Paige Bueckers, Aziaha James Lead Wings Past Storm 79-56

aziaha james was not the headline Monday night, but Paige Bueckers gave the Dallas Wings the kind of line that changes a box score fast. Dallas beat the Seattle Storm 79-56, and Bueckers finished with 10 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.

Bueckers’ Nine-Rebound Jump

10 points from Bueckers made her one of two Wings players in double figures. The more useful number for Dallas was the nine rebounds, which passed her previous season high of six, while her seven assists left her one shy of her current season best of eight.

9 points from Azzi Fudd added another layer to the win. She played 24 minutes and added one assist, one steal and one block, a short, efficient line that helped Dallas keep the game from tightening after the first swing.

Dallas’ Fifth Win

5 wins in 6 games is the real trend here. Dallas improved to 6-3 to start the regular season, and this result came during the Wings’ WNBA Commissioners’ Cup run, which gives the start of the season a little more weight than a routine early May or June victory.

79-56 also tells the story of how the game was controlled. Dallas did not need a huge scoring burden from its top names; it needed Bueckers to fill the gaps, Fudd to keep possessions alive, and a defense that turned a road test into a one-sided result.

Friday vs. Sparks

Friday against the Los Angeles Sparks is the next checkpoint, and Dallas will go there with momentum instead of urgency. A 6-3 start gives the Wings room to keep sorting out roles, but the sharper takeaway is that Bueckers is already producing across categories, not just as a scorer.

For Dallas, that is the part worth watching: when Bueckers rebounds like this and the second scoring option adds nine points in 24 minutes, the Wings are harder to script against. That is how a 79-56 win turns into something more than a clean night on the schedule.