Paige Bueckers Stats Tonight: How did Wings rookie fare against Seattle Storm? (July 22)

Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings opened the second half of the WNBA season on Tuesday in Seattle. The Wings looked to end a four-game road trip in their first game after the All-Star break.

The No. 1 pick of the 2025 WNBA draft had a subdued start. She played seven minutes in the first quarter and ended the period with one rebound, one block and one turnover. The Wings stayed within striking distance behind Arike Ogunbowale and the bench. Bueckers' slow start was a key reason the Wings trailed 19-15 after the first 10 minutes.

The All-Star point guard entered with 7:02 remaining in the second quarter. Bueckers finally scored her first basket, a layup with 32.1 seconds left in the first half. Despite another uneven stretch from Bueckers, the Dallas Wings went into the halftime break within 36-30 of the Seattle Storm.

Paige Bueckers found her groove in the third quarter. Behind her 10 points, one assist and one steal, she led the Wings to a dominant 32-15 beatdown of the Storm. Bueckers also had a hand in limiting Seattle to 3-for-15 shooting. After trailing in the first half, Dallas entered the final frame with a 66-51 lead.

The defensive slugfest that ensued in the first six minutes of the fourth frame was enough for Bueckers and Co. to win the game 87-63.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Paige Bueckers	14	4	6	1	1	1	5-11	1-4	3-4	+19

Paige Bueckers shakes off rough start to help Wings to slump-busting win

Paige Bueckers' underwhelming start caused the Dallas Wings to stutter in the first quarter. She found the going rough in the second period, but thanks to her teammates, the Wings stayed within striking distance of the Seattle Storm.

Bueckers eventually showed her All-Star form in the third quarter, the biggest reason the Wings had their best stretch. The rookie did not commit a turnover in the second half and ran the offense with efficiency. Defensively, she more than held up. Bueckers' two-way impact was the driving force behind the Wings' third-quarter eruption.

The win against the Seattle Storm ended the Wings' four-game losing slump, which started early this month in Phoenix. Paige Bueckers and her teammates will try to cap off their road swing with another victory in San Francisco on Friday.

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Paige Bueckers Stats Tonight: How did Wings rookie fare against Seattle Storm? (July 22) | 2025 WNBA season

Paige Bueckers shakes off rough start to help Wings to slump-busting win