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Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings looks on against Atlanta Dream during fourth quarter at Gateway Center Arena on August 29, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings\u2019 2025 season is close to ending, especially after being no longer eligible for the WNBA playoffs. Despite that, she used a motivational Stephen Curry quote to keep her mindset in the right place.<\/p>\n
Bueckers and the Wings just came off a brutal 100-78 loss to the Atlanta Dream on Friday night. It marked their 31st loss of the season as they have yet to earn their 10th win.<\/p>\n
Before the Golden State Warriors\u2019 dynasty came to be, the team had to build a contender around Curry. He shared the following post<\/a> on X, formerly Twitter, in 2009 during his rookie year in the league.<\/p>\n \u201cPromise to all the Warrior fans\u2026we will figure this thing out\u2026if it\u2019s the last thing we do we will figure it out,\u201d Curry wrote.<\/p>\n Paige Bueckers used this same quote<\/a> when she talked about what her message is to fans amid the Wings\u2019 struggling campaign.<\/p>\n \u201cI mean, just to stick with it, like, whoever we have in that locker room, whoever puts on a Wings jersey that night, that\u2019s who we\u2019re going to war with,\u201d Bueckers told reporters, via Joey Mistretta. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what we believe in\u2026 We don\u2019t need exterior belief, like, in that locker room we feel like we have enough, and we\u2019re always gonna fight and show up that way. And I remember Steph Curry, before the Warriors became the Warriors, like, he tweeted out, like, \u2018just stick with us\u2026 We\u2019re gonna figure it out.’\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the message\u2026 The people we have here and the belief that I have in, like, the core and the pieces that we\u2019re building and how we\u2019re doing it, I just have this undying belief in it. I know that we continue to do things the right way, we continue to believe in each other, continue to invest our whole lives into this basketball thing, the results will come.\u201d<\/p>\n What Lies Ahead For Paige Bueckers, Wings<\/strong> GettyPaige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings goes for the ball as Rhyne Howard #10 of the Atlanta Dream play defense during fourth quarter at Gateway Center Arena on August 29, 2025 in College Park, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n It\u2019s a great answer for Paige Bueckers to have, knowing that the Wings\u2019 time to rise will come while they get past their current struggles. Their loss to the Dream will further serve as a growing lesson for the rebuilding squad.<\/p>\n The game was initially close as Dallas led 21-19 after the first quarter. However, Atlanta took control by outscoring them 30-19 in the second period to lead 49-40 at halftime. Even though the Wings took the third quarter by a 27-22 margin, the Dream responded with a 29-11 display in the fourth quarter to win in convincing fashion.<\/p>\n Shot accuracy, rebounding and playmaking played huge impacts in the matchup. The Dream shot 55.1% overall, including 45.5% from downtown, and 75% from the charity stripe. They pulled this off while grabbing 31 rebounds and creating 32 assists. This wasn\u2019t the case for the Wings, having shooting splits of 45.2%, 27.8% and 77.8%. They also couldn\u2019t match Dallas after finishing with 26 rebounds and 20 assists.<\/p>\n Four players scored in double-digits on Dallas\u2019 behalf. Maddy Siegrist led the way with 23 points, five rebounds, a steal, and a block. She shot 10-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three. Bueckers came next with 16 points and 10 assists, Myisha Hines-Allen had 11 points and six rebounds, while Amy Okonkwo provided 11 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n Dallas fell to a 9-31 record on the season, being at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. They are 9.5 games behind the Los Angeles Sparks and 11.5 games behind the Golden State Valkyries.<\/p>\n The Wings will look to end their seven-game losing streak in their next matchup, being on the road. They face the Minnesota Lynx on Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tRichard Pereira<\/strong><\/a> Richard Pereira joined Heavy Sports in May 2025 as a Sports Writer. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school’s athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men’s basketball team’s journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist. 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