| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SEA | 23 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 89 |
 POR | 21 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 94 |
Portland Fire survived it 94–89 — a 5-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. D. Malonga led all scorers (28 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST). The game turned on a 11-0 Storm run. It changed hands 9 times and was tied on 11 separate occasions. The Fire won the glass 32–31, and that was the margin. Fire won Q4 by 12 (15–27), the period that decided it. Field goals: Storm 48%, Fire 39%. From deep: Storm 38%, Fire 40%. Rebounds: Storm 31, Fire 32. Turnovers: Storm 14, Fire 14. Points in the paint: Storm 40, Fire 18.
The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10. The Storm sit 8th in the Western Conference, 23 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 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.
Awa Fam makes free throw 1 of 2Score78-76Awa Fam makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-76Dominique Malonga makes driving layupScore81-76Bridget Carleton makes 23-foot three pointer (Carla Leite assists)Score81-79Awa Fam makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)Score84-79Megan Gustafson makes layup (Carla Leite assists)Score84-81Natisha Hiedeman makes 26-foot three pointer (Awa Fam assists)Score87-81Emily Engstler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carla Leite assists)Score87-84Dominique Malonga makes 4-foot two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)Score89-84Carla Leite makes free throw flagrant 1 of 2Score89-85Carla Leite makes free throw flagrant 2 of 2Score89-86Megan Gustafson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carla Leite assists)Score89-89Emily Engstler makes 6-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)Score89-91Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emily Engstler assists)Score89-94Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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