Chicago Sky (7-15, 1-7 Eastern Conference) at Dallas Wings (15-8, 6-6 Western Conference); Sunday, 6 p.m. CST.
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas Wings plays the Chicago Sky after Paige Bueckers scored 34 points in the Dallas Wings’ 108-95 win over the Toronto Tempo.
The Wings are 6-3 in home games. Dallas ranks second in the WNBA with 22.1 assists per game, led by Bueckers averaging 6.0.
Sunday’s game against Chicago is Dallas’ first of three regular-season games at the American Airlines Center. They also play Golden State on Aug. 7 and Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Aug. 20.
The Sky are 4-8 on the road. Chicago ranks seventh in the WNBA with 8.4 offensive rebounds per game, led by Kamilla Cardoso averaging 2.5.
Dallas’ average of 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.8 more than the 7.5 per game Chicago gives up. Chicago averages 86.2 points per game, 1.1 more than the 85.1 Dallas gives up to opponents.
The teams meet for the third time this season. The Wings won 93-92 in the last matchup on June 21. Dallas is looking for their first season sweep of the Sky since 2014, when the franchise was still in Tulsa.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bueckers is averaging 20.6 points and six assists for the Wings. Bueckers has scored 30 four times in her career. Jessica Shepard is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games. Shepard has 14 double-doubles this season; the Wings’ single-season record is 15 by Liz Cambage. Dallas had five players in double figures.
Cardoso is averaging 14.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Sky. Sydney Taylor is averaging 17.6 points and 1.6 rebounds while shooting 50.4% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wings: 7-3, averaging 91.3 points, 34.0 rebounds, 21.2 assists, 6.9 steals, and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.4 points per game. The Wings have won four straight over their 10-day road trip. More than 20,000 fans were in attendance for Friday’s game in Montreal, the first WNBA game at the Bell Centre. The Wings have not won five games in a row since 2023; it’s only happened three times: 2018, 2022 and ’23.
Sky: 3-7, averaging 93.4 points, 34.2 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 7.1 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 94.0 points.
INJURIES: Wings: Costanza Verona: day-to-day (coach’s decision), Haley Jones: day-to-day (coach’s decision).
Sky: Skylar Diggins: out (knee), DiJonai Carrington: out (foot), Rickea Jackson: out for the season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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