The Wings beat the Storm 103–91 despite Dominique Malonga’s 29 points

Game story

Dominique Malonga could not save the Storm with 29 points and 8 rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting (1-of-3 from three), 6-of-12 at the line in 34 minutes as the Dallas Wings beat the Seattle Storm 103–91 on Wednesday, September 23.

Game Highlights

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Who stood out

Dominique Malonga: 29 points and 8 rebounds on 11-of-18 shooting (1-of-3 from three), 6-of-12 at the line in 34 minutes, a -15 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 8-of-9 at the rim, 2-of-6 in the paint outside the restricted area and 1-of-3 from above the break. She entered averaging 16.7 points this season; this finish was 12.3 above that mark. She had averaged 16.5 over her previous 10, putting this game 12.5 above that recent pace.

Jessica Shepard: 20 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists on 9-of-12 shooting, 2-of-4 at the line in 33 minutes, a +16 in her minutes. By the observed shot locations, 3-of-4 in the paint outside the restricted area, 4-of-4 at the rim and 2-of-4 from midrange. She entered averaging 5.1 assists this season; this finish was 6.9 above that mark. She had averaged 4.2 over her previous 10, putting this game 7.8 above that recent pace.

Natisha Hiedeman: 10 points and 14 assists on 4-of-7 shooting (0-of-1 from three), 2-of-3 at the line in 32 minutes, a -11 in her minutes. She entered averaging 4.7 assists this season; this finish was 9.3 above that mark. She had averaged 5.2 over her previous 10, putting this game 8.8 above that recent pace.

How it happened

The first quarter was the swing — the Wings won it 29–12, with an 11-0 run from 4:40 to 1:56 of that quarter — and they led 49–42 at halftime. The game had three lead changes; the Wings’ largest lead was 19.

The Wings’ bench outscored the Storm’s, 10–9.

The Wings made 39-69 from the field (57%) and 9-18 from three; the Storm 34-68 (50%). Turnovers ran 13–13, and points off turnovers 13–15 in the Storm’s favor — the margin came from shooting, not possession control. Rebounds went 33–30, points in the paint 48–44.

What it means

A reason to be cautious about carrying this game forward: the Wings gave up more points off turnovers than they scored, 15–13. One game is still one game.

After the result the Wings were 27-17 and the Storm 8-36 (team schedules through September 23). The Wings’ 103 was 13.9 above the 89.1 a game they averaged entering it.

Next up: GS at DAL on Sep 30, where the market consensus has the Valkyries favored over the Wings by 4.5 with a total of 155.5 (PropBetEdge capture, Sep 29, 10 books) — and the Valkyries allow 75.1 a game, 15th-most of 15. Player props enter the board inside 36 hours of tip.