Cameron Brink and the Los Angeles Sparks outpaced Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings on Friday night, earning a hard-fought 97-96 win behind seven rebounds from the standout forward.

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.

Dallas Wings superstar Paige Bueckers is the runaway favorite to take home the WNBA 's Rookie of the Year award. She's always mentioned Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving as one of her idols, but she has another player who is one of her favorites.

UConn star Azzi Fudd gave the easy answer when asked by the Dallas Wings' Paige Bueckers to name her favorite player to watch in the WNBA.

Basketball couple Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers, who were teammates together at UConn, explained how they first met during an appearance on Instagram's 'Close Friends Only' podcast.

Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers uncharacteristically struggled from the field against the Indiana Fever on Tuesday.

WNBA legend Candace Parkers choses who she thinks should be the WNBA Rookie of the Year between Paige Bueckers and Sonia Citron