Portland Fire
The expansion team that skipped orientation
A young team playing as if patience is a suggestion for somebody else.
Portland beat Atlanta 101-83 behind 26 points from Kelsey Leite and a career-high 25 from Emily Engstler. The Fire turned the Dream’s four-game winning streak into their clearest expansion-season statement yet.
Read the full story: Fire 101, Dream 83: Portland turned the streak into smoke
Portland Fire stories
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.
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.
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.
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.