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.

Plum scores 28 points, Dearica Hamby adds 20 and the Sparks held on for a 97-96 road win after Bueckers’ contested 3-point shot rolls off the rim as time expires.

Paige Bueckers commented on the "competitive fire" between Kelsey Plum and herself following Friday's Sparks-Wings game.

Paige Bueckers and Kelsey Plum put on a show in Dallas on Friday. Although Plum's LA Sparks eventually ended up as winners against the Wings, 97-96, the game was a thriller.

The Las Vegas Aces moved star guard Kelsey Plum to the Los Angeles Sparks via a blockbuster three-team trade in late January that sent shockwaves through the WNBA world. Read more: Sparks' Kelsey Plum,

Plum entered the contest just 12 points away from joining the WNBA’s 4,000-point club, and she finally joined the club in the second quarter with a sweet move to the basket. The former No. 1 overall pick left behind her primary defender, JJ Quinerly, before sidestepping her way to the paint for an easy bucket.