2018 Dallas Wings season

The 2018 WNBA season will be the 21st season for the Dallas Wings franchise of the WNBA. This will be the franchise's 3rd season in Dallas. The season tips off on May 18.

Dallas had an up and down start to the season, posting a 2–3 record in May followed by a 5–4 record in June. However all but one of these seven losses came to eventual playoff teams. The team posted an 8–5 record in July, including winning 7 of 8 games in the middle of the month. The three straight losses at the end of the month were the beginning of a nine-game losing streak.

In the midst of that losing streak, on August 12, 2018, the Wings fired their head coach Fred Williams. The team had a 14–17 record and was in the 8th and final playoff spot at the time of firing. Assistant Coach Taj McWilliams-Franklin was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

McWilliams-Franklin posted a 1–2 record in her three games in charge. This saw the Wings finish 1–7 in August. However, the one win was an important one. The win was against the Las Vegas Aces, the Wing's playoff rivals. The Wings secured the 8th seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs by one game over the Aces. The team lost to the 5th seeded Phoenix Mercury 83–101 in the first round of the playoffs to end their season.

Pre-season

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 * 1
 * May 7
 * vs. New York
 * W 76–69
 * Stevens (19)
 * Stevens (9)
 * Chong (3)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena N/A
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * May 8
 * @ Connecticut
 * L 58–79
 * Tied (12)
 * Cambage (9)
 * Hamblin (2)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 3,695
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * May 13
 * Las Vegas
 * W 68–55
 * Stevens (12)
 * 4 Tied (6)
 * Chong (4)
 * College Park Center N/A
 * 2–1

Regular season

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 * 1
 * May 18
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 78–86
 * Tied (18)
 * Cambage (9)
 * Diggins–Smith (9)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,210
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * May 20
 * Atlanta
 * W 101–78
 * Diggins–Smith (25)
 * Christmas–Kelly (10)
 * Davis (5)
 * College Park Center 5,907
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * May 23
 * @ Minnesota
 * L 68–76
 * Cambage (14)
 * Cambage (12)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * Target Center 7,834
 * 1–2
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 * 4
 * May 26
 * @ Atlanta
 * W 87–80
 * Diggins–Smith (24)
 * Cambage (14)
 * Tied (4)
 * McCamish Pavilion 4,749
 * 2–2
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 * 5
 * May 29
 * @ New York
 * L 89–94
 * Cambage (28)
 * Cambage (16)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * Westchester County Center 1,516
 * 2–3


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 * 6
 * June 2
 * Seattle
 * W 94–90
 * Diggins–Smith (27)
 * Tied (7)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * College Park Center 5,191
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * June 8
 * @ Indiana
 * W 89–83
 * Diggins–Smith (35)
 * Diggins–Smith (12)
 * Diggins–Smith (6)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,675
 * 4–3
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 * 8
 * June 12
 * Phoenix
 * L 72–75
 * Diggins–Smith (16)
 * Thornton (8)
 * Diggins–Smith (4)
 * College Park Center 4,026
 * 4–4
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 * 9
 * June 15
 * Las Vegas
 * W 77–67
 * Cambage (28)
 * Cambage (18)
 * Diggins–Smith (6)
 * College Park Center 4,549
 * 5–4
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 * 10
 * June 19
 * @ Minnesota
 * L 83–91
 * Diggins–Smith (17)
 * Cambage (9)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * Target Center 8,023
 * 5–5
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 * 11
 * June 22
 * Los Angeles
 * W 101–72
 * Cambage (20)
 * Powers (8)
 * Diggins–Smith (11)
 * College Park Center 5,672
 * 6–5
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 * 12
 * June 24
 * Seattle
 * L 76–97
 * Cambage (23)
 * Cambage (9)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * College Park Center 4,084
 * 6–6
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 * 13
 * June 26
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 83–87
 * Cambage (25)
 * Cambage (14)
 * Diggins–Smith (5)
 * Staples Center 10,002
 * 6–7
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 * 14
 * June 27
 * @ Las Vegas
 * W 97–91
 * Diggins–Smith (29)
 * Cambage (11)
 * Diggins–Smith (8)
 * Mandalay Bay Events Center 5,246
 * 7–7


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 * 15
 * July 1
 * Minnesota
 * L 72–76
 * Diggins–Smith (16)
 * Johnson (8)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * College Park Center 4,448
 * 7–8
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 * 16
 * July 3
 * Chicago
 * W 108–85
 * Cambage (37)
 * Cambage (10)
 * Tied (5)
 * College Park Center 4,012
 * 8–8
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 * 17
 * July 5
 * Indiana
 * W 90–63
 * Stevens (26)
 * Johnson (11)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * College Park Center 4,043
 * 9–8
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 * 18
 * July 8
 * @ New York
 * W 97–87
 * Diggins–Smith (32)
 * Cambage (12)
 * Gray (6)
 * Westchester County Center 1,719
 * 10–8
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 * 19
 * July 10
 * Phoenix
 * W 101–72
 * Diggins–Smith (20)
 * Johnson (9)
 * Tied (4)
 * College Park Center 4,034
 * 11–8
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 * 20
 * July 12
 * @ Los Angeles
 * W 92–77
 * Diggins–Smith (22)
 * Johnson (7)
 * Diggins–Smith (11)
 * Staples Center 13,502
 * 12–8
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 * 21
 * July 14
 * @ Seattle
 * L 84–91
 * Cambage (23)
 * Stevens (9)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * KeyArena 9,686
 * 12–9
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 * 22
 * July 17
 * New York
 * W 104–87
 * Cambage (53)
 * Cambage (10)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * College Park Center 6,459
 * 13–9
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 * 23
 * July 19
 * Washington
 * W 90–81
 * Cambage (35)
 * Cambage (17)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * College Park Center 4,411
 * 14–9
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 * 24
 * July 20
 * @ Chicago
 * L 99–114
 * Cambage (23)
 * Stevens (9)
 * Tied (5)
 * Wintrust Arena 4,962
 * 14–10
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 * 25
 * July 22
 * Connecticut
 * L 75–92
 * Cambage (25)
 * Cambage (10)
 * Tied (5)
 * College Park Center 4,935
 * 14–11
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 * 26
 * July 31
 * Chicago
 * L 91–92
 * Cambage (33)
 * Johnson (14)
 * Gray (10)
 * College Park Center 3,696
 * 14–12


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 * 27
 * August 2
 * @ Indiana
 * L 78–84
 * Cambage (37)
 * Tied (9)
 * 4 Tied (3)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 5,981
 * 14–13
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 * 28
 * August 5
 * Washington
 * L 74–76
 * Tied (16)
 * Cambage (14)
 * Tied (4)
 * College Park Center 5,623
 * 14–14
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 * 29
 * August 8
 * Connecticut
 * L 92–101
 * Cambage (29)
 * Tied (9)
 * Cambage (4)
 * College Park Center 3,483
 * 14–15
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 30
 * August 11
 * @ Atlanta
 * L 82–92
 * Diggins–Smith (26)
 * Stevens (6)
 * Diggins–Smith (10)
 * McCamish Pavilion 4,937
 * 14–16
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 31
 * August 12
 * @ Washington
 * L 80–93
 * Diggins–Smith (17)
 * Gray (12)
 * Diggins–Smith (6)
 * Capital One Arena 6,362
 * 14–17
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 32
 * August 14
 * @ Connecticut
 * L 76–96
 * Gray (18)
 * Cambage (13)
 * Diggins–Smith (8)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 6,365
 * 14–18
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 * 33
 * August 17
 * Las Vegas
 * W 107–102
 * Cambage (43)
 * Cambage (13)
 * Diggins–Smith (8)
 * College Park Center 6,209
 * 15–18
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 34
 * August 19
 * @ Seattle
 * L 68–84
 * Johnson (16)
 * Johnson (7)
 * Diggins–Smith (4)
 * KeyArena 12,574
 * 15–19

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * August 21
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 83–101
 * Diggins–Smith (23)
 * Cambage (12)
 * Diggins–Smith (7)
 * Wells Fargo Arena 4,976
 * 0–1