The Dallas Wings showed their dominance on the floor and clinched the 4th seed in the WNBA playoffs.
Natasha Howard led with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assist.
The Dallas Wings showed great ball movement to open the game against the Seattle Storm and overpowered the Storm’s defense.
Dallas had 21 total rebounds, fifteen defensive and six offensive rebounds, in the first half.
The Wings also found success under the rim, despite traffic from Ezi Magbegor and Mercedes Russell.
Teaira McCowan and Kalani Brown crashed the boards and converting second-chance points, combining for 16.
Dallas’ defense held Seattle’s Jewell Loyd to an unusual 6-19 from the field. Seattle struggled to make shots and with only 5 defensive rebounds, they allowed Dallas to go on a 9-0 run until 2:46 in the second quarter.
Awak Kuier was called for a shooting foul on Seattle’s Magbegor, who went 2-2 from the line followed by two consecutive 3-pointers by Jewell Loyd.
The Wings went into the half with an 11-point, 56-45, lead.
The second half was a much more physical game and Seattle was able to come up with an offensive groove. The Wings got into foul trouble and Seattle was unable to capitalize on it.
The Wings continued to feed the ball under the net, making layups in heavy traffic. Dallas pulled away, with a 15-point lead.
Head Coach Latricia Trammell was brought to tears when talking about the way the Wings have maintained and bought into a culture they set back in May.
” I am so proud of this team,” said Trammell. “When you see people go through their different journeys and the different teams. Coming in and just buying in. The connection and the will to win. I am really happy for them.”
UP NEXT: The Dallas Wings will host the first game of 2023 WNBA playoffs on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Their opponent is still unannounced.
Natasha Howard led with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assist.
The Dallas Wings showed great ball movement to open the game against the Seattle Storm and overpowered the Storm’s defense.
Dallas had 21 total rebounds, fifteen defensive and six offensive rebounds, in the first half.
The Wings also found success under the rim, despite traffic from Ezi Magbegor and Mercedes Russell.
Teaira McCowan and Kalani Brown crashed the boards and converting second-chance points, combining for 16.
Dallas’ defense held Seattle’s Jewell Loyd to an unusual 6-19 from the field. Seattle struggled to make shots and with only 5 defensive rebounds, they allowed Dallas to go on a 9-0 run until 2:46 in the second quarter.
Awak Kuier was called for a shooting foul on Seattle’s Magbegor, who went 2-2 from the line followed by two consecutive 3-pointers by Jewell Loyd.
The Wings went into the half with an 11-point, 56-45, lead.
The second half was a much more physical game and Seattle was able to come up with an offensive groove. The Wings got into foul trouble and Seattle was unable to capitalize on it.
The Wings continued to feed the ball under the net, making layups in heavy traffic. Dallas pulled away, with a 15-point lead.
Head Coach Latricia Trammell was brought to tears when talking about the way the Wings have maintained and bought into a culture they set back in May.
” I am so proud of this team,” said Trammell. “When you see people go through their different journeys and the different teams. Coming in and just buying in. The connection and the will to win. I am really happy for them.”
UP NEXT: The Dallas Wings will host the first game of 2023 WNBA playoffs on Friday at 8:30 p.m. Their opponent is still unannounced.
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 The Dallas Wings are playoff bound
00:05 after a dominant performance here at College Park Center.
00:08 The Wings were able to take down the Seattle Storm 106 to 91
00:12 and clinch the fourth seed in the 2023 WNBA playoffs.
00:16 Natasha Howard controlled the floor
00:18 and led the team with 23 points,
00:21 nine rebounds and four assists.
00:23 The Wings found success under the rim
00:24 despite some traffic from Seattle Storm's
00:27 Eze Megbigor and Mercedes Russell.
00:30 Head coach Latricia Trammell was brought to tears
00:32 after talking about how proud she is of this team
00:35 and the way they've been able to maintain the culture
00:38 they set back in May.
00:38 - Yeah, I just kept talking about teamwork,
00:40 staying connected.
00:42 We knew that they're gonna make runs.
00:44 That's what teams do in this league.
00:46 And it's just how we handle it.
00:47 And I thought we did a good job.
00:49 - Up next, the Dallas Wings will host
00:51 the first playoff game here at College Park Center
00:54 on Friday at 8.30.
00:56 Their opponent is still unannounced.
00:58 For all things Dallas Wings,
00:59 make sure to tune in to Spectrum Cable Channel 15
01:01 every Wednesday and Thursday night.
01:03 I'm Liz Marquez with D210 Sports,
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