Seattle Storm vs. Dallas Wings
June 12, 2022 4:00 pm EDT
The Seattle Storm and Dallas Wings face off on Sunday in a WNBA showdown at Climate Pledge Arena.
These two teams just faced off on Friday, and it was the Storm that secured the 89-88 victory. The Wings outscored the Storm 29-23 in the 4th quarter, but they still lost by a point.
The Dallas Wings come into this game with a 6-6 record overall, but they have lost two games in a row. Two games ago, the Wings lost to the Aces by six, and now in the last game by one point to the Storm. The Wings are averaging 80.7 points, while their defense is giving up 80.2 points per game. The Wings offense is ranked 6th best in the league, while their defense is also ranked 6th in the league. The net rating overall is +0.7 which is 7th best in the league. Arike Ogunbowale has been the top player so far this season, averaging 18.8 points while shooting 37.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from behind the three-point line.
On the other side of this matchup is the Storm, who sit with a 7-5 record overall, but they have been a bit more inconsistent this year than anyone hoped. The Storm has won two games in a row, and the two games have been completely different. Two games ago against the Atlanta Dream, the defense only gave up 60 points and that led to the 12-point victory. The Storm are averaging 78.2 points, while their defense is giving up 76.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 9th, while the defense is ranked 3rd. Breanna Stewart is averaging 21.4 points while shooting 44.6 percent from the field.
There wasn’t a lot of defense played in the first game, and that is going to be the case again in this game. When these two teams faced off on Friday, the final score was 89-88, and I expect this game is going to be even higher. The Wings know with the way their defense plays, the only chance is to get in a shootout, and hope the offense finds to score enough. Back the over to cash.
