Despite Paige Bueckers scoring a historic 44 points in Wednesday night’s Dallas Wings game, the team still lost on a buzzer-beater against the LA Sparks. As a result, both the Wings and the Chicago Sky were mathematically eliminated from the WNBA Playoffs. Bueckers scored 44 of the Wings’ 80 total points, shot 17-21 from the field, and became only the third rookie to ever score 40+ points, and the first player in WNBA history to score 40+ on 80% shooting.
Still, in a game that came down to the wire, a late-game make by Kelsey Plum secured the Sparks a one-point victory, 81-80, over Dallas. The Wings and Sky are
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