FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Portland Fire
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 14 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 100 |
| POR | 20 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 82 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Portland Fire, 100-82, a 18-point margin. The first-half totals were 39 for New York Liberty and 37 for Portland Fire; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 61 and 45. The combined final of 182 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 14-POR 20, 14-20 cumulative; 2Q: NY 25-POR 17, 39-37 cumulative; 3Q: NY 31-POR 16, 70-53 cumulative; 4Q: NY 30-POR 29, 100-82 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 31 points, while Portland Fire's high was 29; the final separation was 18 points.
The first-half margin was 2 points, compared with 16 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
New York Liberty recorded 51% from the field, 39% from three and 85% at the line; Portland Fire posted 44%, 29% and 65%. Rebounds finished 32-30, assists 32-22 and turnovers 12-15. The same team box reports a 38-42 split in paint points and 4-7 in offensive rebounds.
Breanna Stewart led New York Liberty with 22 points. Jonquel Jones supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Marine Johannes led with 11 assists. For Portland Fire, the corresponding leaders were Megan DiLeo with 14 points, Bridget Carleton with 5 rebounds and Sug Sutton with 8 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from NY and 11 from POR. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and -171.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 3-1 across 4 games and Portland Fire at 1-2 across 3. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-1 and 1-2. Scoring in those short windows was 400-348 for the away team and 263-294 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Portland Fire 1; aggregate scoring was 196-180. The teams are separated by 2 places in the overall order and by 6 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | NY | POR |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 51 | 44 |
| 3P% | 39 | 29 |
| FT% | 85 | 65 |
| Rebounds | 32 | 30 |
| Assists | 32 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 15 |
| Paint points | 38 | 42 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 28 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 8-14 | 20 |
| Marine Johannes * | 28 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1-7 | 31 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 26 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2-4 | 26 |
| Pauline Astier * | 22 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7-12 | 16 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton * | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 12 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4-7 | 5 |
| Julie Vanloo | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 2 |
| Alex Fowler | 17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | -6 |
| Rebecca Allen | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -11 |
| Han Xu | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Aubrey Griffin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -2 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 31 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | -5 |
| Bridget Carleton * | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4-11 | -31 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder * | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3-6 | -7 |
| Emily Engstler * | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4-7 | -9 |
| Kamiah Smalls * | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | -7 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Sug Sutton | 20 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3-13 | -15 |
| Haley Jones | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | -6 |
| Frieda Buhner | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 |
| Megan DiLeo | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5-6 | -14 |
| Serah Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |