Overview

• Paige Bueckers finished with 11 points as Dallas fell 95-60 to the Storm on Friday, two days after her 44-point showcase against the Sparks.
• Kelsey Plum sank the deciding floater in Los Angeles’ 81-80 win over Dallas and set the Sparks’ single-season franchise record for made threes that night.
• Bueckers’ 44 on 17-of-21 shooting tied Cynthia Cooper’s 1997 rookie single-game mark and made her the first WNBA player to score 40-plus while shooting 80% from the field.
• The performance drew wide attention, with Shemar Moore visiting courtside and NBA figures like Chet Holmgren, Jalen Green and Magic Johnson reacting publicly.
• With Dallas eliminated and short-handed, the Wings signed Nigeria forward Amy Okonkwo to a seven-day hardship deal as debate over a potential Bueckers–Caitlin Clark rivalry resurfaced in media circles.