ARLINGTON, TX — The blueprint for the Dallas Wings’ 88-77 loss to the New York Liberty (20-10) reverted back to May specifications, as Dallas started slow, fell behind by close to 20 points, then attempted a frantic comeback late in the game, only to come up short in the end.

The Wings (8-23) were once again left with a big bag of what-ifs as they walked off the floor at College Park Center on Friday, having lost two of the team’s three meetings with the defending champion Liberty, all in the last two weeks. Dallas whittled what was once a 19-point Liberty lead in the second quarter all the way down to three points late in the third, but the Wings didn’t have the juice to come all the way back.

Budding rookie superstar Paige Bueckers sat out of the loss after carrying a “questionable” in

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