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Paige Bueckers Drops Career-High Performance, Matches WNBA History Made by Caitlin Clark

Paige Bueckers fell short of two assists to record a double-double in the game.

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Paige Bueckers highlighted a career-high performance in her second WNBA game of the season. The rookie player almost had a double-double in Dallas Wings’ 79-71 defeat to Seattle Storm. She fell short of two assists to set a record of scoring a double-double in only the second WNBA game of the career.

Bueckers were the No.1 overall pick for the Dallas Wings. She finished with 19 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds but couldn’t help the Wings secure their first win of the season. Dallas lost to Minnesota 99-84 in their season opener and Bueckers tallied 10 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Paige Bueckers tonight:

19 Points
8 Assists
5 Rebounds
2 Steals
1 Block
50% FG pic.twitter.com/PslIHg2tHF
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) May 20, 2025

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Paige Bueckers Joins Caitlin Clark in His Career-High Performance in Rookie Season

Paige Bueckers’ career-high number on Monday night matches Caitlin Clark, who also reached those marks in a game last season. The UConn legend is the last rookie after Clark to reach these numbers in WNBA. The Indiana Fever star did it 12 times in her career. She becomes only the 10th rookie in WNBA history to reach these numbers in a game.

Paige Bueckers tonight:

19 PTS
5 REB
8 AST

The first rookie to reach these numbers or better in a game since Caitlin Clark (12x). pic.twitter.com/psH7mC3s6x
— Polymarket Hoops (@StatMamba) May 20, 2025

Paige Bueckers also becomes the second-fastest player in WNBA history to record a stat line of 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, behind only Candace Parker.

Bueckers, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft, shot 7-for-14 from the floor and also added two steals and a block. Despite her outstanding performance on Monday, the Wings dropped second straight game. Bueckers are choosing the same path like Clark as the 2024 rookie of the year couldn’t help Fever to reach playoffs last season.

After a competitive 26-25 first quarter, the Storm outscored the Wings 31-15 to take a crucial 15-point lead at halftime. Dallas came back in the third quarter to reduce the deficit to 5 points but Storm survived the late comeback in the fourth to seal the game.

Following two consecutive home losses in the 2025 season, the Dallas Wings will now go on a four-game road trip and they will take on the Storm once again on Wednesday.

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A native of Jaipur, Rajasthan, journalist, and a complete soccer and basketball fan, he found the huge interest with basketball by watching videos of Allen Iverson and Tony Parker, but fell head over heels in love with the sport during the Warriors’ championship era (2015-2018). A sports game addict since his late PS1, he’s also passionate about the Eagles, Inter Miami and the Fever. He’s fortunate to have seen all his favorite teams win championships. He also has a special love for cricket and football (soccer), where he is a fan of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Barcelona.