Awak Kuier was the Dallas Wings’ second most effective player in the WNBA. The Dallas Wings will face the reigning champion in the semifinals.
Awak Kuierin The Dallas Wings advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA basketball league on Wednesday morning Finnish time, when they defeated the Atlanta Dream 101–74.
Dallas advanced to the semi-finals of the basketball league with a 2–0 match win.
Awak Kuier bagged a total of 13 points in the match and grabbed six rebounds in less than 20 minutes of playing time. This is the highest point total of Kuieri’s career in the WNBA.
Kuier was Dallas’ second most effective right away Arike Ogunbowale after. Ogunbowale bagged 20 points and grabbed 2 rebounds in over 34 minutes of playing time.
Scored 36 points for Atlanta in the opening game of the semifinals Rhyne Howard scored 21 points this time. He missed more than half of his field goal throws (9/22).
The opening quarter was even in the match, but at the end of the second quarter, Dallas stretched the difference to 18 points. Dallas’ pace did not slow down, as it forged 52 points in the first half and 51 points in the second.
The Wings will face Las Vegas, the reigning champion who won the regular season, in the semifinals. The best-of-five series starts on the night between Sunday and Monday Finnish time.
WNBA:
2nd matches of the semi-finals (continue with 2 wins):
New York Liberty–Washington Mystics 90–85 (76–76)
New York Liberty won the match series 2–0.
Dallas Wings – Atlanta Dream 101 – 74
The Dallas Wings won the series 2–0.
Awak Kuier 19 min, 13 points, 6/8 shots, 1 loss, +/- 22.