[2] Dallas got the seed after Atlanta beat New York earlier in the night, the AP reported.[2]
The Wings also set a league record for the best single-season turnaround, according to the AP. Dallas won 10 games last season and improved by 17 wins this year.[2] The Wings swept the four-game season series with Seattle, which the AP described as their first sweep of the Storm in franchise history.[1][2]
Paige Bueckers scored 25 points to lead Dallas.[1] Jessica Shepard had 11 rebounds and 12 assists, and the AP reported that she scored 20 points for her sixth triple-double of the season, which it said leads the WNBA.[1][2] Arike Ogunbowale added 23 points and six assists, according to the AP.[2]
Dallas took a 29-12 lead after the first quarter and led 90-71 with 6:55 left in the fourth, according to the box score and the AP.[1][2] Seattle then went on a 17-4 run to cut the deficit to 94-88, the AP reported.[2] Awak Kuier and Bueckers each hit a 3-pointer on Dallas's next two possessions to pull away, according to the AP.[2]
Dominique Malonga led Seattle with 29 points and eight rebounds.[1] Natisha Hiedeman had 14 assists, and Awa Fam scored a season-high 22 points, according to the box score and the AP.[1][2] Flau'jae Johnson added 21 points.[2]
Seattle finished 8-36, and its season is over.[1][2] Dallas will wait to learn its playoff matchup, the AP reported.[2]