Dallas guard Paige Bueckers scored a WNBA rookie-record 44 points Wednesday night, but the Wings came up short in a buzzer-beating loss to the Sparks.

The Dallas Wings visit the LA Sparks at Crypto.com Arena as LA fights to stay alive in the WNBA playoff chase, sitting one game back of Seattle.

Before Kelsey Plum drained the game-winning basket against the Wings on Wednesday, she first broke a long-standing Sparks record.

When Paige Bueckers entered the WNBA this season, there was no doubt she would be doing historic things. And when the Dallas Wings rookie faced-off against the

Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum hits game-winning shot vs. Wings, and curses during live postgame interview when asked about playoff push.

Plum is on pace to match Taurasi with two such seasons and turns 31 later in August (Taurasi turned 31 in June of the season she FIRST notched 20-plus and five-plus feat). So since we know her averages, it’s no surprise that Plum tied the WNBA record for most 20 and five games in a single season with her 18th of 2025 on Sunday.

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Sparks veteran forward Azurá Stevens spoke about the team’s growth following their win on Friday against the Wings.