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Dallas Wings clinch final playoff spot with win over Portland

Summary by The Dallas Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: The Associated Press, as published by NBC5 DFW · August 25, 2026 · 1 min read

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Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists; Jessica Shepard added 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists, and the Dallas Wings beat the Portland Fire 96-78 on Tuesday night to clinch the final WNBA playoff spot. Dallas (23-16), which is headed to the playoffs for the first time since 2023, set...

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Summary created by	The Dallas Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	The Associated Press, as published by NBC5 DFW
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Aug 25, 2026
Indexed here	Aug 27, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples

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