Codename: Wings - Recovery on the Defending Champions

📝 Episode Overview

Corey breaks down a signature road performance as the Wings toppled the defending champs, New York Liberty, 92‑82 on Monday. Despite their record struggles, Dallas dominated early, overcame depth disparities, and secured one of the most complete wins of their season.

📊 Key Segments

1. Game Recap & Context

• Final: Wings 92, Liberty 82. Dallas improved to 8‑19, New York dropped to 17‑8 🌟
• Dallas held a commanding 31‑19 first quarter, extended to 63‑36 at half

2. Statistical Highlights

• Arike Ogunbowale: Career/franchise-high 14 assists, 20 points; just one turnover
• Paige Bueckers: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals on 58.3% shooting
• Wings forced turnover advantage and converted it into efficient scoring

3. Liberty Struggles

• New York missing core players: Stewart, Sabally, Burke ruled out
• Liberty opened slowly, allowed first-half field-goal percentage near 59%, fell into early deficit they couldn’t climb out of
• Postgame near–40-minute team meeting called by players and coach to address energy and effort issues

4. Dallas’ Standout Identity

• Wings led wire-to-wire: dominated both in transition and half-court execution
• Late in Q4, Liberty rallied 20‑3 over first ~8.5 min of quarter, trimming deficit to 6—but Dallas held composure