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Fire at MercuryPortland
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Post Game SummaryStat Savant
atFire at MercuryChicago held off Phoenix in a back-and-forth battle, with Carla Leite drilling a go-ahead 7-foot floating jump shot in the fourth quarter to seal it. Leite finished with 23 points to lead the Fire, who also won the turnover battle. The Fire improve to 15-20 and visit Tempo on Friday, while Mercury falls to 13-23 and hosts Dream on Saturday.
Leite's 7-foot driving floater in the fourth quarter gave Chicago the lead it would not relinquish against Phoenix. The Fire controlled the tempo throughout, committing 11 turnovers compared to Mercury's 13 to take command of the game.
Leite paced Chicago with 23 points on 5 assists, orchestrating the attack without forcing the issue. For Phoenix, Alyssa Thomas answered with a double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, but it was not quite enough.
The season series is now even at 1-1. Chicago heads west to face Tempo on Friday, while Phoenix readies itself to host Dream on Saturday.
The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15½ games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Mercury sit 7th in the Western Conference, 17½ games back, losers of 3 straight, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Fire are up next at Dream (Aug 28), then home vs Valkyries. The Mercury are up next home vs Mystics (Aug 27), then home vs Tempo.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's minutes moved this game's odds, not how their box score reads. A go-ahead bucket in the last two minutes outranks the same bucket in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Mercury to winMissPHX -5.5 · 65%UpsetGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORPortland Fire | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 88 |
| PHXPhoenix Mercury | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 85 |
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bridget Carleton | 32 | 9 | 3-15 | 0-8 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +4 |
 Emily Engstler | 22 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | +4 |
 Nyadiew Puoch | 17 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 |
 Megan DiLeo | 27 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +7 |
| Carla Leite | 28 | 23 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 4-8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +3 |
 Sania Feagin | -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frieda Buhner | 18 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
 Luisa Geiselsoder | -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Serah Williams | 13 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4 |
 Karlie Samuelson | 17 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 |
 Holly Winterburn | 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
 Sarah Ashlee Barker | -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
