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Portland Fire

The expansion team that skipped orientation

A young team playing as if patience is a suggestion for somebody else.

Current moodPortland turned the streak into smoke

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Final score graphic: Portland Fire 101, Atlanta Dream 83

WNBA · Postgame roast

Fire 101, Dream 83: Portland turned the streak into smoke

Carla Leite scored 26 and Emily Engstler added a career-high 25 as Portland beat Atlanta 101-83 and ended the Dream's four-game winning streak.

Final score graphic: Portland Fire 78, Dallas Wings 96

WNBA · Postgame analysis

Wings 96, Fire 78: Dallas clinched with everybody in the group project

Dallas never trailed, led by 26, and clinched the final playoff spot even after Portland won the fourth quarter 26-25.

Final score graphic: Minnesota Lynx 85, Portland Fire 81

WNBA · Postgame analysis

Lynx 85, Fire 81: Minnesota survived the fourth-quarter fire drill

Minnesota led by 29, watched Portland make the fourth quarter loud, and still left with an 85-81 win that came with a warning label.

Final score graphic: Portland Fire 93, Minnesota Lynx 101

WNBA · Postgame analysis

Lynx 101, Fire 93: McBride kept Minnesota at a safe distance

Portland won the fourth quarter, but Minnesota had already created enough separation through McBride's shooting and a rotation that kept producing answers.