ARLINGTON, TX — Casual Friday at College Park Center means defense is optional, apparently. If nothing else, it makes for an action-packed start to the weekend.

Paige Bueckers and Kelsey Plum, two of the WNBA’s coldest killers along the perimeter, went toe-to-toe early, often and down the stretch as the Los Angeles Sparks (16-17) pulled out a thrilling 97-96 win over the Dallas Wings (9-25) that had something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. Drama. Action. Attitude. Big moments with even bigger one-on-one matchups. Paige, Paige and then another heaping helping of Paige — Bueckers scored on four 3-point plays going to the basket in the loss and made it a point to get downhill to the cup every time the ball touched her hands. Some of the plays she made on Friday were, frankly, in

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