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 (17-18) defeated Dallas (9-27), 81-80, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Rickea Jackson started and played 33 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled 25 points, five rebounds and two steals. Jackson converted 9-of-15 field goal attempts, 6-of-7 three-point attempts and 1-of-1 free throw attempts.

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.

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

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.

Wednesday night's matchup between the Los Angeles Sparks and Dallas Wings turned into an action-packed affair. The closely contested game was sealed by Kelsey

Kelsey Plum banked in the winning shot just before the final buzzer and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Dallas Wings 81-80 on Wednesday night to spoil rookie Paige Bueckers' career-high 44-point performance.

Paige Bueckers had maybe the finest game a WNBA rookie has ever had, and it still wasn't enough for the Dallas Wings to get a win in Los Angeles. Kelsey Plum made sure of that.

Paige Bueckers was on a mission on Wednesday night. The Dallas Wings were in Los Angeles to take on the Sparks, and even with the Wings missing Li Yueru and Arike Ogunbowale, Bueckers did everything she could to drag them to a win.

The Dallas Wings’ road matchup against the Los Angeles Sparks was the only WNBA game on Wednesday night—and it turned into an instant classic.

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