On Monday, Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers was named WNBA Rookie of the Month for the second consecutive month. Bueckers, who averaged a team-best 18.2 points and 5.2 assists in July, had to channel the positive vibes of this feat into a superb game on Tuesday as the Wings took on the New York Liberty.The Wings, who stood at 8-21 heading into the game, once again faced the tall task of upsetting the defending champions, who were at 18-10 prior to this game. Dallas, of course, already pulled off this feat on July 28, with Bueckers scoring 20 points to lead the Wings to a 92-82 victory.The Wings, however, could not replicate this upset in their second matchup of the season as the Liberty won 85-76. Bueckers' final stat line was 21 points on 8-for-15 FG shooting, eight rebounds, four assists and one steal.The 2025 top overall pick got off to a slow start against the Liberty in their Tuesday matchup. At the end of the first quarter, Bueckers had just two points, one rebound, and two assists.With the Wings facing a 24-15 deficit after the opening frame, Bueckers picked up the intensity as her team chipped away at the Liberty's lead. At halftime, the rookie out of UConn had seven points, four rebounds, and two assists. Though the Wings found themselves down by just a bucket at 37-35 heading into the break, Bueckers has also been saddled with two personal fouls.The two-time Rookie of the Month continued to lead the way offensively for the Wings in the second half. However, she struggled with her shooting from the outside. Bueckers ended up topscoring for Dallas, but ultimately, her team could not seize control of the game from the defending champions, resulting in the Wings' 22nd loss of the season."They kind of adopted me as parents": Paige Bueckers opens up on relationship with former veteran teammates in DallasPrior to the Wings-Liberty matchup, Bueckers opened up on the support provided by two ex-teammates in her rookie year.In a pregame interview with reporter Andrew Jerell Jones, Bueckers spoke of the relationship she had with veterans DiJonai Carrington and NaLyssa Smith, who both started the season on the Wings roster but have since been traded to the Minnesota Lynx and the Las Vegas Aces, respectively."I love those guys. They kind of adopted me as parents," Bueckers told Jones. "Welcoming me in my rookie year, embracing my personality, they just became like big sisters to me."Bueckers added that, regardless of which teams she and her two mentor figures are playing for, their relationship "will always stay intact."