| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POR | 19 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 81 |
 NY | 18 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 74 |
B. Stewart led all scorers (25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST). The game turned on a 12-0 Fire run. The Fire lived in the paint, 36 points to 26, and that was the margin. Fire won Q4 by 15 (32–17), the period that decided it. Field goals: Fire 41%, Liberty 40%. From deep: Fire 35%, Liberty 33%. Rebounds: Fire 29, Liberty 27. Turnovers: Fire 14, Liberty 19. Points in the paint: Fire 36, Liberty 26.
The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Liberty sit 3rd in the Eastern Conference, 2 games back, coming off a win, 7-3 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Luisa Geiselsoder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Carla Leite assists)Score72-65Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2Score72-66Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2Score72-67Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2Score72-68Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2Score72-69Carla Leite makes 3-foot two point shotScore74-69Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2Score74-70Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2Score74-71Carla Leite makes 25-foot three pointerScore77-71Marine Johannes makes 24-foot three pointer (Pauline Astier assists)Score77-74Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2Score78-74Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-74Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2Score80-74Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2Score81-74Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
Portland FireNew York Liberty
