Ododa instinctively stuck out her hand. “Force of habit, I guess,” Bueckers said, “… that’s my sister.” That Bueckers was wearing the green of the Dallas Wings and ONO the blazing Connecticut Sun home jerseys was obscured for that moment,

The No. 1 pick in the draft by the Dallas Wings had lost the first four games as a pro and couldn’t remember a longer losing streak in her storied basketball career. She wouldn’t let it get to five. Bueckers scored a season-best 21 points in the Wings’ 109-87 victory over Connecticut on Tuesday night.

Paige Bueckers had a triumphant return to Connecticut by scoring a career-best 21 points as Dallas won its first game of the season, beating the Sun 109-87