Struggling Tempo drop 10th straight game to Wings

And for Dallas, especially, they really want to get this win. They've been on that skid, but most importantly, since the All-Star break, Tamika, they've only won one game, and that was against Connecticut. Yeah, this is a team that we talked about earlier in the season as being able to make a deep playoff run with so much talent. And again, on a defensive skid. So we've got two teams fighting for a win right now, and figure the tempo. This is a game you really can pull off. In comes Rice, looking to get to the interior. Big drive from Mabry. She finishes the first points for Toronto. Always a good sign when Marina Mabry is attacking early. When she gets out to a fast start on offense, she can get really hot. You're down, pulled down by Savally. They look to make good on the O-boards here. Spin move from Kiki Rice as she puts it away. Closing out this five-game road trip. Five games in 11 days. It has been a busy stretch from deep. No good. Quick rebound. Now, Odyssey Sims for three. Sending it around the horn. The inside, behind the line. Alana Smith gets it back. Four seconds on the shot clock, and it's a good three. Odyssey Sims, two for two beyond the arc. Rice, who was getting plenty of starts early on this season. And one for Marina Mabry. Look, there's a lot of game left. You're just starting the second quarter. You're not gonna finish this game over from the three-point line. Nurse knocks it down. Canada thanks Kia. Part of that's what we talked about, a full, healthy front court. You're able to play a little bit bigger to start. Part of that is you miss a lot of shots, so you know you have to go and get that rebound. Savally. Oh, a 9-0 run for Toronto to pull within six here in the second quarter. So, Becker's 0 for 5 from the field tonight. Nurse, Ushkaida, knocks it down. Laura Ushkaida, so two for three. Three points for, three-pointers, rather, for Toronto. Looking to add to that. Nurse, who got things started, now has two beyond the up. She says, give me a moment. If she's got the airspace, she'll take it. How about this, another look. Oh, Ikea, Nurse is on a heater. That was a tough one. Becker's for three, knocks it down. She's gotta feel good for Paige. On the run is Rice, the rookie. And that started at the other end of the floor. Kiki Rice is guarding Paige Becker. She's getting the assignment on one of the best players and scorers in the entire WNBA. And then she turns it into offense the other way. And again, that whole conversation is if Paige Becker can be in foul trouble, she's gonna have to go to the bench. Nurse, playing heavy minutes after being without for a while. She's good. Rice says, that's mine, over to Nurse this time. Pumps fake to the inside. Oh, Nurse. And that's just great offense and defensive transition for the tempo, a score, a stop. Was able to get that long rebound. Mabry, the wings really spread out. And knocks it down, Marina Mabry. She was quiet through the middle stretch of the game. And here she comes. Big steal from, she does for Ushkaida. Really like what she's shown so far in her short tempo career. Seventh overall pick in 2025 for Connecticut. Mabry, Toronto getting as close as they have in here in the second half. How big is it that the tempo were able to keep Paige Beckers to no points in the first half? She's up to 16 right now here in the second. And Mabry, another! Feed her, just continue to feed Marina Mabry when she is shooting like this. Five point game. Mabry, puts it up. Still in this game, going down hard, frustrated. She's not up yet, she's behind the play still. Was hoping it was just frustration. This is a tough scene to see. This is a player who had a grade three ankle sprain on that leg earlier, so she will be. Harrison, huge block by Izzy to come across the lane and make, Mabry, for Kia! Nurse, clutch in this game. She got things going for the tempo. But you fought, you got back into this game. You made it a two possession game down the stretch. You gotta be proud of your effort. So Dallas sweeps Toronto in this season series. 3-0, out big with a 94-88 win. Tempo now with 10 straight losses.