FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Portland Fire
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 19 | 16 | 14 | 32 | 81 |
| NY | 18 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 74 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Portland Fire finished ahead of New York Liberty, 81-74, a 7-point margin. The first-half totals were 35 for Portland Fire and 33 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 41. The combined final of 155 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: POR 19-NY 18, 19-18 cumulative; 2Q: POR 16-NY 15, 35-33 cumulative; 3Q: POR 14-NY 24, 49-57 cumulative; 4Q: POR 32-NY 17, 81-74 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Portland Fire's highest-scoring period was 32 points, while New York Liberty's high was 24; the final separation was 7 points.
The first-half margin was 2 points, compared with 5 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
Portland Fire recorded 41% from the field, 35% from three and 71% at the line; New York Liberty posted 40%, 33% and 92%. Rebounds finished 29-27, assists 18-17 and turnovers 12-19. The same team box reports a 36-26 split in paint points and 8-4 in offensive rebounds.
Carla Leite led Portland Fire with 18 points. Emily Engstler supplied a team-high 5 rebounds, while Teja Oblak led with 4 assists. For New York Liberty, the corresponding leaders were Breanna Stewart with 25 points, Jonquel Jones with 11 rebounds and Marine Johannes with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from POR and 9 from NY. 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, Portland Fire are 11-18, No. 10 overall and No. 5 in the West, 12.5 games behind the conference leader. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -171 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Portland Fire stood at 4-3 across 7 games and New York Liberty at 3-4 across 7. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 418-426 for the away team and 416-439 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Portland Fire recorded 2 wins and New York Liberty 1; aggregate scoring was 261-270. 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 | POR | NY |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 41 | 40 |
| 3P% | 35 | 33 |
| FT% | 71 | 92 |
| Rebounds | 29 | 27 |
| Assists | 18 | 17 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 19 |
| Paint points | 36 | 26 |
Portland Fire
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Carleton * | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2-9 | 10 |
| Emily Engstler * | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3-6 | 10 |
| Luisa Geiselsoder * | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2-9 | 11 |
| Carla Leite * | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 9 |
| Nyadiew Puoch * | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 3 |
| Megan DiLeo | 18 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | -4 |
| Sarah Ashlee Barker | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3-5 | 6 |
| Teja Oblak | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | -2 |
| Karlie Samuelson | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | -4 |
| Serah Williams | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | -4 |
| Frieda Buhner | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Holly Winterburn | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Jordan Harrison | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 33 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 4-11 | -4 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 32 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3-11 | -9 |
| Marine Johannes * | 32 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 6-12 | -2 |
| Pauline Astier * | 32 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | -14 |
| Satou Sabally * | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -7 |
| Rebecca Allen | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | -5 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 6 |
| Han Xu | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Anneli Maley | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Raquel Carrera | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |