Overview
- Paige Bueckers scored 27 points with eight assists in a 90-86 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, marking her best outing of the season.
- Bueckers had said she needed to be more aggressive on offense and followed through by taking control of possessions and hunting her shot.
- After the defeat she urged accountability without panic, telling reporters the group must own mistakes as it learns together.
- Dallas beat the Indiana Fever in the opener before dropping home games to the Atlanta Dream and Lynx, with opponents averaging about 89 points.
- Bueckers reported adding roughly 15 pounds of lean muscle in the offseason and logged extra reps in the Unrivaled 3-on-3 league and with Team USA, saying the added strength felt good without costing quickness.