Wings outlast Fever 107-104 in Clark vs. Bueckers regular-season opener

Dallas won the opener of openers. The Wings outlasted the Fever 107-104 in Arlington behind Paige Bueckers' efficient 8-of-12 shooting (4-of-6 from three), and the College Park Center was full of basketball royalty for what's already being called the most-watched WNBA regular-season opener of all time.

Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 30 points for Indiana. Aliyah Boston added 23. Caitlin Clark, in her first regular-season game in 297 days after last summer's groin tear, finished with 20 — and looked like vintage Clark for stretches before the Wings pulled away late. Bueckers had been talking all week about wanting to compete; she got her wish, and she got the W.

It's just one game. But the takeaways are clear: Bueckers is going to be a nightmare for opposing guards from day one, the Wings' rookie class (Bueckers + No. 1 Azzi Fudd) gives Dallas the most fun young backcourt in the league, and Clark is healthy enough to still hang 20 in a road loss against an elite defender. The Fever and Wings will see each other plenty more times. Round 1 to Dallas.