The Dallas Wings are off to their best start to a regular season since the franchise relocated from Tulsa more than 10 years ago, including going 2-0 in Commissioner’s Cup play. The Wings defeated the Los Angeles Sparks and the league’s top scorer, Kelsey Plum, on Friday night. They opened cup p lay with a win over the Seattle Storm last Monday. Friday’s win was led by key contributions from Arike Ogunbowale – 30 points, 6 assists, and 6 rebounds in 34 minutes – as well as Paige Bueckers – 18 points and 14 assists, a career high and tied for a team record, in 36 minutes. Bueckers is still leading the team in points – top 10 in the league at 18 points per game. The team is also getting big help from free agent acquisition Jessica Shepard, who recently won WNBA player of the week. Shepard added 22 points and 15 rebounds. First overall pick Azzi Fudd remains in the starting lineup; she chipped in 11 points. Only two rookies are scoring more points per game than Fudd. One of them is Minnesota’s Olivia Miles, who starred for TCU last season and is off to a sensational start to her career. Miles is the favorite to win WNBA Rookie of the Year right now. All five of the Wings’ starters scored at least 10 points Friday night. Last season, the Wings did not reach seven victories until late July, finishing 10-34 on the season and missing the playoffs for a second consecutive season. Tuesday’s game will be a homecoming for Bueckers, a Minnesota native. The Wings’ only road loss this season was in Atlanta last month; they have not lost since, 4 wins straight. Atlanta also beat them in the home opener, and Minnesota beat the Wings in Arlington on May 14. Minnesota’s only losses are to Atlanta and Chicago. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less