The Sparks fell to the Atlanta Dream Tuesday night, 88-82, despite record-setting performances from their veteran leaders and another late comeback.

Forward Dearica Hamby became the first player in WNBA history to post at least 28 points, eight assists, six rebounds, and four steals in a single game. She shot 10-for-15 from the field and moved into 30th on the WNBA’s all-time rebounding list, passing Tammy Sutton-Brown.

Guard Kelsey Plum added 27 points on 10-of-20 shooting, including four three-pointers, surpassing both Leilani Mitchell and Allie Quigley for 18th on the WNBA’s all-time three-pointers list. The two-time WNBA chmpion also reached 3,500 career points and tallied her seventh career game with four or more steals.

Forward-center Azurá Stevens recorded her 13th career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while guard Odyssey Sims added five assists, surpassing Swin Cash for 28th on the league’s all-time assists leaderboard.

As a team, the Sparks recorded 23 assists, just one shy of their season high.

QUOTES OF THE NIGHT:

Head Coach Lynne Roberts

On Kelsey Plum’s and Dearica Hamby’s performances Tuesday:
“[Kelsey Plum]’s been amazing, and there’s a lot of pressure on her, but she’s done a great job handling that. She’s one of those type of players, every time she shoots, you assume it’s in. It’s a luxury to be able to coach that, and she just plays her ass off. And then Dearica [Hamby]’s just been having unbelievable stat lines. I mean, tonight, 10 for 15, and six rebounds, eight assists, four steals, those are stupid numbers.”

Dearica Hamby

On the team’s growing pains early in the season:
“First and foremost, we’ve been in this position before, way before we became champions. So we enjoy the process. We’ve been a part of the process. We know that it doesn’t happen overnight. It’s not gonna happen the first five games of the season. And obviously we want to compete, and we want to keep building, but perspective. This is a new group. We’re learning a whole new system. It’s predicated on chemistry, movement, spacing. So yeah, we’re not panicking.”