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Grant Afseth

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Basketball reporter covering the NBA and more for @Sportskeeda, @TheRGmedia, @AthlonSports, @Ballislife, @DALHoopsJournal.

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Cooper Flagg bounced back with 31 points, but the Dallas Mavericks came up short vs. the San Antonio Spurs in Las Vegas. Flagg: “I was trying my best to be aggressive and assert myself early… I got to the line a lot better today.” Read more: dallashoopsjournal.com/p/mavericks-sp…

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Rookies Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper squared off for the first time & the matchup didn’t disappoint. Flagg led the way with 31 points, while Harper added 16 points, 6 rebounds & 2 steals! Grant Afseth has all the Summer League details live from Vegas. ballislife.com/news/nba/nba-s…

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Dallas Wings Starters vs. Indiana Fever: G JJ Quinerly G Paige Bueckers F Arike Ogunbowale F Luisa Geiselsöder C Li Yueru

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The Dallas Wings have not won on the road since June 20. They have one chance against the Indiana Fever to end that drought before the break. Chris Koclanes: “There's a narrative that we can't play on the road. We want to flip that script.” Read more: dallashoopsjournal.com/p/dallas-wings…

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End of 1st Quarter: Fever lead the Wings, 28-27 Paige Bueckers: 7 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST Li Yueru: 6 PTS, 1 AST Luisa Geiselsöder: 2 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST JJ Quinerly: 5 PTS, 1 AST Dallas has a 9:2 AST/TOV ratio and 55/37.5/100 shooting splits through Q1.

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The Fever went up 45-33 on the Wings, using a transition finish from Natasha Howard. Indiana has outscored Dallas 17-6 in the second quarter with 5:01 left before halftime.

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Myisha Hines-Allen's shot before the buzzer was ruled no basket by the officiating crew upon review. The Wings are down 64-42 against the Fever entering halftime.

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End of 2nd Quarter: Wings trail the Fever, 64-42 Paige Bueckers: 10 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST Li Yueru: 10 PTS, 1 AST Aziaha James: 8 PTS, 1 REB JJ Quinerly: 5 PTS, 4 AST Dallas was outscored 36-15 in Q2. Fever holds a 38-18 edge in paint scoring and 11-2 in points off turnovers.

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Cooper Flagg was widely expected to only play two games in Las Vegas, and that's indeed the case, sources confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal.com. The Dallas Mavericks intend to shut down this year's No. 1 pick for the rest of NBA Summer League. Read more: dallashoopsjournal.com/p/cooper-flagg…

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End of 3rd Quarter: Wings trail the Fever, 84-63 Paige Bueckers: 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST Li Yueru: 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST Aziaha James: 11 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST Dallas won Q3 (21-20), but trails by 21.

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Final: Wings lose to the Fever, 102-83 Paige Bueckers: 21 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST Li Yueru: 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST JJ Quinerly: 13 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST Aziaha James: 11 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST Dallas is 6-16 overall; 2-10 on the road. Next up: Wings host the Aces on Wednesday.

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Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale told me she was eager to return from a four-game absence as she navigates a torn ligament in her left thumb, “even if it was too soon." Teammates praised her positive approach despite shooting 0-10 overall. Read more: dallashoopsjournal.com/p/arike-ogunbo…

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Some Paige Bueckers features on WNBA All-Star advertisements in downtown Indianapolis. She was recently named an All-Star starter.

Some Paige Bueckers features on WNBA All-Star advertisements in downtown Indianapolis. She was recently named an All-Star starter.
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I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but players and coaches get a box score to look at when participating in a press conference. That's not a script. I see this often now, and I don't understand how people think this.

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The Dallas Mavericks ruled out Melvin Ajinça (groin) for today’s Summer League matchup against the Charlotte Hornets.

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Kyrie Irving is ahead of schedule in his ACL rehab, per Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison: “He’s going two or three times a day… he’s going to be fine.” Latest update on Irving's recovery: dallashoopsjournal.com/p/kyrie-irving…

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Paige Bueckers scored 21, Arike Ogunbowale returned from injury, and the Dallas Wings fell to the Indiana Fever to close a tough 0-3 road trip. Bueckers: “We let them get too comfortable.” Read more: dallashoopsjournal.com/p/dallas-wings…

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Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark did not disappoint in their WNBA debut against each other. Ultimate competitors, both Bueckers and Clark have tremendous respect for one another. 👉 More from Grant Afseth, who was live at the showdown with the recap! ballislife.com/news/wnba/cait…