Plum scores 28, Sparks withstand Wings' late run to win 97-96 as Bueckers misses potential winner

— Kelsey Plum scored 28 points, Dearica Hamby had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Sparks held on to beat the Dallas Wings 97-96 on Friday night after Paige Bueckers missed a potential winning 3-pointer.
Aug 16, 2026, 03:07 am - AP

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  • Paige Bueckers makes 3-foot layup (Luisa Geiselsoder assists)
  • Maddy Siegrist makes layup (Haley Jones assists)
  • Maddy Siegrist makes 13-foot two point shot (Paige Bueckers assists)
  • Grace Berger misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Maddy Siegrist misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Haley Jones makes layup (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Luisa Geiselsoder makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • JJ Quinerly misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Paige Bueckers makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Haley Jones assists)
  • Haley Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Paige Bueckers misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup (Paige Bueckers assists)
  • Maddy Siegrist misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paige Bueckers makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 5-foot layup (Paige Bueckers assists)
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Li Yueru assists)
  • Li Yueru makes 26-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Paige Bueckers misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Luisa Geiselsoder makes 25-foot three point jumper (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Diamond Miller makes 4-foot two point shot (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Diamond Miller misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Cameron Brink blocks Myisha Hines-Allen 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Diamond Miller makes finger roll layup (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Luisa Geiselsoder misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Haley Jones misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Diamond Miller misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paige Bueckers misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aziaha James misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aziaha James makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Diamond Miller makes 3-foot layup (Aziaha James assists)
  • Paige Bueckers makes 3-foot two point shot (Maddy Siegrist assists)
  • Paige Bueckers makes driving layup (Luisa Geiselsoder assists)
  • Paige Bueckers misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Luisa Geiselsoder makes 26-foot three point shot (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Paige Bueckers makes driving layup (Luisa Geiselsoder assists)
  • Luisa Geiselsoder misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Haley Jones makes layup (Grace Berger assists)
  • Paige Bueckers misses driving layup
  • Paige Bueckers misses 6-foot jumper
  • Li Yueru misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens blocks Li Yueru 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Haley Jones misses two point shot
  • Maddy Siegrist misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens blocks Haley Jones 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Li Yueru misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Paige Bueckers makes driving layup (Haley Jones assists)
  • Paige Bueckers makes 4-foot layup (Haley Jones assists)
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 2-foot layup (Paige Bueckers assists)
  • Haley Jones misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Paige Bueckers misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aziaha James makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Luisa Geiselsoder assists)
  • JJ Quinerly makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aziaha James assists)
  • Cameron Brink blocks JJ Quinerly 's 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aziaha James misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Maddy Siegrist makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot (Aziaha James assists)
  • Aziaha James misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Diamond Miller misses layup
  • Aziaha James misses layup
  • Cameron Brink blocks JJ Quinerly 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Maddy Siegrist makes 23-foot three point jumper (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Paige Bueckers misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Maddy Siegrist misses 7-foot jumper
  • JJ Quinerly makes 24-foot three point jumper (Maddy Siegrist assists)
  • Aziaha James makes two point shot (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • JJ Quinerly misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Paige Bueckers makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Paige Bueckers makes 10-foot two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • JJ Quinerly makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Aziaha James makes two point shot
  • Paige Bueckers makes 1-foot two point shot (JJ Quinerly assists)
  • Aziaha James makes 9-foot two point shot (Paige Bueckers assists)
  • Maddy Siegrist misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Paige Bueckers makes driving layup
  • JJ Quinerly makes 23-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Paige Bueckers misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes driving layup (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Rickea Jackson makes 24-foot three point shot (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rickea Jackson assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes 1-foot two point shot (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Dearica Hamby misses driving floating jump shot
  • Li Yueru blocks Azura Stevens 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Julie Allemand misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens makes two point shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes 2-foot layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Li Yueru blocks Dearica Hamby 's 4-foot layup
  • Kelsey Plum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Kelsey Plum makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Rickea Jackson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes 1-foot layup (Rickea Jackson assists)
  • Dearica Hamby misses layup
  • Kelsey Plum makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rickea Jackson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Julie Vanloo misses 21-foot jumper
  • Rae Burrell makes driving layup
  • Azura Stevens misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rae Burrell misses running pullup jump shot
  • Azura Stevens misses 20-foot jumper
  • Paige Bueckers blocks Rae Burrell 's 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rickea Jackson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
  • Azura Stevens makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Rae Burrell makes 2-foot two point shot (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Dearica Hamby misses two point shot
  • Dearica Hamby makes two point shot
  • Haley Jones blocks Rickea Jackson 's 2-foot layup
  • Rickea Jackson misses two point shot
  • Luisa Geiselsoder blocks Rickea Jackson 's 2-foot two point shot
  • Azura Stevens makes 24-foot three point jumper (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Rickea Jackson makes 1-foot layup (Azura Stevens assists)
  • Julie Allemand misses two point shot
  • Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Julie Allemand makes 23-foot three point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Julie Allemand makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Rickea Jackson misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rickea Jackson makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes 3-foot layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
  • Haley Jones blocks Azura Stevens 's 4-foot layup
  • Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
  • Azura Stevens makes driving layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Julie Allemand makes two point shot
  • Azura Stevens makes layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby misses 11-foot jumper
  • Julie Allemand misses 22-foot three point shot
  • Julie Allemand makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes two point shot (Julie Allemand assists)
  • Rickea Jackson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rae Burrell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Julie Allemand makes two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes 26-foot three point shot (Rae Burrell assists)
  • Rae Burrell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kelsey Plum makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kelsey Plum makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Rae Burrell misses two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Rickea Jackson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Rickea Jackson misses 5-foot tip shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
  • Maddy Siegrist blocks Rickea Jackson 's 6-foot two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Kelsey Plum misses layup
  • Kelsey Plum makes 5-foot two point shot (Julie Allemand assists)
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