2023 Dallas Wings season

The 2023 Dallas Wings season was the franchise's 26th season in the Women's National Basketball Association and the 8th season for the franchise in Dallas - after relocating from Tulsa and Detroit. This was the first season under head coach Latricia Trammell.

On September 19, 2022, the Wings announced that they would not renew the contract of head coach Vickie Johnson, effectively firing her. On November 7, 2022, the Wings announced that Trammell would be the new head coach for the organization.

The season began well, with the Wings winning their first two games and finishing 3–1 in the opening month of May. However, their good run of form did not carry over into June as they lost their first two games, before winning their next two. The team then went on a three game losing streak, and only managed to win two of their final four games in the month after the losing streak. The Wings finished June 4–7 overall, and three of those four wins came against Phoenix. The Wings turned things around in July where they won six of their first seven games in the month, including being only the second team to defeat the Las Vegas Aces at the time. They would lose two of their last three games, but finish July with a 7–3 record. August became a mixed bag for the team as they won their first game but then went on a three game losing streak. They followed this with a three game winning streak before losing two of their last three games to finish the month 5–5. After starting September with a win over the Indiana Fever, Dallas secured a playoff spot. After securing this spot, they lost their next two games. However, they won their last two games of the season to finish September 3–2. The Wings finished with an overall regular season record of 22–18. Their 22 regular season wins were a franchise best in Dallas, and best since 2008, when the franchise was still located in Detroit.

With their 22–18 record, Dallas was the fourth seed in the 2023 WNBA Playoffs. They would face off against the Atlanta Dream in the first round, with the first two games of the series being held in Dallas. In a back-and-forth game one, Dallas had a big fourth quarter and won the game 94–82. Game two began close, but the Wings dominated the second and fourth quarters to win 101–74 to sweep the first round series 2 games to 0. In the second round, the Wings faced off against the first-seeded Las Vegas Aces. The first two games of the five game series were in Las Vegas. Game one started as a tight affair, with Dallas trailing by only four points at halftime, but the Aces dominated the third quarter and won the game 91–84. In game two the Wings trailed for most of the game but mounted a comeback that fell short, losing 84–91. The series then moved to Dallas for a must-win game three for the Wings. Dallas took a five-point lead into halftime, but couldn't hold on in the second half losing 61–64 to end their season.

Preseason

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 * 1
 * May 5
 * Chicago
 * W 75–70
 * Teaira McCowan (17)
 * Howard McCowan (8)
 * Burton Dangerfield (4)
 * College Park Center 2,004
 * 1–0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * May 13
 * @ Indiana
 * L 83–90
 * Ogunbowale Sabally (18)
 * Satou Sabally (9)
 * Burton Howard McCowan Ogunbowale Sabally (3)
 * Gainbridge Fieldhouse 2,084
 * 1–1

Regular Season

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 * 1
 * May 20
 * Atlanta
 * W 85–78
 * Arike Ogunbowale (27)
 * Natasha Howard (10)
 * Howard Sabally (3)
 * College Park Center 5,588
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * May 26
 * @ Seattle
 * W 95–91
 * Arike Ogunbowale (26)
 * Satou Sabally (10)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (6)
 * Climate Pledge Arena 8,277
 * 2–0
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 3
 * May 28
 * @ Chicago
 * L 88–94
 * Arike Ogunbowale (27)
 * Satou Sabally (8)
 * Veronica Burton (6)
 * Wintrust Arena 6,042
 * 2–1
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 * 4
 * May 30
 * Minnesota
 * W 94–89
 * Natasha Howard (25)
 * Satou Sabally (11)
 * Veronica Burton (9)
 * College Park Center 3,484
 * 3–1


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 * 5
 * June 2
 * @ Washington
 * L 74–75
 * Ogunbowale Sabally (18)
 * Satou Sabally (14)
 * Satou Sabally (7)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,294
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * June 4
 * @ Connecticut
 * L 74–80
 * Satou Sabally (26)
 * Satou Sabally (14)
 * Veronica Burton (7)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 5,012
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * June 7
 * Phoenix
 * W 84–79
 * Satou Sabally (24)
 * Kalani Brown (15)
 * Odyssey Sims (6)
 * College Park Center 4,242
 * 4–3
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 * 8
 * June 9
 * Phoenix
 * W 90–77
 * Arike Ogunbowale (35)
 * Satou Sabally (16)
 * Odyssey Sims (7)
 * College Park Center 6,251
 * 5–3
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 9
 * June 11
 * @ New York
 * L 93–102
 * Arike Ogunbowale (25)
 * Satou Sabally (11)
 * Odyssey Sims (8)
 * Barclays Center 7,615
 * 5–4
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 * 10
 * June 14
 * Los Angeles
 * L 61–79
 * Kalani Brown (21)
 * Satou Sabally (13)
 * Burton Sabally (4)
 * College Park Center 5,807
 * 5–5
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 * 11
 * June 17
 * Seattle
 * L 103–109
 * Arike Ogunbowale (41)
 * Natasha Howard (10)
 * Satou Sabally (5)
 * College Park Center 5,020
 * 5–6
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 12
 * June 20
 * Atlanta
 * W 85–73
 * Natasha Howard (23)
 * Kalani Brown (14)
 * Crystal Dangerfield (5)
 * College Park Center 3,392
 * 6–6
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 13
 * June 23
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 74–76
 * Natasha Howard (23)
 * Natasha Howard (12)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (4)
 * Crypto.com Arena 5,766
 * 6–7
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 * 14
 * June 25
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 83–93
 * Crystal Dangerfield (18)
 * Teaira McCowan (9)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (8)
 * Crypto.com Arena 6,380
 * 6–8
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 15
 * June 27
 * @ Phoenix
 * W 77–62
 * Arike Ogunbowale (23)
 * Satou Sabally (12)
 * Satou Sabally (6)
 * Footprint Center 5,652
 * 7–8


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 * 16
 * July 2
 * Washington
 * W 89–72
 * Satou Sabally (27)
 * Satou Sabally (15)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (5)
 * College Park Center 4,544
 * 8–8
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 17
 * July 5
 * @ Las Vegas
 * L 82–89
 * Natasha Howard (32)
 * Natasha Howard (13)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (7)
 * Michelob Ultra Arena 10,177
 * 8–9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 18
 * July 7
 * Las Vegas
 * W 80–78
 * Arike Ogunbowale (21)
 * Teaira McCowan (12)
 * Crystal Dangerfield (6)
 * College Park Center 6,251
 * 9–9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 19
 * July 9
 * @ Indiana
 * W 77–76
 * Arike Ogunbowale (28)
 * Natasha Howard (8)
 * Howard McCowan Sims (5)
 * Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,612
 * 10–9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 20
 * July 12
 * @ Minnesota
 * W 107–67
 * Natasha Howard (28)
 * Natasha Howard (14)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (11)
 * Target Center 13,531
 * 11–9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 21
 * July 19
 * @ New York
 * W 98–88
 * Arike Ogunbowale (25)
 * Teaira McCowan (12)
 * Dangerfield Sabally (7)
 * Barclays Center 9,012
 * 12–9
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 22
 * July 22
 * Los Angeles
 * W 98–84
 * Natasha Howard (28)
 * Howard Sabally (11)
 * Dangerfield Sabally (6)
 * College Park Center 5,041
 * 13–9
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 23
 * July 25
 * Connecticut
 * L 83–88
 * Arike Ogunbowale (25)
 * Teaira McCowan (15)
 * Burton Howard Ogunbowale Sabally (3)
 * College Park Center 4,222
 * 13–10
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 24
 * July 28
 * Washington
 * W 90–62
 * McCowan Ogunbowale (18)
 * Satou Sabally (11)
 * Satou Sabally (10)
 * College Park Center 4,048
 * 14–10
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 25
 * July 30
 * @ Las Vegas
 * L 91–104
 * Teaira McCowan (25)
 * Teaira McCowan (14)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (5)
 * Michelob Ultra Arena 10,213
 * 14–11


 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 26
 * August 2
 * @ Seattle
 * W 76–65
 * Arike Ogunbowale (27)
 * Natasha Howard (12)
 * Dangerfield Ogunbowale (4)
 * Climate Pledge Arena 7,421
 * 15–11
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 27
 * August 4
 * Chicago
 * L 89–104
 * Natasha Howard (28)
 * Natasha Howard (12)
 * Natasha Howard (11)
 * College Park Center 3,762
 * 15–12
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 28
 * August 6
 * Chicago
 * L 96–104
 * Satou Sabally (25)
 * Teaira McCowan (9)
 * Satou Sabally (8)
 * College Park Center 4,057
 * 15–13
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 29
 * August 8
 * Las Vegas
 * L 84–104
 * Satou Sabally (21)
 * Kalani Brown (7)
 * Veronica Burton (5)
 * College Park Center 5,193
 * 15–14
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 30
 * August 12
 * Connecticut
 * W 91–81
 * Satou Sabally (28)
 * Satou Sabally (8)
 * Teaira McCowan (6)
 * College Park Center 4,179
 * 16–14
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 31
 * August 18
 * @ Connecticut
 * W 95–75
 * Arike Ogunbowale (30)
 * Teaira McCowan (11)
 * Satou Sabally (5)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 6,584
 * 17–14
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 32
 * August 20
 * @ Washington
 * W 97–84
 * Arike Ogunbowale (17)
 * Teaira McCowan (13)
 * Satou Sabally (10)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 18–14
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 33
 * August 22
 * @ Minnesota
 * L 86–91
 * Satou Sabally (22)
 * Teaira McCowan (16)
 * Ogunbowale Sabally (7)
 * Target Center 6,921
 * 18–15
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 34
 * August 24
 * Minnesota
 * L 81–90
 * Teaira McCowan (23)
 * Teaira McCowan (18)
 * Brown Dangerfield (4)
 * College Park Center 3,931
 * 18–16
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 35
 * August 27
 * @ Phoenix
 * W 77–74
 * Arike Ogunbowale (29)
 * Awak Kuier (9)
 * Natasha Howard (3)
 * Footprint Center 12,163
 * 19–16


 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 36
 * September 1
 * @ Indiana
 * W 110–100
 * Satou Sabally (40)
 * Burton Sabally (7)
 * Veronica Burton (8)
 * Gainbridge Fieldhouse 3,137
 * 20–16
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 37
 * September 3
 * Indiana
 * L 84–97 (OT)
 * Ogunbowale Sabally (22)
 * Teaira McCowan (10)
 * Satou Sabally (5)
 * College Park Center 5,058
 * 20–17
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 38
 * September 5
 * New York
 * W 94–93
 * Satou Sabally (27)
 * Teaira McCowan (12)
 * Dangerfield Howard Ogunbowale (5)
 * College Park Center 4,195
 * 20–18
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 39
 * September 8
 * Seattle
 * W 106–91
 * Natasha Howard (23)
 * Howard McCowan (9)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (10)
 * College Park Center 4,546
 * 21–18
 * - style="background:#bbffbb"
 * 40
 * September 10
 * @ Atlanta
 * W 94–77
 * Arike Ogunbowale (32)
 * Teaira McCowan (10)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (6)
 * Gateway Center Arena 3,207
 * 22–18

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * September 15
 * Atlanta
 * W 94–82
 * Satou Sabally (32)
 * Teaira McCowan (14)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (7)
 * College Park Center 5,053
 * 1–0
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 2
 * September 19
 * Atlanta
 * W 101–74
 * Arike Ogunbowale (24)
 * Teaira McCowan (16)
 * Arike Ogunbowale (7)
 * College Park Center 4,798
 * 2–0


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 1
 * September 24
 * @ Las Vegas
 * L 83–97
 * Satou Sabally (16)
 * Teaira McCowan (8)
 * Satou Sabally (7)
 * Michelob Ultra Arena 9,784
 * 0–1
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 2
 * September 26
 * @ Las Vegas
 * L 84–91
 * Arike Ogunbowale (24)
 * Howard McCowan (10)
 * Odyssey Sims (5)
 * Michelob Ultra Arena 9,286
 * 0–2
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 3
 * September 29
 * Las Vegas
 * L 61–64
 * Arike Ogunbowale (18)
 * Teaira McCowan (15)
 * Veronica Burton (6)
 * College Park Center 6,251
 * 0–3

Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season