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DHJ Quick Take: Portland Fire's 3-Point Barrage Sinks Short-Handed Dallas Wings 84-83 The Portland Fire knocked down 14 3-pointers and survived a late Dallas push, edging the Wings 84-83 on Saturday at Moda Center with Paige Bueckers (right ankle) out. What happened? A foul with 1.7 seconds left proved decisive...

DHJ Quick Take: Aziaha James Starts for Wings With Paige Bueckers Out Aziaha James moves into the Dallas Wings’ starting lineup at the Portland Fire on Saturday with Paige Bueckers (right ankle) out. What’s the move? James starts in place of the injured Bueckers, joining Azzi Fudd, Arike Ogunbowale, Maddy...

DHJ Quick Take: How the Wings Plan to Adapt Without Paige Bueckers at Portland With Paige Bueckers out, the Dallas Wings are emphasizing ball security against Portland’s pressure and a collective approach to playmaking, with Aziaha James moving into the starting lineup. What’s the plan? Jose Fernandez and his players...

DHJ Quick Take: Paige Bueckers Scores 31 as Wings Answer Minnesota With Win Over Mercury Paige Bueckers scored a season-high 31 points, passed 900 career points, and Dallas set a season high with 50 points in the paint in an 85-70 win over Phoenix. The Wings never trailed, improved to...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Host Mercury After Loss at Minnesota Arike Ogunbowale is pushing the Dallas Wings (7-4) to move on quickly from a 100-76 loss at Minnesota as they host the Phoenix Mercury (4-9) on Thursday. What's the matchup? Dallas returns home to face Phoenix in the first of...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings List Awak Kuier as Probable Against Phoenix The Dallas Wings upgraded Awak Kuier (right wrist) to probable for Thursday against the Phoenix Mercury, while Odyssey Sims (left ankle) remains out. Kuier did on-court ball-handling work in Minnesota ahead of the team's return home. What is Awak...

DHJ Quick Take: Paige Bueckers Pushes Wings Toward Defensive Connectivity Paige Bueckers scored 23 points but used her postgame availability to stress defensive connectivity and discipline after the Dallas Wings' 100-76 loss to the Minnesota Lynx. What did Bueckers say? She traced Minnesota's 46-26 edge in the paint to the...

DHJ Quick Take: Lynx Bury Wings Early In 100-76 Rout At Target Center Minnesota shot 71.9% in the first half to build a 27-point cushion, and Dallas never recovered in a 100-76 loss that snapped its four-game winning streak. How did the Wings lose? Minnesota poured in 58 first-half points...

DHJ Quick Take: Wings Chase Fifth Straight Win At Minnesota The Dallas Wings (7-3) bring the WNBA’s top-rated offense and a four-game win streak into Tuesday’s road test against the Minnesota Lynx (9-2) and the league’s best defense. What’s at stake? A win extends Dallas’s streak to five, its longest...

DHJ Quick Take: Jessica Shepard, Alanna Smith Return to Minnesota as Wings Visit Lynx Jessica Shepard and Alanna Smith return to Target Center on Tuesday for the first time since signing with Dallas in free agency, as the Wings look to extend their winning streak against the team both forwards...