Paige Bueckers showed once again why the Dallas Wings' future is bright with a 92-82 win over the New York Liberty on Monday evening.

Things were so bad Monday night that the Liberty held an emergency team meeting in the visiting locker room for close to 40 minutes after the loss.

Fueled by dynamic offense from Kelsey Plum and Rickea Jackson, the Los Angeles Sparks survived a 101-99 thriller over the New York Liberty on Saturday — winning

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We waited nine months to get the highly-anticipated WNBA Finals rematch. And we’ll have to wait a bit longer to relive those theatrics — possibly till October with the New York Liberty continually getting bit by the injury bug.

The Dallas Wings are playing on the second night of a back-to-back against the New York Liberty on Monday night, the reigning WNBA champions who enter with a 17-7 record. Dallas is coming off a 106-80 loss to reigning MVP A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces, but they were short-handed in that matchup.

The injury designation of “rest” is being used more than ever this WNBA season, which includes 44 regular-season matches, the league’s most games to date.

As the Minnesota Lynx keep stretching their lead in the WNBA standings right now, some New York Liberty fans might wonder if New York can overtake Minnesota. Entering the WNBA's second half, the Liberty are 15-6 overall and saw them get bumped up to the No.