Sparks' Kelsey Plum Looks to Make Statement Against Paige Bueckers

Los Angeles travels to Dallas this Friday for yet another crucial matchup.

May 25, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) leaves the court after the game against the Chicago Sky at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Fresh off a trio of losses, the latest of which came in a 85-80 home defeat on Sunday to the Phoenix Mercury, Los Angeles (2-6) takes the road for yet another high-profile matchup.

The Sparks play the Dallas Wings on Friday at 6:30 p.m. PT.

Read more: Sparks' Guard Scores Season-High in Loss to Mercury

The Wings (1-6) have struggled to open 2025 — with their sole win coming on May 27 over the Connecticut Sun.

Despite recent struggles, guard Paige Bueckers has served as a much-needed bright spot.

Paige Bueckers tonight 🔥

• 15 points
• 8 assists
• 5 rebounds
• 3 steals
• 3 blocks
• 6/11 FG

pic.twitter.com/FJUz7WAODS

— Women’s Hoops Network (@WomensHoops_USA) May 30, 2025

The rookie sensation, selected first overall in this year's WNBA Draft, is currently averaging 14.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists and two steals per game for the Wings.

Only veteran guard Arike Ogunbowale, Buecker's backcourt running mate, is averaging more points per game (17.3).

Bueckers has played over 30 minutes in all but one game — with recent comfortability reflected in back-to-back 15-plus point, five-plus rebound, seven-plus assist and two-plus steal performances against the Sun and Chicago Sky, respectively.

Dallas currently runs an offensive rating of 102.6 when Bueckers is on the court — which nearly sits atop the league's best — but a net rating of -28.7 when she’s off the court, per a X post.

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Furthermore, Bueckers was the fastest starter in WNBA history to reach 40-plus points and 20-plus assists.

Bueckers' recent success will collide Friday with that of Kelsey Plum's.

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Kelsey Plum ahead of LA’s home-opener against Minnesota.

She scored 37 points in the Sparks’ season-opening win on Friday — the most for a player in their debut with a team in WNBA history. pic.twitter.com/44zzFP2kK8

— Ben Geffner (@BenGeffner) May 18, 2025

The Sparks' star guard has led Los Angeles offensively throughout nearly the entirety of 2025 thus far — and sits within numerous MVP ladder rankings.

Plum has combined for 32 points across the Sparks' last two contests, and poured in 27 points, four steals and five assists on 4-for-9 shooting from beyond the arc three games prior against the Atlanta Dream on May 27.

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She tied Allie Quigley for 18th in WNBA history in made triples and reached 3,500-plus career points in the career night against the Dream. A quartet of steals marked her seventh career four-plus steal performance — and her third since May 16.

Read more: Sparks' Kelsey Plum Climbs WNBA Record Books in Loss to Dream

Odyssey with her season-high 32 points.

32 PTS | 5 REB | 4 AST pic.twitter.com/dzvFV5NFTy

— Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) June 2, 2025

Plum and Bueckers, both looking to get their respective teams back on track and into the win column, headline Friday night's sure-fire instant classic

Dallas' Ogunbowale and Los Angeles' Odyssey Sims — who scored 32 points in Sunday's loss, nearly matching a career high — look to compliment the two in the starting backcourt.

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