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The recap
The story
The Wings lost to the Mercury 87-86. The Mercury trailed by as many as 14 and still won. The Mercury won the 4th quarter 26-18. The Wings went on an 8-0 run in the 3rd quarter. Paige Bueckers led the Wings with 30 points. The Wings are 4th in the West at 27-17.
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Spotlight
Paige Bueckers
Dallas Wings
30PTS
5REB
7AST
Bueckers paced Dallas with 30 points and 7 assists, leading the Wings' offense throughout. She nearly carried them to victory but came up just short as Phoenix's 4th quarter explosion proved too much to overcome.
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Counted from the play-by-play
The stat line
The stat line
| Phoenix Mercury | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahleah Copper | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alyssa Thomas | 15 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Natasha Mack | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kara Dunn | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Whitcomb | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shay Ciezki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maddy Westbeld | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marta Suarez | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noemie Brochant | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lexi Held | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Wings | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Bueckers | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jessica Shepard | 17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maddy Siegrist | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Awak Kuier | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Arike Ogunbowale | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Li Yueru | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alysha Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aziaha James | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odyssey Sims | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kitija Laksa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Game flow
By quarter
Q1 . 26 to 19
DAL
Q2 . 24 to 21
PHX
Q3 . 21 to 18
DAL
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Q4 . 26 to 18
PHX
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Around the League
The rest of the slate
Indiana Fever 95 . Atlanta Dream 91F/OT →
Phoenix Mercury 94 . Portland Fire 91F →
Golden State Valkyries 70 . Seattle Storm 57F →
New York Liberty 106 . Toronto Tempo 69F →
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Phoenix Mercury 87 . Dallas Wings 86F