The Dallas Wings dropped an absolute aerial assault on our Seattle Storm this past Sunday, and honestly, the Emerald City is probably still wondering what hit us. Dallas ran away with a brutal 92-70 win at College Park Center, pretty much never looking back after the game’s first few minutes.
An Offensive Onslaught From the Jump
Talk about a fast start for the opposition. Dallas flew out to an 11-0 lead behind two Paige Bueckers 3-pointers and another from Awak Kuier, all within the game’s first 2:41. Arike Ogunbowale, who was apparently still hot from her 32-point night against Indiana, joined the three-point party, pushing the Dallas lead to 19-8. Two possessions later, Bueckers nailed her third three of the quarter, forcing Storm head coach Sonia Raman to call a timeout. But it didn’t slow them down one bit. The Wings shot a ridiculous 6-of-8 (75%) from deep and 12-of-20 (60%) from the field in that first quarter alone. Bueckers hit a fourth three before the quarter was out, then got Maddy Siegriest open on the break for an assist, putting Dallas up 31-14. They ended the first quarter up 34-17 with Bueckers already racking up 18 points. It was absolutely wild, and not in a good way for us.
A Flicker of Hope, Then More Bombs
Dallas just kept pouring it on, extending their lead to 35 points, going up 56-21 after Bueckers hit her fifth 3-pointer of the game with four minutes left in the second quarter. Seriously, everything was falling for them. Kuier and Ogunbowale each hit their first attempts, and Ogunbowale even drained a second midway through the second. Sug Sutton got in on the action too, stepping back for a late shot clock three with a defender’s hand in her face, putting Dallas up 48-21. Sutton said they were “trying to go on a run” and she was “just trying to help the team as much as I can.” Well, she definitely helped them! But here’s the kicker: our Storm actually managed to put together a 14-0 run to close out the first half! That’s the fight we love to see! Too bad we still went into the locker room down 56-35. We desperately needed that run, but the hole was just too deep.
What’s Next For Our Storm?
That small run wasn’t nearly enough to claw back. Bueckers connected on her sixth and final 3-pointer with 4:29 left in the third, pushing Dallas’ lead to 25 points, 71-46. Dallas ended up shooting 33-of-66 (50%) from the field and maintained that blistering 47.8% from three-point range, hitting 11-of-23. This loss drops our Storm to a tough 7-32 on the season. Meanwhile, for Dallas, another win on Tuesday would actually clinch a playoff spot for them for the first time since 2023. Our head coach Sonia Raman had to call a timeout early, and it feels like we’re still looking for answers after that kind of start. We gotta regroup and figure out how to shut down these explosive offenses if we want to turn things around.
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Originally reported by Mavs Moneyball.
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