The Dallas Wings (11-9) entered the 2023 WNBA All-Star break on a high note, having won three straight games for the first time this season. Their most recent victory, a 107-67 drubbing of the Minnesota Lynx, was not only the Wings’ most impressive win of the season, but was a historic win; the 40-point margin of victory is the largest in franchise history, surpassing a 37-point win back in 2000 when the team was known as the Detroit Shock.
Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale also logged the first double-double of her storied WNBA career, recording 18 points and 11 assists in the win, while reigning Western Conference Player of the Week Natasha Howard continued her strong play with 28 points and 14 rebounds. These were cherries on top of a tremendous offensive performance from Dallas, which scored a whopping 52 points in the paint — a season-high for the team.
For a Dallas team whose record has floated at or around the .500 mark for most of the season, the Wings’ most recent win not only set records, but established some momentum as well. Though there still isn’t much separating the Wings from other playoff hopefuls like the Washington Mystics and Atlanta Dream (both 11-8) in the WNBA standings, it’s important that Dallas beats the teams it theoretically should beat….
