WNBA Dallas Wings Fall to Chicago Sky 92 - 85

The Wings come up short again at home

by Willie Pointer

The Dallas Wings are coming off a tough loss Friday night against the Phoenix Mercury 98-72 were they just didn’t have any energy from the start. Tonight they face the Chicago Sky and the Wings look to get back on a winning track. Dallas currently sits in the 11th spot in the WNBA and look to make a push for the playoffs in the second half of the season.

Plenette Pierson got the scoring started for the Dallas Wings Sunday evening here in Arlington as they look to snap their current losing streak, but the Chicago Sky jumps out early to a 10-5 lead midway through the fist quarter led by Courtney Vandersloot with 5 quick points.

Coach Williams was forced to call a time out with 4:29 left in the first period as the Sky goes up by double digits leading 18-8. After the time out the wings get a huge three point basket from Aerial Powers to trim the lead to seven points.

Elena Delle Donne has torched the wings in the first period scoring 6pts, the sky lead after the first quarter 32-16.

The wings offensive struggles continue in the second quarter of play as they find themselves down 18pts with 8:22 left in the period. Meanwhile the Chicago Sky continues to pound the ball inside and getting easy buckets from Erika de Souza.

Dallas finally get their first points in the second quarter with 5:45 seconds to go from a short jumper from Skylar Diggins, Coach Williams has used multiple line ups in the game so far non of them have been consistent on the offensive end.

It took almost 2 1/2 quarters for the Wings to start playing consistent basketball as they close the gap with the Chicago Sky 50-37 going into halftime.

Odyssey Sims comes out in the third period and knocks down a deep corner three to pull the Wings to within 10 pts early in the third, Courtney Paris got into the action with back to back baskets and the wings force the Sky to call a time out with 7:34 left in the third quarter.

Elena Della Donne quiets the crowd with a short jumper from the top of the key top put the Chicago Sky back up 66-54 with 4:10 left to play in the third quarter. At the end of three the Chicago Sky still holds a commanding lead of 76-62. 

Chicago has come out and pushed their lead to 17pts behind All star Elena Delle Donne and Cappie Pondexter, the wings look just a step slow at the start of the final period. The Wings chipped away at the Sky’s lead and cut it to six points 88-82 with 24.4 seconds in the fourth quarter.

Down the stretch the Sky proved to be just too much for the Dallas Wings as they drop another game at home  92-85.

Wings Fall Short To Lynx 98-97

The Wings fall short to Lynx

by Willie Pointer

The Dallas Wings went into last night contest riding a 3 game losing streak but coach Williams and his troops look very impressive early as they battle a strong Minnesota Lynx squad that has all the tools to win it all once again in the WNBA. 

Dallas' Glory Johnson was out for the contest due to a broken toe that will keep her out for at least another month, this injury hurst the Wings as a team but coach Williams has made some adjustments that will keep his team afloat until Glory returns.

Lynx' Rebekkah Brunson had an impressive first quarter for Minnesota scoring 9pts, Dallas Karima Christmas had herself a first quarter pumping in 10pts for the wings and leading 29-27 after the first quarter.

Maya Moore came out the start of the second quarter scoring the Lynx first 6pts pushing their lead out to opts 34-29 with 8:25 left ion the period. Plenette Pierson and the wings put together a 6-0 run to cut the Lynx lead 50-46 with two minutes reamaing in the first half.

Maya Moore lead all scores in the first half with 14pts as the Lynx went into halftime leading the Wings 55-50. Both teams shot over 55% from the field in the first half.

Wings' Odyssey Sims goes down from a incidental elbow from Lynx Sylvia Fowles early in the third quarter, Skylar Diggins pick up the scoring load scoring the Wings next 6 points as sims recovered from her injury.

The combination of Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore of the Lynx gave the Wings fitz throughout the third quarter. With only a little over two minutes left in the third the Lynx regain control of the game going on a 8-0 run to push their lead to 72-61 over the Wings.

Courtney Paris of the Wings put back a a 5ft shot to close out the third quarter with the Wings trailing 76-63. The Wings were totally outplayed by the Lynx through three quarters.

Rookie Aerial Powers has had her moments this season for the Wings and along with her teammate Odyssey Sims both will be on team USA for the Olympics.

Powers and Sims sparked the late 4th quarter run for the Wings combining for 10pts to pull the wings to within four points  86-82  with 2:32 left in the game.

Plenette Pierson three point basket tied the game at 86-86 with 1:50 to play, but Seimone Augustus knocked down a corner three to put the Lynx back up by three with 34.7 left in the contest.

Sims gets fouled on three point shot by Lindsay Whalen of the Lynx with 6.0 second left to play, Sims knock down all three free throws to force overtime.

In overtime it was Karima Christmas huge three point basket with 1:21 in overtime that put the Wings ahead 97-94, Christmas finished with 20pts in the contest.

Lindsay Whalen pulled the Lynx to within 1point with two free throws, only 50:1 remaining in overtime, Sims committed a huge turnover with 24.7, Seimone Augustus capitalized on the wings turnover by connecting on a 15ft jumper to put the Lynx back ontop 98-97 with 15.3 left in overtime.

Rookie Aerial Powers could not get off a good look late in overtime as the Lynx prevail 98-97 lead by Allstar Maya Moore 20pts

Dallas Wings Survive Stars In OT

Dallas Wings player Odyssey Sims and San Antonio Stars player Moriah Jefferson. Photo credit MySanAntonio 

Wings survive the Stars in OT

by Willie Pointer


Plenette Pierson came out on fire for the Dallas Wings going 3-3 from the field against the San Antonio Stars Thursday night , but Kayla McBride has matched Peirsons effort making two quick three pointers to put the stars up 16-8 midway through the first quarter.

Karima Christmas gets into the scoring action scoring 5 quick points late in the first to pull the Wings to within 2pts of the stars, Christmas had an outstanding floor game Tuesday night against the Phoenix Mercury scoring 9pts and pulling down 5 rebounds but it was her defense on all-star Diana was a big key for the Wings.

Glory Johnson came off the bench and gave the wings some good minutes connecting on 2 of 3 shots to put the wings ahead at the end of the 1st period 22-19.

Theresa Plaisance has played well since returning from her lower leg injury, she gives the Wings another energy player off the bench and she also can stretch the floor with her 3point shooting.

Jordan Hooper has been on a tear for the wings as she went 4-for-4 in her last game and tonight she has come in midway through the second and pick up were she left off drilling her first shot from 3point land and putting the wings up 32-21 over the Stars.

Mcbride has kept the stars close nailing yet another sweet three pointer giving her 9pts early in the first half of the contest. The Stars come into the game with a 2-10 record on the season, they have really played hard but find themselves down way to much early in games in which they tend to lose.

The Wings go on a 6-0 run to close out the first half leading the Stars 50-34 behind a big first half from Plenette Pierson.

Dallas came out flat in the first four minutes of the second half and the Stars Dearica Hammy took full advantage of it cutting the Wings lead to single digits forcing coach Williams to call a time out. Odyssey Sims convert on a 15ft jumper to push the Wings lead back to double digit in the third quarter.

San Antonio has not look like a 2-10 team tonight as they have fought very hard in the contest, Coach Williams and the Wings have yet to match the energy of the Stars in the second half as they cut the Wings lead to 7pts with two minutes left in the third.

At the end of three quarters the Stars had cut the Wings lead down to 5pts and had all the momentum as they looked to keep the pressure up on the Wings. Mariah Jefferson and Sydney Colson gave the Stars an advantage in the backcourt in the second half with their speed and ball handling.

Kayla Alexander gave the Stars their first lead of the night 67-66 as she split two free throws  with 8min left in the 4th. The Wings leaned on all-star Skylar Diggins and she answered scoring a quick 5points to put the wings up by two points 71-69 at the 7:30 mark.

Plenette Pierson had a chance to end it in regulation but her attempt fell short as the Stars push it to overtime. 

Sims and the Wings went on a 6-0 run to start overtime and the stars couldn’t keep up as they fall 97-90

Wings Cool The Mercury 100-90, Push Win Streak To 3

Wings Outduel The Mercury For The 3rd Consecutive Win

by Willie Pointer


The wings got on the board first with a sweet put back by Plenette Pierson and she followed that up with a three pointer from the top of the key, Wings jump out to a quick 7-0 lead with 7:22 left in the first quarter, Sonja Petrovic gets the mercury on the board with a deep three from the corner.

Skylar Diggins knocks down a 15ft jumper in the lane for her first points in the contest, she is coming off a 24pt outing in her last game against the Phoenix Mercury. Griner connects on another turnaround jumper to extend the Mercury lead to 5pts with seconds remaining in the first. Erin Phillis gets into the action knocking down 2 free throws to end the quarter with the wings trailing by opts.

Jordan Hooper gets the second quarter scoring started with a Patten three-pointer from the top of the key, Jordan has really shot the ball extremely well in her last 2 games. Midway through the second Diggins picks up her second foul and she had to sit the for the remaining of the period.

Hooper has made the last 4 field goals for the wings including three straight three-pointers, Sims has chimed in on the action going coast to coast for her second made basket of the game, Wings push their lead to 6pts leading 40-34 with 2:45 left in the first half action.

Taurus of the Mercury cruises in for another easy layup to cut the Wings lead down to 4pts, Griner and Taurasi have managed to keep their team in striking distance as the quarter closes with the wings up 48-44 at the half.

The Mercury got off to a hot start in the second half scoring the first 4pts to tie the game but Skylar Diggins had an answer with 6pts of her own including a 4point play for the Wings, Glory Johnson has made her presence felt as she has covered her last 3 field goals in the paint to push the wings lead to 8 pts with 2minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Karima Christmas had a huge block of Brittany Griner that was called a foul, Griner split the free throws, late in the third quarter Diggins nails a three to put the wings up by 11 with :45seconds left. Rookie Aerial Powers fouls DeWanna Bonner on a three point shot were she makes 2 of 3 for the Mercury to end the quarter.

The wings took a double digit lead into the 4th were they look to build on and keep the momentum going. Powers made a big bucket in the paint to stop the Mercury run and push the lead back out to 10 pts early in the 4th.

Bonner has single handed kept the Mercury in the game knocking down consecutive three pointers to cut the wings lead to opts with 46.4 seconds left but it was too much Glory Johnson down the stretch as she powers the wings past the mercury for a 100-90 win.

L.A Sparks Torch Wings To Improve To 9-0

Nneke Ogqumike scored 32 points as the Dallas Wings fall to the LA Sparks 97-73. Candace Parker and the Sparks
remain undefeated this season. Photo credit: LA Times 

L.A Sparks torch the Wings to improve to 9-0

by Willie Pointer
L A Sparks jumps out with a 6-0 led by Candice Parker and Nneka Ogwumike, Courtney Paris get the wings on the board with a driving layup, but Parker knocks down a deep corner two to put the sparks up by nine points with 7:36 remaining.

Skylar Diggins comes in and hits a big three from the left corner to cut into the Sparks lead, but it’s has been to much of #30 for the wings as she continues her dominance inside the paint.

Aerial Powers wrestles the ball away from an Sparks defender and scores, #42 hit a 10ft jumper as the sparks end the quarter up 26-11. Skylar gave the wings some very good minutes in the first quarter in her first game back in action since the home opener.

Powers has given life to the Wings as she has scored the last six points and cut the Sparks lead to 15pts with 7min to go in the second quarter. Kristin Toliver nails a corner three to put the sparks up by 18pts in the contest.

Glory Johnson gets a huge block against Alana Beard of the sparks and the wings get a run out basket by Sims to cut LA lead to 14pts with 2min remaining in the half. Powers has yet again come off the bench and has been the spark the wings have needed scoring 10pts in the second.

Nneka Ogwumike has been too much inside  scoring 15 pts in the first half for the Sparks as she bangs in another three point play. LA heads into the locker room up 50-32.

Sims got the Wings third quarter scoring started as she drove the basket for a layup and cut the sparks lead to 14, Parker knocks down a couple of free throws to put the sparks back up by double digits, the wings have come out the second half with alot of energy as they go on a 6-0 run to cut the lead down to 12pts with 6:19 in the third

Glory Johnson splits a pair of free throws to draw the wings within 14 with  5 min left in the third quarter, Skylar Diggins gets a layup assisted by Karma Christmas to pull the wings to within 12pts after a Sparks turnover, Kristin Toliver gets a driving layup with the foul against wings Odyssey sims she misses the free throw.

Diggins has made her last 4 free throws to daw the wings to within 12pts with 1 min remainng in the third, Erin Phillips makes a deep corner 2 for the wings, but the Sparks take a double digit lead into the 4th quarter.

Sparks Toliver has answered the bell for her team as she knocks down another dagger three for LA, Sims turnover leads to another layup by Ogwumike for the sparks. Jantel Lavender hits a short jumper in the lane to put the Sparks up by 23pts midway through the 4th quarter.

Chelsea Gray makes a driving layup as the Sparks have blown the game wide open and lead by 28pts late in the quarter, the wings will yet again fall short as the lose to the Sparks 97-73. The win improves the Sparks to 9-0 on the season and the Wings fall to 3-6 on the season.

The Wings Run Out Of Gas Against The Mystic; Lose 4 Straight

Dallas Wings' Gloria Johnson positions for the rebound as her team falls to the Mystic 87-79. Photo credit: W3LiveNews 

The Wings Run Out Of Gas Against The Mystic

by Willie Pointer

Erin Phillips got the wings scoring started with a deep corner three with 7:50 seconds left in the first quarter. The Mystics jump out really on the wings to lead by 5pts, Courtney Paris was tagged with 2 quick fouls and she had to sit the rest of the quarter.

Glory Johnson entered the game with 5:45 remaining and she made an immediate impact scoring on driving layup, Mystics center Stefanie Dolson makes the wings pay as she connects on a short jumper in the paint.

Jordan hooper drops a corner three assisted by sims sweet pass from the top of the key,  Bria Hartley puts the Mystics back up 19-17 with 2min remain in the first quarter. Glory Johnson scores and pull the wings to within one point to end the quarter with the mystic leading 22-21

Ivory Latta makes a three point basket to extend the Mystic lead to opts with 9minutes remaining, Ruth Hamblin makes a turnaround jumper for the wings, Mystics Kia Vaughn hit a driving layup for her only opts in the half.

The Wings have their outside game working as Jordan Hooper and Karima Christmas both have knock down huge three’s in the 2nd Quarter to pull the wings within one point with 3min remaining. Glory Johnson was hit with a flagrant 1 foul with :10 left in the half. Washington took the lead into halftime 40-37
 

Sims got the second half scoring started for the wings with a short jumper from the wing to cut the lead 40-39 but the mystics pushed back and have since went on a quick 7-0 spurt to lead 47-39 with 5:48 left in the frame.

Washington leads by 10, 51-41 with 4:22 seconds left in the 3rd. Aerial Powers makes a couple of free throws to cut into the mystics lead, but Ivory Latta makes the wings pay with a deep three from the corner.

Coach Williams gets tossed after a horrible call from the referee, it puts the mystic up by 11 with 3min to go in the quarter. Aerial powers has scored back to back baskets to cut into the mystics lead, at the end of three the mystics lead 68-53.

Karima Christmas hits a big three to cut the lead down to 12 with 9min to play, the bigs for the wings haven’t played well at all tonight as the wings find themselves down 17pts with 6min left in the game.

With 4:45 left in the contest the wings make a push to cut the lead down to 10 behind some key free throws from Glory Johnson, Courtney Paris commits her 5th foul as the wings are down by 11 with 2:36 remaining

The Wings drop another game as the fall to the Washington Mystic tonight 87-79, next home game is saturday 7:30 against the LA Sparks. 

Chicago Sky Beat Dallas Wings 92-87

Chicago Sky Beat Dallas Wings 92-87. D210TV has all the highlights...

Wings Fall to Atlanta 102-93

Coach Fred Williams addresses the team as the Dallas Wings fall to the Atlanta Dream 102-93. Wings are now 3-2 on the season. Photo credit: Layne Murdoch

The Wings Fall to the Atlanta Dream 102-93

by Willie Pointer

 Atlanta Dream player Angel McCoughtry got the scoring started in the game with a drive to the hole in which she was foul by Erin Phillips of the Wings. The wings get on the board with 8:30 left in the quarter from two free throws by Erin Phillips. Courtney Paris fouls Elizabeth Williams  for a three point play with 7:45 left in the quarter. McCoughtry cans another jumper to put the dream up by seven midway through the period.

      

 Sims and the wings have turn the ball over three times in the first six min of the game, while the dream have capitalized off the wings miscues. Dreams Angel McCoughtry dazzles the crowd with one of her signature moves as she blow past sims to put the dream up by eight with 2:25 left in the first period. 

      

 Aerial Powers has come off the bench and put in 4 straight points, but McCoughtry has punished the wings this quarter with 13pts. Plenette makes two free throws to pull the wings within six points to end the first quarter.

     

Early in the second quarter Coutney Paris split a pair of free throws to make it a seven point game, McCoughtry continues her dominance in the second as she nails a deep three to put the dream back up by eight points with 5:56 left in the quarter. Pierson gets hit with her third foul of the half with 3:50, Plenette bangs in a corner three to tie the game at 38-38 for the wings with 2:52 left in the quarter.

      

Ruth Hamblin gives the Wings their first lead of the game as she knocks down two free throws with 2:26 to play. Pierson picks up her fourth foul of the half and has to sit late in the period. Jordan Hooper scores five straight points for the wings as they extend their lead to four points. Tiffany Hayes of the Dream splits a pair of free throws to end the half with the wings leading 49-48

Early in the third Tiffany Hayes puts the dream back up by three points with a steal on the inbound play. Paris gets the wings on the board with a driving layup and cuts the lead to one point with 8:40 remaining in the third. Hayes makes another driving layup off a wings turnover to put the dream up 63-57 with 4:31 left in the 3rd.

   

Powers connected on a short jumper in the lane to pull the wings within three points with three minutes left in the game. Atlanta’s Hayes knocks down yet another big three to extend the Dreams lead with two minutes remaining in the quarter. Phillips scores a quick four points off the bench and  blocks an attempt by Meighan Simmons of the dream to end the quarter, but Atlanta leads by four going into the fourth quarter.

    

 Aerial Powers picks up two quick fouls to start the quarter for the wings, McCoughtry pick up where she left off in the third by knocking down another jumper in the lane as the Dream pushes their lead to four points. Jordan Hooper has been big for the wings dropping another big three from deep in the corner to tie the game at 80-80 with 6:30 left in the game.

     

McCoughtry misses two huge free throws with five minutes left in the game, but the Dream's Elizabeth Williams get the offensive rebound and draws the foul. with the game in the balance wings Odyssey Sims connects on a big three basket to tie the game at 87-87 with 2:45, 

   

Atlanta’s Tiffany Hayes makes a driving layup to put the dream up by opts with 1:45 remaining, Powers foul out the game with 1:35and sends Sancho Little to the line and she makes both free throws to put Atlanta up by six points.

Layshia Clarendon scores 4 quick points to put the dream ahead by seven points with 48:2 seconds left in the game. Simms misses a driving layup that could have cut the lead to four. Tonight just wasn’t the wings night as they fall to dream 102-93

Dallas Wings Win Home Opener

Odyssey Sims leads the Dallas Wings to a Win in Home Opener. 

The Wings Prevail in the Home Opener over the San Antonio Stars 82-77. Irving's own Odyssey Sims finished with a game high 23 points.

by Willie Pointer

Tonight is opening night here in Arlington, TX for the WNBA Dallas wings. The Wings are coming off a road win over the Washington Mystics this week and they are looking to come out strong in their home opener against the San Antonio Stars.

Odyssey Sims got the wings scoring started with  two free throws to start the game as she was very aggressive early, Plenette Pierson added a small jumper in the lane for two of her first quarter points as the wings take an early first quarter lead.

Hometown player Sims put the wings up by two with seven minutes left in the first quarter and Karma Christmas put the Wings up by eight with a three point play in the lane late in the opening quarter. Sims would knock down another big three and the wings end the first quarter with a seven point lead over San Antonio Stars.

The second quarter got off to a rocky start for the Wings as their lead was cut to only five points early in the quarter. Sydney Colson draws the San Antonio Stars closer with a three point play with five minutes left in the half. The games got a little chippy when Kayla Alexander of the Stars commits an offensive foul in the second quarter which sending her to the bench with three early fouls. Rookie Ariel Powers gave the Wings a spark off the bench with 10 tough points in the first half to give Dallas a eight point lead at the half. 42-34.

 The second half got started like the first half did with Sims connecting on a pair of free throws giving her 14 points so far in the contest. Dallas pushed the lead out to 13 behind Plenette Piersons layup. Both teams traded baskets as they battled through some tough calls from the officials. Meanwhile the third quarter ends with Sims making a strong move in the paint to score her game high 18 points through three quarters.

 Erin Phillips and the Wings started fast in the fourth quarter to push the lead out to 17 points with eight minutes remaining, but the Stars kept fighting. Pierson made a huge basket with four minutes to push the lead to double digits. Kayla McBride connected on a big three for the stars to cut the lead to six points with 3:02 left. Sims connected on a 15ft jumper to put the wings ahead by  four with 1:45 left. San Antonio turned the ball over with 4.2 seconds left in the game and the Wings hold on to win 82-77 in their first game in Arlington. Odyssey Sims had a game high 23 points. 

WNBA: Welcome The Dallas Wings to North Texas

The WNBA has finally arrived in the big D. This has been something in the making for the past few years according to league sources. What an exciting time for young ladies here in the metroplex and also in Texas period.

by Willie Pointer

 A few days ago ownership revealed the team name, and they will be called the Dallas Wings formerly the Tulsa Shock. For the first five season the Wings will be play at UTA in Arlington TX were it seats around 7,000. As scheduled the Wings will play 17 home games this season.

 Dallas Wings are bringing with them some very good and talented players and some all-star players like Skylar diggings. Diggings is one of the WNBA best all around talent and she is the heart and soul of this team. Another outstanding player that will playing alongside her is a local kid Odyssey Sims. Odyssey is a rising star in this league and hopefully her and Skylar will be the backcourt for years to come.

 By bringing the Wings here will put a spot light on basketball here in North Texas on the high school level and the college level. Texas women high school basketball is very rich with talent in this area and throughout the state I’m very excited that some of these young women will get a chance to see basketball played at the highest level for women.

 The wings are coached by Fred Williams, last season the shock: now the wings finished the season 18-16 but they look to improve on last years record. The inaugural season begins in May of 2016

WNBA Star Brittney Griner Attacked in China, Knife Wound

Brittney Griner suffers knife cut from attacker
 in China. Photo credit: Asian Basketball

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner and her teammates were attacked today in China on their way to play a game. A unnamed assailant wielding a knife chased Griner and teammates on their bus swinging wildly and screaming.

by +Rodney Fisher

WNBA: Delle Donne Game Winner Vs Mercury

Delle Donne and Brittney Griner. Photo credit WNBA

by J.T.

I was watching some WNBA last night because nothing else was on but it was also a Griner/Delle Donne matchup and as a fan of all sorts of basketball I can have time for that.

In the winding seconds with game tied at 68, Delle Donne got the ball at the top of the 3 point line isolated on Bonner; honestly she channeled her inner Dirk because I swear I thought I was looking at a female Dirk when she made her move.  She took a few dribbles did a nice left to right spin move to get separation and she cashed out leading the Sky to the victory (70-68).

Video after jump

WNBA: Griner Has Two Dunks In First Game

by JT

Brtitney Griner makes WNBA debut.  Photo credit WNBA

In a match up headlined by the number 1 and  2 picks of this years WNBA Draft it was Elena Delle Donne outplaying Brittney Griner in there first game of the season.