Paige Bueckers lit up Los Angeles on Wednesday night, setting a new WNBA rookie scoring record with 44 points. However, the Dallas Wings guard's remarkable performance wasn’t enough to grab the win, as Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum buried a last-second shot to seal an 81-80 victory at Crypto.com Arena.

Dallas Wings' star guard Paige Bueckers poured in a career-high 44 points on 81 percent shooting Wednesday night. The stellar performance cemented the reigning

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.

Former UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers made WNBA history on Wednesday night with a 44-point performance against the LA Sparks.

Wednesday night marks the start of a four-game homestand with 10 contests left, with the Sparks one game behind for the eighth and final postseason spot.

Sparks forward Azurá Stevens spoke with ClutchPoints about her season and why she’s putting up career numbers.

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Under the agreement, all Wings games that are not designated for national television will be available for free over-the-air on KFAA (Ch. 29) in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. A select number of games could also air on WFAA (Ch. 8).

Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum has never been shy about saying what she thinks. When recently asked how the Sparks keep their WNBA playoffs push alive, she promptly dropped an F-bomb. "Yeah, we gotta play some [expletive] defense," Plum said bluntly during a postgame interview.

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